An air stewardess often has a healthy sense of humour about her job - she has to! in this hilarious book, Rene Foss discusses every aspect of working at 39,000 feet - from the dumb questions the passengers ask - Is that your natural hair colour? Has anyone told you that you resemble Monica Lewinsky? Where are we? - to what a flight attendant might say on her job interview - "I'm hoping to find a job where I can deal with emotionally and physically abusive people who will blame me for everything that goes wrong in their lives." As Rene points out, both the ability to take abuse and to collect trash in confined areas are prime job requirements for working in the airline industry. You must also be a top-notch psychiatrist, policeman, banker, waitress, and babysitter. This clever and entertaining book - which also provides some real insight and information about the world of travel - is the perfect gift for the frequent traveller in your life.

2004-11-04 Very true!

As a flight attendent myself I have to say that this book is very true to life. The way Rene describes passengers, the horror of getting up at 3am, how nasty it is to be on stand-by and the secret phrases and words they use to describe passengers is fab! The only thing I don't really like about this book is the constant reference to how Rene really wants to be an actress, it's as if she's trying to sell her acting abilities to me, the reader. But overall, a great book!