Yes… it’s from an old SNL skit, but it rings in my head constantly when I fly. I’ll say it. I’m a Northwest girl {i.e. Northwest Airlines}, tried and true. Two things that made me this way: Minneapolis is {was} THE Northwest Hub and, when I moved to Los Angeles it was the only non-stop flight LAX-MSP. So it’s where I started earning my miles, it’s the acquaintance ties I had, and hell, I once dated a guy who’s father worked for NWA. Call me loyal. (more…)
On a recent flight from Los Angeles to Frankfurt, I found myself in an innocent game of flirting with one of the flight attendants. Tony was just so sweet. On this particular flight, it was important to catch some Zs, so when the sun went down and I fell asleep, he came by and considerately turned off my overhead light. (more…)
Humor me for a moment. Ok, more than just a moment since this is going to be a new Feature, in which I get to talk about “life-in-the-sky”…
I try to make each and every flight as pleasant as possible. That means I’m super friendly to the flight attendants, I roll with the delays, and I pay attention when I get extra attention. (more…)
Last week, in her “1 Night Stand: NYC” post, Anna mentioned that she used to have a severe fear of flying. So, of course, that inspired me to do a bit of airplane safety research! The most interesting stuff I came across was advice and personal facts direct from the Pilots themselves.
Hopefully, the majority of these tid-bits below will further inspire her confidence {with maybe just 1 or 2 exceptions}. Sorry, Anna, but I couldn’t resist! (more…)
I used to dread any evening flight. Anything that had me flying in the dark was out! I won’t get into the fact that from age 10-30 I was terrified of flying (though flew anyway) but if I had to fly, I had to see outside. I had to know there were clouds below that were the cause of the turbulence, or if we were flying over a mountain range, or simply to look outside and know there was more around me than 160 (give or take) strangers. But, I conquered my fear and then discovered the joys of not only flying in the evening but better, overnight. The Red Eye. I like to think of it as the ultimate way to pack-in just a bit more on any trip. (more…)
