Not getting your meal choice ? Here’s how to…

Have you ever wondered why we don’t have your preferred choice when it comes to meals on-board ? Have your ever wondered why you’re the one not getting the tasty Chicken Curry while others feast on it ? Have you ever wondered why your Flight Attendant has absolutely nothing to do with the catering, hence [...]

Your questions answered : Jase writes in… BIDDING REVEALED

Got this email from Jase the other day and thought I would share with the masses. Also on the FAQ, I’m working on the glitches, I know it doesn’t work. Hopefully have it back soon…
Jase wrote :
Hey!
I would really appreciate if you could help me out on a few things about Emirates and what it [...]

Airboy does Hong Kong… in the very front…

I’d do Hong Kong anytime. Easy pax, good hours and the destination is amazing. I’m writting to you tonight from my hotel room nearby the runway. We just got here and had to share what I have just experienced. But before that I need to share some unusual stuff that happened before I spent the [...]

I looooooooooooove my job!

90% of the world think we get paid “big” bucks to piss people off. 90% of the time, air travellers will have misconceptions about our job description. And usually, they’re absolutely wrong. Take the Bombay I did today. 90% percent of the passengers I welcomed onboard today had grim faces due certainly to the lack [...]

Airboy does Birmingham, UK.

UK flights are so random these days. We can feel the loads slip. Cabins are empty, most probably due to this economic downturn. The Pound Sterling being in the crap also helps ! People do not fly as much or think twice before booking their tickets. Especially small businesses. Leisure travel is still (from the [...]

US 1549 ditches in the Hudson River in New York

I was pleasantly watching the news on CNN when the bullet for Breaking News appeared and we saw those first images of people standing on the wing of a passenger jet afloat in the New York City Hudson river. I was shocked. At first we didn’t get any numbers or any information on the fatalities [...]

Kevin strikes back

I was getting excited on my first day of 2009. My pals here checked the roster for me because, somehow, my computer ended up in 21st century, therefore after that night out I couldn’t check my timetables from the comfort of my own bed. So they told me I was Deadheading to KUL yesterday (I’m [...]

Airboy in 40 questions

It seems it’s an ongoing trend amongst FA bloggers to answer the almighty forty. 40 questions that people will generally ask you. After reading Another Passport Stamp I thought I could do it. But lazy as I am, I took pictures instead… where applicable. The result follows :
1.Which airline is lucky enough to employ you?

2.What [...]

Airboy does New York City

The prospect of having to spend 14 hours with not-so-frequent flyers, and therefore very demanding, wasn’t the best of rewards. Fortunately, we landed safely in the [free] country. I spent half the flight trying to explain we’ll be handing out customs leaflets and immigration cards before our approach of JFK international to my passengers misunderstanding. [...]

Airboy does Mauritius !

This WAS one of the best layovers I have yet experienced. Lovely, enjoyable crew set in Paradise for 36 hours. We were bound for Mauritius on my favourite flying machine (B777-300) meaning I had a few meters between my jumpseat and the first row of Golddigging pax in front of me. Yeah, no lie, they [...]

Fly, iron & fly again.

So. This month I’ve been rostered for french destinations thrice. Because every single flight must have a destination language speaker (does that make sense ?). It’s good. It means I get to go back home for a very short period of time, but for free. And I get payed for it too. The allowance in [...]