8 h. ago I'm a flight attendant and here is the one extremely popular item people wear on planes that could be a huge safety hazard

Sille Rydell, a flight attendant and content creator from Copenhagen, shared a TikTok video on her account @sillerydell , highlighting clothing items she advises against wearing while flying.

Politics

11 h. ago Airplane toilets are making an odd new sound, flight attendant says

Esther says the noise is now found in more and more in-flight lavatories

Politics

13 h. ago Flight attendant explains weird new noise in airplane toilets

You may hear it if you try the facilities when you fly this summer

Politics

51 h. ago JFK got a flight attendant pregnant just months after wife Jackie gave birth, new book reveals

A new tell-all biography by J. Randy Taraborrelli reveals that John F Kennedy got a woman pregnant just months after wife Jackie gave birth

Politics

54 h. ago These are the overhead bin rules for planes you (probably) didn’t know about

We asked travel experts, including etiquette gurus and a serving flight attendant, to unveil the protocol for using cabin stowage bins

Politics

3 d. ago Is he still alive? The mystery of DB Cooper – the hijacker who disappeared

In 1971, a man held a plane to ransom for $200,000, then parachuted out in his suit and dress shoes, never to be seen again. What happened to him?On the evening of 24 November 1971, Florence Schaffner, a flight attendant on a Northwest Orient flight heading to Seattle, Washington, from Portland, Oregon, was handed a note by a male passenger seated at the back of the plane. Schaffner assumed the note was a phone number – this wasn’t the first time a passenger had hit on her – so she stowed it in her purse without reading it. The man leaned towards her and whispered: “Miss, you’d better look at that note. I have a bomb.”Schaffner read it: “Miss – I have a bomb in my briefcase and want you to sit by me.” Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago The kindness of strangers: a gentle flight attendant made me feel I wasn’t alone

He didn’t try to tell me everything would be all right, because it wouldn’t have been. If he hadn’t been there, I would have been sobbing on my ownRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI’d completely forgotten it was my little sister’s 40th birthday, so that morning I hurriedly arranged to send some flowers to her house. She died before she could receive them. My sister died at 11am and I got a text from the florist saying they’d delivered the flowers at 11.30am – how ridiculous. They must have sat on her doorstep for days.I got the call as I was walking through the doors at Emerald airport in Queensland, about to fly home to Brisbane. My stepdad rang me and said, “I need to talk to you about something – your sister’s died.” I was like, “What? What do you mean?” I told him I was about to hop on a plane home and that I’d call him when I got on the ground. I hung up, stunned. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Flight attendant shares five things you should 'never' wear on a plane

A flight attendant with six years of experience in the skies has shared exactly which items of clothing you should avoid wearing when travelling, and there are good reasons for all of them

Politics

5 d. ago Cabin crew admits 'checking passengers out' but it's for your own safety

An ex-flight attendant is sharing the details of exactly how, why and when crews 'check out' passengers and the reason has more to do with health and safety than attractiveness

Politics

6 d. ago People put common car item in house to keep them cool in heatwave

A savvy Brit has shared their tried-and-tested method to keeping their house cooler using an item usually reserved for cars, and people can't believe they didn't think of it sooner

Society

7 d. ago Flight attendant warns people to avoid common habit while flying

Passengers have been told the dos and don'ts of plane travel as the summer holiday season approaches

Events

8 d. ago Flight attendant reveals the most disgusting habits passengers have

As millions of Brits prepare to pack their bags for summer trips, a new report by AllClear has revealed many plane passengers are also bringing some rather unsavoury in-flight habits on board. 

Politics

9 d. ago Flight attendant reveals why they greet passengers and it's not to be polite

A flight attendant has revealed the secret reason why cabin crew will greet passengers on the plane - and it's not just because they're being polite

Politics

9 d. ago Flight attendant reveals the one drink you should never order on a plane

Sue Fogwell, a flight attendant with 22 years of experience up in the skies, has revealed the reason why she never orders one particular drink when she is flying

Politics

1 week ago EasyJet flight attendants to walk out across Spain on key summer dates

EasyJet flight attendants who are members of the USO Unión Sindical Obrera union will walk out later this month, impacting Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga and Palma airports

Politics

1 week ago Football's teen wonderboy Lamine Yamal, 17, takes a luxury holiday with flight attendant 13 years his senior, as Barcelona forward releases statement

Yamal, 17, is currently having some well-earned downtime after his Spain side were beaten on penalties by Portugal in the Nations League final earlier this month.

Events

1 week ago Flight attendant reveals the drink you should NEVER order on a plane

The arrival of the drinks trolley is usually a highlight of a long-haul flight. But a flight attendant has warned tourists that there's one drink you might not want to order.

Politics

1 week ago Flight attendant reveals why how you reply to their 'hello' is VERY important

Flight attendants always greet passengers when they board the plane but while it might seem like nothing more than a friendly welcome, there's actually a hidden meaning behind their hello.

Politics

1 week ago Primark's £2 festival 'essential' means umbrellas can be left at home

People have praised the 'super handy' item that is going to be a lifesaver over the summer months

Economics

2 w. ago Passenger removed from American Airlines flight for ‘moving a flight attendant’s carry

The carry-on drama unfolded after travel blogger JT Genter moved a flight attendant’s bag on a flight from New York City to Heathrow

Transport