| "This
book is full of inside airline secrets only a flight attendant with 21
years of experience could know. It is a scholarly work with footnoted references
for more information. It is packed with fascinating factoids. If you travel
a lot (I make 2-3 trips a week), you will find this book fascinating and
fun." -Dan Poynter, Frequent Flyer |
| "The
book has many fascinating and funny facts. Information on how to respond
to medical emergencies in the air might save your life...very readable,
entertaining and informative." -vacationbookreview.com |
| "Diana,
thanks for your pointers that present the facts without fear." -Captain
Thomas Wiehl, 767 airline captain |
| "There
is always a reason to turn the page and keep reading this fascinating book."
-The Travel Insider
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| "This
insightful book targets how to prepare for any emergency in the sky. This
author has the courage to expose what airlines implement to create more
revenue." -Carla Manley, retired flight attendant |
| "Long
before jets were intentionally steered into buildings, author and former
flight attendant Diana Fairechild was advocating that passengers take more
active roles in onboard safety." -Paul Curtis, The Garden Island
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| "...concise
information in every chapter." -George Ewing, M.D. |
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| Great advice
for frequent and infrequent flyers. |
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EXCERPTS
TERRORISM: "Prior to 9-11, airline pilots were instructed to cooperate with hijackers. The philosophy was that if the hijackers did not damage the plane, then we would take them wherever they wanted. In the 1972 film, Skyjacked, when the captain (played by Charlton Heston) finds out from a note that his plane has a terrorist aboard, he holds a briefing for the stews. He tells them, 'Keep it normal. Keep it light. Keep your heads.' At that time, in my real-life stew training, our instructor actually told us (I swear!), "Hijackers are afraid of women, so you don't need to let them in the cockpit. Block the door."
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: Excerpt: "If you have a heart condition and you fear the possibility of cardiac arrest or illness on an airplane, it may be best not to fly alone. If you do fly alone, it would be good to alert your crew. Careful--only speak to your stew after takeoff. If you paint too dire a picture before takeoff (to stews or ticket agents), your airline may refuse to take you."
TURBULENCE: Excerpt: "Airlines request us to wear seatbelts 'low and tight,' but I prefer a slack seatbelt. Even though a seatbelt isn't tugging at my gut, it still keeps me in my seat whenever there is turbulence, but it allows me to squirm, which is so much easier on the back."
TALL PASSENGERS: Excerpt: "Ask your doctor to write a letter requesting adequate room for your long legs, then show your note when you check in at the airport. Also, have your note handy during boarding, and if there is time, show your note to a flight attendant. Ask her to let you know if a seat with adequate legroom opens up."
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| Publication Date: 05/30/03.
Printed with soy-based ink on recycled paper, 128 pages, 5 x 7 inches,
ISBN:1892997738, $12.95. Foreign
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