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05-14-2014, 11:04 AM
Crew Life, Mile-High Selfies and Our Lasting Obsession with Flight Attendants
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Mashable contributor Heather Poole is a flight attendant for a major U.S. carrier. She's also the author of the New York Times bestseller Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 30,000 Feet. Follow her at @Heather_Poole (http://twitter.com/Heather_Poole)
Airlines take their reputation seriously. There are strict rules about what flight attendants like myself can and can’t do while in uniform.
When I first started flying 18 years ago, I was told I couldn’t eat, drink or chew gum while walking through the airport terminal. (I have ** idea if that rule still applies or if the company ever tried to enforce it.) Off duty we aren't allowed to drink ******* at a bar or on an airplane if we’re wearing our navy blue polyester. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/14/crew-life-mile-high-selfies-and-our-lasting-obsession-with-flight-attendants/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Mashable contributor Heather Poole is a flight attendant for a major U.S. carrier. She's also the author of the New York Times bestseller Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama and Crazy Passengers at 30,000 Feet. Follow her at @Heather_Poole (http://twitter.com/Heather_Poole)
Airlines take their reputation seriously. There are strict rules about what flight attendants like myself can and can’t do while in uniform.
When I first started flying 18 years ago, I was told I couldn’t eat, drink or chew gum while walking through the airport terminal. (I have ** idea if that rule still applies or if the company ever tried to enforce it.) Off duty we aren't allowed to drink ******* at a bar or on an airplane if we’re wearing our navy blue polyester. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/14/crew-life-mile-high-selfies-and-our-lasting-obsession-with-flight-attendants/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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