5 h. ago 'Passengers kept saying one thing so I ditched cabin crew job to make 6 figures a month'

A former cabin crew worker has opened up about what it was like ditching her 14-hour shifts for a new life where she earns six-figures a month and travels the world - and insists former colleagues are jealous of her

Politics

17 h. ago I don’t want childen. Is it hypocritical to not be forthright about this soon after meeting someone? | Leading questions

Not wanting kids isn’t especially unusual, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. It might help to frame the conversation as what you’re saying yes to rather than what you’re refusingRead more Leading questionsI know that I don’t want to have any children, and that to not offer this up early in any relationship would make me a hypocrite. But I have become convinced that the reason I never meet anyone is because I am forthright about my opinion about children. How can I meet someone without having to be a liar or a hypocrite?Eleanor says: If it’s your job to figure out when to share this, it’s also a partner’s job to figure out when to ask. Wanting kids isn’t like monogamy or working for a living, where until instructed otherwise people can basically assume that’s your plan. More people than ever are deciding they don’t want kids. The fact that you’re one of them is not shocking, confronting or even especially unusual. If that’s a dealbreaker for a partner, they need to share ...

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17 h. ago I don’t want children. Is it hypocritical to not be forthright about this soon after meeting someone? | Leading questions

Not wanting kids isn’t especially unusual, advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. It might help to frame the conversation as what you’re saying yes to rather than what you’re refusingRead more Leading questionsI know that I don’t want to have any children, and that to not offer this up early in any relationship would make me a hypocrite. But I have become convinced that the reason I never meet anyone is because I am forthright about my opinion about children. How can I meet someone without having to be a liar or a hypocrite?Eleanor says: If it’s your job to figure out when to share this, it’s also a partner’s job to figure out when to ask. Wanting kids isn’t like monogamy or working for a living, where until instructed otherwise people can basically assume that’s your plan. More people than ever are deciding they don’t want kids. The fact that you’re one of them is not shocking, confronting or even especially unusual. If that’s a dealbreaker for a partner, they need to share ...

Politics

4 d. ago Air rage horror at Heathrow as passenger 'punches flight attendant and tries to force open plane door'

A 33-year-old plane passenger on a Saudia Airlines flight was arrested after reportedly punching a crew member and attempted to open a cabin door at London Heathrow Airport on 28 August.

Society

7 d. ago Moment firefighters in hazmat suits swarm BA plane as crew members 'collapse'

Melanie Wells, 61, says her flight to Egypt turned to 'pandemonium' when passengers and 'panicking' cabin crew suddenly fell ill, before the plane was swarmed by hazmat suit-clad firefighters

Events

8 d. ago 'I'm cabin crew – you should never order this one drink when on a plane'

A flight attendant has urged passengers to avoid these drinks when flying on a plane.

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9 d. ago easyJet cabin crew boss sacked for 'staring at ass' of colleague and saying 'lovely ladies' on tannoy

An employment tribunal has ruled that Ross Barr, of Edinburgh, was not unfairly dismissed.

Events

9 d. ago Woman 'restrained by cabin crew' after trying to open emergency exit door in mid

Police said the passenger was arrested for endangering an aircraft after the Manchester Airport flight was forced to turn around

Politics

1 week ago 'I was a flight attendant and here's my secret hack to sit together without paying for it'

Ryanair's optional seat reservation fees can quickly add up - but a former cabin crew member has shared a clever tip that could help you sit together without paying

Politics

1 week ago Shocking moment female passenger repeatedly punches cabin crew in mid

The red haired woman, 39, was travelling from Novosibirsk, Siberia's most populous city, to Moscow , on Saturday morning when she mounted the brutal assault after arguing with a flight attendant on the jet.

Events

1 week ago Ryanair cabin crew gives insider tip on how to sit with passengers without paying more

A former Ryanair cabin crew member has shared the best things to do when you're trying to sit with your loved ones without paying the various extra fees

Economics

2 w. ago Airline reveals what horrified cabin crew did with rapist businessman after girl, 15, reported sex attack during flight from Mumbai to Switzerland

The teenager told crew she was raped by an Indian businessman sitting next to her after she fell asleep on the nine-hour journey.

Events

2 w. ago Air Canada strikes: Passenger rights as the cancellations continue

Passengers flying from Canada to the UK have far fewer rights than travellers heading in the opposite direction

Events

2 w. ago British Airways cabin crew member wins discrimination claim after being sacked for being 'too anxious to fly'

Jennifer Clifford worked for the airline for almost four decades before the coronavirus pandemic

Events

2 w. ago Air Canada cabin crew strike disruption continues as talks resume

Hundreds of thousands of passengers have seen flights cancelled during the busy summer travel season

Events

2 w. ago I was diagnosed with stage four cancer after strange symptom on train

Will Wise, 32, had recently retired from professional basketball after seven years when he started a new job in recruitment. Before work one morning, the imposing figure, standing at 6ft 8ins, went to the gym and enjoyed a run

Science

2 w. ago Easyjet launches a new cabin crew recruitment initiative called 'Flight Paths'

easyJet is launching a new cabin crew recruitment drive. The new initiative Flight Paths, is targeting young Brits ‘not in employment, education or training’ (NEET) to help their careers take off, and to show how accessible and rewarding a job as cabin crew can be.

Politics

2 w. ago The common plane behaviour that flight attendants secretly hate

Travel experts at Alpine Elements have revealed one common passenger behaviour in airplane lavatories that causes unnecessary confusion for both fellow travellers and cabin crew.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘We feel abandoned – we certainly won’t be flying Air Canada again’ say British families

Exclusive: Canadian carrier said it searched for alternative flights ‘on over 120 airlines’ without success – but finding a replacement took five minutes on the phone to a UK travel agent

Society

2 w. ago EasyJet launches cabin crew recruitment drive targeting school leavers

This initiative follows research that revealed that misunderstandings surrounding the cabin crew profession are deterring many

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