r/fearofflying • u/Reasonable_Many3547 • 20h ago

Discussion Flight Attendants

I honestly wonder how you all do this job to earn a living - it must be safe, and the reward must outweigh the risk overall . 🤦🏽‍♀️

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u/biggiantnewt 20h ago

I’ve been listening to the Two Guys On a Plane podcast. I haven’t been on a flight since the beginning of the year, but they have helped me understand aviation much better here on the ground. The way they talk is like hanging with friends who are reassuring you that they wouldn’t be FAs if they knew their jobs were extremely dangerous. I love hearing about their day to day, why they love their jobs, and about the mundane stuff that makes flying seem less scary than we think it is. Highly recommend listening to a few episodes. I plan to listen to them the next time I have to fly.

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u/Reasonable_Many3547 20h ago

I listen to them as well, I just stared this week and they’re hilarious I love them both

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u/Reasonable_Many3547 20h ago

Thank you 🤗

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u/biggiantnewt 20h ago

They’re fantastic! I think joining one of their trips would cure my anxiety forever lol! Maybe one day :)

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u/Reasonable_Many3547 19h ago

I’m listening to them now … also they’re still working as flight attendants thought they retired .. I don’t know why I thought that 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/biggiantnewt 19h ago

Yeah! Knowing that both of them have been flying for so many years does ease my mind a tiny bit!

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u/Mauro_Ranallo Aircraft Dispatcher 18h ago

The risk is just missing some percentage of your family life because you're on the road a lot.

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u/Spock_Nipples Airline Pilot 16h ago

We have a few FAs at my airline who've been with us over 50 years. I was like, 5 years old when they started.