FlightCrew

Not a silly question at all, I wondered this too. Flight crew don’t get some giant extra thick passport they lug around. Most use regular passports, but the big difference is how immigration is handled. In many countries, crew are processed under crew or general declaration...

On AA 2339 right now and someone boarded with a so called service dog that immediately started yipping at passengers. Flight attendant took one look, exchanged a glance with the rest of the crew, and within five minutes a few employees came on and escorted the passenger and dog...

Flying home from Cancun and got some really rough news mid-flight, so I was crying on and off the whole way. By the time we landed I was a mess. As we were deplaning, I noticed one of the pilots was a woman, I’ve never seen that in person before. I told her and asked if I could...

Saw the story about a couple tying the knot at 35,000 feet on a United flight from Newark to Orlando. The groom’s brother officiated, the crew helped set it up, and the cabin cheered. Even had a Star Wars theme apparently. Part of me thinks that’s pretty awesome, but also kind...

Had a tight 55-minute connection at SFO from PHL to NRT. Landed early, then sat on the tarmac for 45 minutes because the gate wasn’t right for our plane. Thought for sure we’d miss the Tokyo flight. But the PHL crew helped us off first, we sprinted across the terminal, and the...

Just had one of those flights that reminds you how good United crews can be. They were friendly the whole way, and one of them made a little “volcano” with dry ice and water when passing out towels everyone loved it. Made the flight way more fun than usual.

On my SFO-BOS flight this weekend a high school girl sat in her aisle seat. The guy in the window actually whistled at her. She went straight to the crew, who moved her and then had a word with him. Not long after, he grabbed his bag and deplaned. Most people didn’t even notice,...