The Crew Lounge Podcast

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge Welcome back to The Crew Lounge. In this week's flight crew podcast we talk with Scott about company mandatated shared hotel rooms on layovers. We also touch on some recent news including: a flight attendant that retired after 63 years and flight attendant secret tips. Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants only and do not reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge We're back and this week our flight attendants discuss some of what happens when an airline goes out of business. This week's guest, LeeAnn, worked with Mimi at ATA before it went out of business. Topics include: what the rumor mill was during the last years, deciding when to leave the airline and what happened in the last few days from their perspective.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge The "sky is falling" takes on a whole new meaning in this week's silly and fun flight attendant podcast as we discuss the report that a plane allegedly dropped poop on a New York couple. Inspired by this story we thought we'd help the traveling public with a few lav tips as well.  Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants only and do not reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge Our flight attendants discuss training with Paul and Joe as they finish their class. But first, Sara and Mimi discuss places to see in Chicago on a layover. Do you have any Chicago tips? Is deep dish pizza just for tourists? ;) Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge Ramp agent, operations, weight and balance and baggage handling are just a few of the jobs that Susan performed before becoming a flight attendant. Listen to this week's flight attendant podcast to learn more about balancing each of these roles. Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge Happy Holidays to all our listeners! Join us this week to discuss both naughty air rage and nice trips to the North Pole for sick and underprivileged children. Our flight attendants are joined by Brian discuss: American Airlines may pull 30 Rock from flights but not because of Alec Baldwin RIM execs gnawed through restraints before allegedly assaulting the flight attendant  First class air travel thief arrested And in lighter news of the season: Detroit flight to North Pole provided by Silverliners’ Motown Chapter  Ronald McDonald house kids in Cincinnati get trip to North Pole on Delta Brian's blog on upgrd.com covering 24 hours in New York City and his newest post on the best places to eat in London Are you a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode? If so, please email us at [email protected]. Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In this week's flight attendant travel podcast we are joined by Sluggo and Paul to discuss the news, funny passenger stories and the sordid details that he sees in hotel van rear view mirror. Qantas investigates pilot's steamy midair 'interaction' Crew hotel layovers and more... If you're a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge In preparation for the holiday season our flight attendant co-hosts discuss travel gifts in this week's flight attendant podcast. Suggested gifts include: Travel size Humidifier A clothes steamer for "ironing" on the road. Travel power strip with USB port for charging your cell TravelPro luggage use coupon code THEFLYINGPINTO15 Noise cancelling / folding ear phones. Sound as good as the more expensive brands but without the crazy price tag. Headphones for kids kidzgear.com Slingbox, watch your home shows on the road or Roku to watch Internet streaming on your TV www.flightattendantshop.com - great gifts for travelers www.jetsetbetty.com Travel Condoms ! And for those on a budget a Tide Stain Stick ! Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers. The above affiliate links help offset costs of website hosting and podcast production.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and we want to express a heartfelt thank you to all our listeners worldwide. In this week's travel podcast, we share stories from flight attendants and crew about what they're thankful for and their best Thanksgiving memories. Thanks for listening and thank you for all your great feedback here, on Twitter and Facebook! If you're a flight attendant, gate agent or other crew and would like to join us on a future episode, please email us at [email protected]. Disclaimer: The views expressed are the personal opinions of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

By The Crew Lounge - The Crew Lounge This week our flight attendants talk with a former People Express flight attendant about working at one of the first discount carriers. We discuss flight attendant and flying news and some of the unique work required at People Express including: TLC ordering 13 half-hour episodes of a reality series AirTran sued over cockroaches on a flight Money stolen from flight attendant, flushed down toilet Newark Airport in the early 80s Collecting airfare on board Cross utilization at People Express and more.. Do you have any questions for a future episode on PEOPLExpress? Comment below or send your questions to [email protected]