What They Don't Teach You in Flight Attendant Training
3/31/202654 min
As flight attendants, we learn so much during our new hire training and yet… there’s so much they don’t teach you! In this episode, we’re getting real about the stuff you only learn once you’re actually out there flying. From the chaos of adjusting to the lifestyle to the small habits that can make or break your experience, we’re sharing the advice we wish we had—and the advice you all brought to the table.
We dive into everything from protecting your peace (and your sleep), to navigating crew dynamics, to the little surviva...
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First 90 secondsDrew· Host0:00
Early morning van rides are for silent reflection Bless you, whoever wrote this, you beautiful human.
Rich· Host0:07
This is sage advice. You will not make friends running your mouth on the van at 4:00 in the morning.
Drew· Host0:14
[laughs] I just don't know how you have anything to say at 4:00 in the morning. How have you gotten up- You'd be surprised ... and, like, gotten enough to say?
Rich· Host0:21
Yeah.
Drew· Host0:21
I haven't even, like, checked Instagram to figure out what's going on in the day to, like, figure out what I need to talk about this early.
Rich· Host0:29
Such a good point. [laughs] [laughs] [upbeat music] Ever wondered what your flight attendants are really talking about behind the galley curtain?
Drew· Host0:37
Welcome to Two Guys on a Plane, your go-to podcast for an insider look at flight attendant life.
Rich· Host0:41
We're your hosts, Rich and Drew, and we're here to tell you what really goes on at 35,000 feet.
Drew· Host0:47
So sit back, relax. We're ready for takeoff.
Rich· Host0:50
[upbeat music] So flight attendant training is one of the most intense few weeks or months, depending on what airline you're working at- [laughs] ... uh, periods of your life. It is just long days. You're learning so much about aircraft types, security measures, safety protocols, like, a thousand different things, but no one really tells you what happens after training. No one really prepares you for the day-to-day and the hard stuff that we face as flight attendants. So that's what we're gonna talk about today is, what advice would you give a new hire flight attendant? Um, Andrew, what, what was being a new hire like for you?
Drew· Host1:27
You know, I was pretty young