By Dan Pimentel:

“For as long as there have been commercial airliners hauling passengers to Grandma’s house, there have been members of that flight’s crew managing the cabin, serving meals and refreshments and soothing the jitters of scared flyers. Long ago when big airliners still had propellers, they were called “Stewardesses” or even the less respectful “Trolley Dollies”, neither of which stuck, thankfully.

Today, the women and men in that profession are called Flight Attendants, or FAs for short. We see them on every trip to the airport, often waiting for their next leg to begin, often looking quite bored. As I watch them moving through endless airports towing their well-worn suitcases, I often wonder just what life as an FA is like.

Recently on Twitter, I mentioned that curiosity to Sara Keagle, a veteran FA with a major carrier which shall remain unnamed. She offered to answer for publication any questions I had. I took her up on this offer, and the results follow. I hope you find this as interesting as I did, it really is a look into what that profession really is like”…….

Head over to Dan’s Blog, “AV8RDANS WORLD OF FLYING” for the complete interview.