The Red Eye

Celebrities have to follow the rules like the rest of us, but that doesn't mean that a few of them don't put up a fight!

On today's episode, we hear the true story about a celebrity who refused to comply with not just the cabin crew's requests, but the Captain's too! She was determined to prove that she was in charge, and knew aviation safety procedures better than anyone else and it was left to the flight attendants and flight crew to come up with a creative way to get her to sit down, and shut up!

Music Credits for The Seatbelt Standoff

Sleepy West - JHS Pedals

Western Cowboy Duel Music by Tunetank from Pixabay

Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay  

Sound Design by Ally Murphy

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We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

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The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

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Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

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Would you board a plane knowing you might have a medical emergency on board? Can you imagine being in a situation where you'd risk your own life, or that of your baby, just to make a journey you didn't really need to make?

And what about the flight attendants who have to deal with the emotional toll of dealing with medical emergencies? Or your fellow passengers who might miss their own connections or major life events because your life is at risk in the air so plane has to divert before reaching it's final destination?

On today's episode, we hear the true story of a woman who stretched the truth about how pregnant she was, and nearly gave birth in the air. And how that affects the cabin crew who are expected to become midwives at 38,000ft!

Music Credits for The Determined Traveller

Low Noon - John Patitucci

Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay  

Sound Design by Ally Murphy

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We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
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Travel is a nightmare around the holidays, and frankly, most cabin crew are thankful when it's all over and we can get back to flying around the world on a normal schedule - or as normal as it gets when you wake up in a different city every week!

In today's episode, we get a glimpse into the inner thoughts of Susan as we read her first diary entry of the year. Reflecting on the craziness of flying over the festive season and how the world aviation becomes stressful for even the most seasoned traveller!

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We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
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Have you ever been on an aircraft and though "what is that smell?!" 

Well in today's story that we are revisitng, one poor passenger was at the nose end of a horrific whiff after a cabin crew member made some misjudgements about his comfort level!

We're revisiting the story that won Ally a nomination for best blooper at the One Voice Awards USA 2025!

If you like escaping into funny short stories, audio fiction based on true stories, or are just interested in the lives of those who work in aviation - this is the podcast for you!

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK

Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble

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In today's episode, we're revisiting a short story from last year - because it aired on Christmas Eve last year and didn't get the listens it deserved!

This story is about Ally, who was destined to spend Christmas in Johannesburg with her slightly rubbish boyfriend who was also a flight attendant. She decided to try make the best of the situation and arranged for the crew to visit an orphanage to give the children there gifts. But she ended up with a whole new perspective on life.

Being cabin crew around Christmas isn't the best. You're often alone in a hotel room whilst your family celebrate without you. So this episode is a reminder that no matter how you celebrate, every day on this planet is a gift - so make the most of every opportunity!

If you like escaping into short stories, audio fiction based on true stories, or are just interested in the lives of those who work in aviation - this is the podcast for you!

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK

Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble

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What if one unexpected medical emergency at the airport accidentally handed you the most liberating night of your life?

In this true cabin crew story, Andy - a long-haul flight attendant - starts his day expecting nothing more than a routine winter trip to Delhi. But when an elderly passenger collapses on the jet bridge, Andy jumps in to help, performs CPR, and is promptly taken off the flight and sent home.

Most people would be annoyed.
 Andy? He walks through his front door and discovers a surprise that changes everything… in the best possible way.

What follows is a wonderfully chaotic, funny, and freeing chain of events that could only happen to someone who works in aviation. From relationship revelations to a very unexpected Christmas twist, Andy’s day goes from stressful to side-splittingly memorable, all because of a moment he never saw coming. His sliding doors moment!

This episode explores:
 Real-life cabin crew medical moments (the kind we all have)
 Sliding-door days that flip life on its head
 LGBTQ+ themes handled with warmth and humour
 The messy, relatable reality of crew life
 How one “ruined” shift can sometimes set you free

A Flight to Freedom is proof that sometimes the universe hands you exactly what you need… even if it looks like a day from hell at first.

Music Credits for Flight to Freedom

Home for the Holidays - Chris Haugen

Melancholia – Godmode

Christmas Village - Aaron Kenny

This is Not a Christmas Song - NEFFEX

Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay  

Sound Design by Ally Murphy

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK

Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble

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What happens when a life-or-death medical emergency unfolds at 35,000 feet… and there is a surgeon onboard?

This week on The Red Eye, we bring you one of the most extraordinary true aviation stories ever to reach our inbox - a tale that was told to our writer not in a galley, bar or crew room, but in the side room of a hospital emergency department.

While a surgeon was treating our writer’s son for a collapsed lung, she casually mentioned a layover in New York and the surgeon froze.
 “I don’t suppose you were on that famous flight where…”
And with that, this story began.

In Surgeon in the Skies, we take you back to Hong Kong, 1995, where a routine long-haul flight became an airborne operating theatre. With only a basic medical kit, a coat hanger, a knife and fork, repair tape, and a bottle of First Class brandy, two doctors, Professor Angus Wallace and Dr. Wong, performed an emergency surgicaln  procedure in the back row of a 747 - saving a passenger’s life mid-flight.

This gripping episode blends true aviation history, medical drama, and the incredible resourcefulness of cabin crew and passengers when the stakes couldn’t be higher.
No exaggeration: this remains one of the most legendary real in-flight medical events ever reported. And it's still studied by medical professionals today!

If you love aviation stories, true survival tales, behind-the-scenes airline moments, and unbelievable but true emergencies, this is an episode you’ll never forget.

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
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Two girlfriends. One pilot. One very long week trip...

What happens when a charming first officer with a bit of a reputation walks into crew check-in, only to discover that both of the women he’s been secretly seeing are on the same long-haul trip? In this explosive true story from The Red Eye, we’re diving into one of these classic “naughty pilot” tales!

Set in the late-90s glory days of Hong Kong layovers, daiquiris at the Feather Boa, and crews who partied harder than they flew, this story follows First Officer Warren Baker: former Air Force golden boy, smooth-talking woman-magnet… and soon-to-be hunted man.

What begins as a routine trip to Hong Kong and Sydney spirals into a week of awkward cabin-door reunions, Daiquiris becoming weapons, a full-on bar brawl in Lan Kwai Fong, midnight hotel-room screaming matches and one pilot desperately trying to survive both the trip and the women he’s unknowingly double-booked.

Told with humour, heart, and a dash of chaos, this episode explores the unspoken rule every airline crew knows: what goes around ALWAYS comes around… usually on a multi-sector trip.

If you love messy crew drama, nostalgia for old-school long-haul flying, or stories where karma arrives wearing a name badge (thankfully), you’re in for a ride.

Music Credits for Double Booked

Addict (Instrumental) – NEFFEX

Game Over - Magic In The Other

Die for you cold - Music by 99 bpm Studios from Pixabay

Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay  

Sound Effect by storegraphic from Pixabay

Sound Effect by Jurij from Pixabay

Sound Design by Ally Murphy

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK

Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble

Other E Book Platforms

Sometimes, at The Red Eye, we’re handed a story that isn’t exactly a full detailed story... just an event, a “you’ll never believe what happened” moment that’s too good not to share. So of course we would find a way of sharing it!

In this unforgettable tale, a brand new, complete naive flight attendant finds herself on a long-haul route she’ll never forget! One filled with cultural clashes, chaos, and… diapers. It’s a story about high hopes colliding with harsh realities, about the gap between dream and duty - and apparently about the one person who always seems to have the final say: Mum.

But what if a crew member suddenly decides on the layover, that they just won't work the flight home?! No cabin crew member would be crazy enough to do that...

But, as every crew member knows - nothing on board is ever too crazy to be true.

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK

Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble

Other E Book Platforms

Every crew member knows that being friendly can open doors - and sometimes, champagne bottles. But on one unforgettable flight from Hong Kong to London, curiosity led two flight attendants somewhere they never expected: straight onto a yacht… and into very deep water.

What starts as a conversation with a mysterious passenger with a bodyguard, turns into a high-stakes escape story when one nosy peek reveals a stash of drugs and cash hidden below deck. Suddenly, the perks of people skills come with a price - and getting off the boat becomes the only priority.

Based on a true story shared with The Red Eye, “The Mysterious Passenger” is a tale of charm, curiosity, and the fine line between hospitality and hazard. Fasten your seatbelt, this one sails dangerously close to the edge.

Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

Support the show

The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
Amazon UK

Amazon USA
Barnes and Noble

Other E Book Platforms