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Video: Missing Your Flight?

Mary Jo Manzanares — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:18:00 +0000

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!

Strange West Coast Weather

Mary Jo Manzanares — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:56:00 +0000

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 ground.

Photo credit: personal collection

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Flight Attendant Friday: How Do Flight Attendants Go Through Security

Mary Jo Manzanares — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:06:32 +0000

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 go through ahead of others waiting in line. Other than these adjustments, we still go through everything else that you do — removing jackets, sweaters and shoes, removing our laptop from our bags, removing anything that is going to set off the security alarm, etc.

When we are on duty, but not in uniform (which could occur when we are positioning for a flight), we can still head to the front of the line, but must comply with the liquids restriction.

When we are not on duty, and are traveling for pleasure, we’re just like you. We stand in line and wait.

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