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FLIGHT ATTENDANT ESSAY
The Top 8 Reasons To Become a Flight Attendant

Many of us become or want to become a flight attendant for a host of reasons. Possibly it is the perception of glamour that gets us at a young age and while this was very true in the early days of flying unfortunately the mystique of flying is not what it was because it is much more common place for most people now-a-days.

Certainly many of those that have been flying for some years would say that there is no glamour as such but a reality check to working in some retail outlets I think would highlight just how lucky those who fly really are. I know that I’ve done some pretty ordinary jobs during the time I was out of flying and did them for even more ordinary pay! Quite frankly I spilt more at the bar on a good night out than what I got paid in some of the menial jobs that I’ve had the good fortune to have done.

I say, "Good fortune because those jobs remind me how good this flight attendant caper really is.Yes there’s higher paying jobs for some, but for me not a better lifestyle".

However let me continue... In truth, there are many reasons to become a flight attendant as there are people and everyone’s different, but here are my top 8 and not necessarily in order but let’s start with my favourite....

1) Lifestyle

Without doubt lifestyle is right up there. I mean, your work place is an ever changing office that takes off from one city and lands in another city. It really makes the world a small place and it’s never boring because you not only get a brand new bunch of passengers nearly every leg you fly but can also have a change or part change of crew.

Over time you get to meet the who’s who in the world from celebrities, world leaders, sports stars world war veterans, entertainers, TV personalities and in general great people.

If you happen to be crewing an overnight it gets better again. Often you are picked up in a limo or if the crew is bigger in number than the limo can hold they

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