the view from the jumpseat.


Sometimes I’m asked by my friends what the deal is on Pre-Boarding. Usually it’s something along the lines of “Why are some people entitled to get on the plane before others?” I think the answer is rather simple; -Families travelling with small children are pre-boarded since they need extra time to get organized and be [...]


On day 3, I had my first less than ideal passenger. I had just completed meal service and had returned to my galley and begin to tear down my cart and prepare for coffee and tea service. While doing this my cabin manager was answering to a “FA call” button that had been pushed. Shortly [...]


Greetings from Winnipeg! The heart of Canada. At the moment I’m about half way through a 5 day trip where I’ve been mostly bouncing back and forth between Manitoba and Mexico. (Talk about total opposites! One moment I’m in a sun soaked vacation destination, and a few hours later I’m in the heart of a [...]


There seems to be something wrong with the Facebook “share” button for individual posts. I’ve put it on my list of things to fix on the site. Although Tomorrow is when I’m celebrating Christmas and first thing on the 23rd I leave for a 5 day trip, so I’ll probably have to work on it [...]


Last month YVR airport confiscated around 10,000 items at their security check points. Although the vast majority of the items are liquids in excess of of 100ml, scissors, and lighters there were a few eyebrow raising articles including a pickled cobra. You can check out the full article in The Vancouver Sun by clicking here.


I’ve always said that they should do a flash mob at YVR. I’m just sad that I didn’t know about it before hand. I would have LOVED to be part of this. It’s even a Christmas flash mob!! Check out the video posted below. This is fantastically amazing!