Sure, we’ve all cut it close getting to the airport.  I’ve done it too. 
But this?  If you miss your flight, that’s bad.  But acting like this?  Even worse!
 

I’ve spent a couple days flying on the west coast, and there has been some very strange weather going on. 
There has been snow in places that normally never see snow, like Las Vegas and Southern California.  There has been torrential rain in San Diego, California.  There has been unseasonably cold weather (and I mean VERY cold) in Phoenix, Arizona and Palm Springs, California.  And there was snow in Seattle, my home town.
 

 
Today was actually a sunny day at 40,000 feet, making the snow on the mountain sparkle in the sunlight.
Too bad it wasn’t quite so pretty on the …read more

I was sitting at the airport earlier this week, and a very nice gentleman seated next to me asked this question:
 
Q.  Do Flight Attendants have to go through this whole security rigmarole than I just did?
A.  It depends. 
When we are on duty and in uniform, we are not subject to the restriction about liquids.  (No don’t ask me to carry anything onboard for you!)  That’s why you may see Flight Attendants carrying through a cup of coffee or a bottle of water.  When we are on duty, we also can cut to the head of the security line to …read more