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When I was deciding whether or not I wanted to seek out a career as a flight attendant, a role I now fulfill at Southwest Airlines, I was offered some advice from someone who spent the entirety of their long career working the friendly skies. She said, being a flight attendant is not a job,

Traveling for a living might sound like a dream career, and making the decision to become a flight attendant may feel like an easy one! However, with how many airlines there are out there, choosing which company to apply to is a little trickier. Spoiler Alert 🚨: There is no one correct answer when choosing.

Every airline has their own unique schedules, all of which can be extremely confusing. Southwest flight attendant’s schedules are definitely no different. If you aren’t a Flight Attendant for a living, it could be hard to decipher our schedules. Not to mention, they change monthly, and very much depend on your seniority level at your base.

Every new Flight Attendant will come face-to-face, with the inevitable day, when you find out what base you’ve been placed at. I’m a Southwest flight attendant and for me, honestly, it was one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking parts of training. In this article, I’ll explore the factors that influence your base assignment, the

Thinking about working as a flight attendant for Southwest? I’m sure one of the first questions that comes to mind is, how much will I get paid? Understanding the compensation structure is an important aspect of any career decision, and the aviation industry is no exception. I’m a Southwest flight attendant and in this article,

One of the things that blew my mind when I worked for American Airlines was the pay. As a junior flight attendant, I made more money than my mom, who had worked as a college professor for over 25 years! Airlines pay surprisingly well, but not all flight attendants are paid equally. If you are

If you are new to the airline industry, you may have overheard crew members talking about “crash pads,” and probably wondered what on earth they were talking about. Isn’t it taboo to say “crash” on an airplane? Not to worry, a crash pad is where flight crew “crash,” (as in sleep), before, after, or between

So you start reaching in your pocket looking for a tip and stopping mid-way to ask yourself whether flight attendants can accept tips while working on the plane? Well, you are at the right place because we have an answer for you. By exploring diffe­rent perspective­s and opinions on tipping flight attendants together, you’ll have