Air Travel Tales from the Flight Crew: The Plane Truth at 35,000 Feet

by Frank A. Steward

Air travel may be crazy on the ground, but what's it like at 35,000 feet? How safe are you when you fly? Is airport security as good as they claim? How common is the Mile High Club? This revealing book answers these and many other questions that expose all the warts and blemishes of air travel.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2005

Reviews

[Tami]

Air Travel From The Flight Crew: The Plane Truth at 35,000 Feet is a mixed bag of humorous tales, travel tips, and the truth about what happens behind the scenes when we travel. The author has been a flight attendant for over 16 years and has definitely seen the best and worst of people and travel situations. He has travelled all over the world to many exotic locations, has had the chance to get to know lots of really nice people, and has played some interesting pranks on his fellow co-workers. He's also been vomited on, been the victim of food poison, and been endlessly hassled by angry passengers.

Air Travel From The Flight Crew: The Plane Truth at 35,000 Feet is a great mixture of the good, the bad, the shocking, and the helpful. There are so many stories in this book that I just had to share with my family and friends, mostly the funny and the nasty experiences. Nonetheless, somewhere in the process, I also learned a lot of great travel tips. If you learn nothing else from this book, I'll guarantee that you'll be significantly nicer to the flight crew on your next vacation.

[Jerry Smith]

This was OK - a good light read but it is readily apparent that it is really a collection of the author's short articles in other publications. At least it seems apparent to me! There's nothing wrong with this but the same story sometimes comes up more than once and there is really no continuity in the chapters, they seem arbitrarily labelled terminals 1 to 10 with no real linking theme to any ot them.

What follows is somewhat rambling, occassionally interesting and sometimes amusing. The author writes well for his chosen format but the overall effect is disperate and vaguely unsatisfying. Whenever he addressed a topic of interest the format is superficial and forces you to move on without getting to any more depth.

[Magnoire]

Intersting with a lot of air travel tips that were more common sense than secrets. Some parts were funny.

[Jennifer Baum]

Not remarkable writing, but pretty amusing stories for anyone who has ever flown...

[Wayne]

Mildly amusing tales from a male flight attendant. I kept wondering why he would not have quit given his disgust with the customers he is supposedly hired to care for.

[Anna]

I thought this would be a lot funnier than it was. But still, it was good for a few chuckles! And anyone who has traveled a lot will find it totally relatable! ;)

[Zaahid Asvat]

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