I think it was time for me to thank my readers. Without visitors and growing popularity this blog wouldn’t exist or last as long. 366 blog entries later, I’m still here enjoying sharing some valuable information, my rants, some cool music and my cheap looking videos. I love maintaining websites as you may discovered. But having thousands log on everyday is what makes it so special for me. Aside from the blog, I have received an incredible amount of emails and thought I’d share some of it with you guys. Thanks to Gmail, I’m able to store all these nicely ! In no particular order, sorry if I haven’t included everyone, but somehow, my fingers get tired of copy and paste manoeuvers…. Also to give you a rough idea of who visits the blog, I took a screen capture of my visitors map. It’s pretty much all over the place :

And since the 1st of January 2009 we have topped 160,000 pageviews, over 40,000 visitors. You guys spend on average 3 minutes and 19 seconds on the blog. Most of you come back between 9 to 14 times and 53% of all visitors are new ones ! Can’t be happier with those results ! I also follow the successful Emirates joiners when they send me their updates (thinking of Louis, Rihanna, Britney and many others), it’s always a pleasure ! Thanks again for your loyalty and now onto these funny emails :

From Anna :

hello AIRBOY..

just wanted to say THIS WEBSITE IS THE BEST WEBSITE i ever seen…

its unbelievable its amazing…wow

i love this website

and with your help you have given me hope to apply for cabin crew jobs..!!

just wanted to THANK you for taking your time to help everyone and ME..and give advice and so much more

i wish you all the best

and many thanks again

ANNA

From MacevedoFab :

Dear Airboy,

First i would like to congratulate you for your blog its really cool and interesting. Could you do a story about the new terminaal which has been opened in the dubai airport? I would really like to know your opinion about that . hope to hear from you soon.

Bye.

From Paolo :

Hi Airboy,

first of all congratulations for your blog… it’s very useful for people like me who will move to Dubai.

Thanks.

From Shari :

Hi Airboy ! [...]  Thanks very much for your time and this blog !

From Isa :

Ciao Airboy!

I love checking on your site. It is awesome wherein I can learn a lot of things with the in and outs of aviation life. However, when you mentioned about day-off..how often do you get it? Do you also enjoy a week off in a month?Just a curious me, hope to hear from you soon!

Keep up the airboy rules! =)

From Alex :

Hi there mate,

I really like your blog..very interesting, i think it’s very helpful for all CC wannabes. I wanted to ask you a quick question regarding tattoos. I’m headhing to the final interview in about one month. I have a small kanji tattoo on my upper forearm (almost close to the elbow, probably 1.5cm on each side) and also a tattoo on my calf (right in the middle of the knee and ankle). Do you think this may be of any problem? I’m really afraid of resigning to my current job and then getting rejected in Dubai!!

Please let me know! Thanks again and congratulations for the blog!

Alex

From Casey :

Hey mate,

Just wanted to write a quick messege to say congrats to such a great site you’ve created. So entertaining and informative.

I’m joining Etihad, from Brisbane, in 9 days and will of course get to Dubai as I have a few mates from Australia there with Emirates.

From Britney :

hi, name is Britney and im moving to dubai in less than 2 weeks to work for emirates.. Been really nervous about the whole move… Friend of mine last night told me about your blog. Looks amazing and its actually made me even more excited to come over now. Its also relieved the nerves about coming over too

Nice website, good work

From Joao :

Hey airboy! Before starting let me give you my most sincere CONGRATULATIONS!!Your blog is outgrageous ….you deserve every person who visits .. your ability to innovate, to let us release a spontanously big laugh with your comments, to impress us with your mad montages of video, your kindness to share with us your wild aventures around the world, your great music and the extremely useful information content……surprise me to each comment i read!!   I am a Portuguese and your future co-worker ….At 20 February i’m going to the greatest adventure of my life!(you know how its the feeling,don’t you!?)  your blog helped me to get to know the environment around Emirates,Dubai and the friendship that you all have….and of course to becoming increasingly anxious with the turnaround that my life is going to have!! I am a faithful reader of your blog .. but .. . only now i decide to send message,just because i don’t have much to said, unless i’m an Airboy blog’s fan and a future member of ‘Emirates family’ ( as thousands of people said to you!)…so… I hope to met you or work with you trough any skies of this world….!!

Keep up with the good work as i keep as faithful reader!!!

See ya!!

From Stephen :

Hi Ben

It is with great interest that I follow your blog and your musings, I feel inspired to leave my airline and join the glamorous shindigs over there in the Sandpit!

Cheers.

From Krizia :

hi! i have read your blog and i must say that you’re really helping a lot of cabin crew aspirants, i salute you for that.

anyway, i have an assessment here in new york this saturday, any tips?

thank you.

From Markus :

Hy Sodwee,

Well you got us hooked and by us I mean me and my boss. We can’t work without listening to your posted mix Al Ghadeer 003 from DJ Rafa Ferrero any more. I tried to download it from your page several times but after 10 to 20min. the download ends. Is there a way I can get hold of the entire mix? I want to keep on listening to that mix outside of my office and so does my boss. And are there some more mixes from that very gifted DJ around?

Best wishes from Zurich,

Have a nice weekend wherever you may fly…

PS: I enjoy reading your posts a lot. Am an ex flightie and was in service for 6 years with swiss intl. airlines.

From Rick :

Hi Ben

have been an avid follower of your postings since comming across airboy at new year. Gotta thank you for your postings at the time as they helped immensely when there was so little other information.

Your web site is excellent and a great read.

Loved the whole Mauritius thing as my wife was born there and we hope to make it back some time soon.

Would have liked to shout you a drink the next time you were down to count sheep in Christchurch but they have swapped this to a turn around so who knows–maybe one day as SLF

regards

From Paolo again :

hey airboy!

I finally managed to come here…

just finished SEP yesterday…

and i live in 21st century too!!

just to thank you for all tips in your website..

see you in the swimming pool as soon as they’ll open it!!!

From Sacha :

i’ve stumbbled across your blog.

and your super rad!! i want to work for Emirates too!!!

I’m only 20 right now. i have applied online.

i don’t speak another language other than English but I’m thinking of taking a Spanish course. is it necessary ?

are there any other courses i should take… first aid?

From Sakti :

to mr.sodwee

you don’t know me but i’m one of your blog reader

i read your blog for quite a while and all of your story are very interesting it makes us actually feel like we are in the story itself.your blog makes me wanna become a c.crew and your blog also trigger my girlfriend to become a cabin crew and she follows all of your advice from the blog and it really helps her a lot.as the result she is working for an airlines as a c.crew now.

your story a really amazing its like a magic.i don’t know why but its just amazing.

anyways thanks and keep writing your blog and i think you will be able to publish a book or even a movie about your life…

From Esme :

Arriving to Dubai next 30th for start with Emirates, full of doubts and half frightened but happier since I read aaaaalll the amazing information you leave on your blog.

See you in the air.

Take care.

Kisses from Spain.

From Mounia :

Hey Airboy!

I am an Emirates cabin crew wannabe, 21 years old girl, and probably one of the many people who must ask you tons of questions about the position…

Well, first, just wanted to say: great blog!! the best cabin crew blog I’ve seen so far (and trust me, I probably know them all by now!!)

From Paula :

Hi Sodwee! How are you? I found you here on Facebook and thought I could send you a message…

You cannot imagine how helpful is the information you give in your blog!!!

Thank you very much for your advice…

From Rihanna :

Hey hope you don’t mind me adding you, I’m a follower of your blog, and also dreaming of working for EK, I made it through the final interview 2 weeks ago and waiting impatiently for a reply, they told me 1 o 3 weeks…so will see…

From Yelena :

I know this is random and you prolly think I’ve got nothing better to do (which is wrong, I do have other things to do! Jajaja!) but yeah, I think you have an awesome and unusual blog. Just wanted you to know that! Besides you, another captivating blogger would be Melissa. That lass mesmerized me by her writings! Now, you can safely ignore this message and smile ‘cuz someone in another side of the world reads your blog and hopes that you’ll continue writing it

Wherever you are right now, safe trip and have a wicked one! Toodles!

From Musa :

Thanks again, man, you are the best, hope to chat more in the coming days and hopefully meet you in Dubai! Shukran, Musa x

From Ghadeer :

hello. your blog is great and i’m really thankful for ur time and effort

my name is ghadeer. [...] i do appreciate your help and thankful there is people like ur self

wish to hear from you soon …

From Carlos :

Hey, I found your blog searching for useful information on how to successfully apply for a job as cabin crew for Emirates (there is an open day in my city in 3 weeks).

Wish me luck!

Take care,

Carlos

From Edgar :

Hi Sodwee, I read your blog site and found it to be very informative(the one containing info on how to become an emirates flight attendant),all the info that took me some time to put together trough a lot of research is all in one piece !

From Wai-ling :

hey!

no worries, thanks for answering the question, i’d really appreciate it.

your blog.. yeah of course your blogs are always interesting to read,that is when i have the time to read it. but keep it up. It’s good to write blogs.

p.s oh yeah that’s what the B stands for!.. Ben lol

From Danielle :

Sodwee

Thanks so much for your help. Keep posting pictures and info on the blog, very interesting. Maybe we’ll run into each other in Dubai!

From Marcos :

Hey mate, greets from Paraguay. I just wanted to say thank you for adding me. I was reading your blog some time ago since I’m very interested in applying for a job (cabin crew) with Emirates airlines. I found your blog very useful, specially the FAQ about EK, and the joining process as well. I might havesome questions about it, but I don’t want to bother you now. I know that you must be busy travelling. So, maybe for next time. Thanks again, and be cool!

Cheers!

Marcos.

From Misaki :

hi! nice to c u. i’m misaki and one reader of ur blog AIRBOY.

there r lots of interests in ur blog cause i am a one of the applicant for cabin crew in EK. now i just finished the final intervew last month. and have been waiting the offer from EK(>_<)

From Simone :

Hi Sodwee,

I came across your blog as I researched the idea I have been entertaining of returning to flying. I flew for UAL for five years (D.C. and Frankfurt base) and returned to school to finish a second degree after 9/11. From what I read, you are enjoying your experience. I think the opportunity of getting all that youthful energy out of your system to see the world is truly a blessing. Many people spend their 20s stuck in an office, only to retire and wonder what happened to their lives.

Keep up the great work with your blog. If you ever head to Miami, I will be happy to show you around town.

Merci et a bientot,

Simone

From Max :

Hello!, I´m Max from Argentina, you don´t know me, but I read your post about Emirates assesment days , and it was great for me..haha, because I went last saturday to the interview with emirates and I passed all the stages, so.. i´m waiting the e-mai to confirm that i´ve been accepted. well that´s all and i hope that you enjoy be part of emirates, Thanks again for your advices.

PS: your blog is very cool! bye. MAX

From Sonja :

I love reading your blog, since I’m still waiting to hear from Emirates *sigh* I might as well live the dream through your eyes! keep flying, keep writing and keep smiling…. it’s all SO worth it!

From Maria :

I read the blog you had on the internet before flying to dubai lol can’t believe your airboy haha !

Thanks for pouring in everyday ! If you wanna go a little further into my day-to-day routine, you can add me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, signup for the newsletter (in the right hand side column) or if you have any kind of question, you can send me a message ! Peace out homedogs !

PS, before I go, I’d also like to pay a tribute to those champions who send a significant amount of traffic daily :

• An Englishman in Dubai
• The Flying Pinto
• Deon Does Dubai
• Ah ! Libanesa !
• Another Flight Attendant Blog
• Blurker No More
• Carine in the SandPit!
• Emerson Gibin
• FA community
• Fly Leo
• Girl On Tour
• Going For it !
• I Only fly First !
• In Case Of Emergency
• Kanagringa
• Marlon at 35,000 feet
• Melissa’s Flight Attendant Blog
• Mitchjet
• My view from 30000ft
• Pink Poodle On The Runway
• Sky High Boy
• The Uptown Life

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