Heather Poole's Blog, page 9

35,000 Feet in the Air: Where Sexual Harassment Can Still Get a Pass

I wrote 35,000 Feet in the Air: Where Sexual Harassment Can Still Get a Pass for Mashable.com September 21, 2014 When I first started working as a flight attendant, a CEO of a telecommunications giant pinched me on the you-know-what. … Continue reading →

How to Seduce a Flight Attendant

My interview with Maxim Magazine originally appeared on Maxim.com September 15, 2014 Why do you think so many guys are into flight attendants? It’s got to be the uniform right?Maybe men just secretly like being told what to do? A firm, … Continue reading →

Who’s to Blame for the Reclining Seat Fights?

I wrote Who’s to Blame for the Reclining Seat Fights for Conde Nast Traveler. It appeared on their website September 2, 2014. Recently, a reporter contacted me to find out if flight attendants were purposefully not getting involved in the war … Continue reading →

To Recline, Or Not To Recline: That is the Question

“He’s in my lap!” cried the passenger in the window seat. I looked at the woman, and then at the man who was clearly not in her lap. He was close though, about a foot away, maybe? Sorry, I mouthed. … Continue reading →

British Airways introduces a mood blanket

When I read about British Airways’ new high-tech blanket, called “the “happiness blanket,” my first thought was that it had to be a joke. A blanket that analyzes the “meditative state” of premium cabin fliers? What a waste of money. But … Continue reading →

Don’t Touch The Flight Attendant!

It Sounds So Last Century, but Cabin Crew Are Still Hassled by Sex Pests originally appeared on Time.com June 26, 2014 Of course, it is not really about what recruits wear, or how they look, but about power. Flight attendants … Continue reading →

How to sleep in coach

Surprising Tricks: How to Sleep on a Plane  appeared on Entrepreneur.com May 30, 2014 Before the flight   Choose your side. Now, the last time you bought a mattress, you thought about what kind of a sleeper you are, right? … Continue reading →

Crew Life, Mile-High Selfies and Our Lasting Obsession With Flight Attendants

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 … Continue reading →

Things Frequent Fliers Fear Most

I wrote Things Frequent Fliers Fear Most for Conde Nast Traveler (April 16, 2014) It’s not hard to spot a fearful flier when they’re making the sign of the cross right before takeoff. That or they’ll ask about turbulence instead … Continue reading →

Confessions of a nervous flier

Confessions of a nervous flier originally appeared on CNN March 19, 2014 Tell the crew you’re scared, suggests flight attendant Heather Poole, author of “Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpad, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet.” “If we know … Continue reading →