Publisher's Synopsis
Soar across a continent to exciting, fun-filled destinations with Flight Attendant Carol Guffey as she reveals first-hand what it is like to work at a unique and glamorous job 30,000 feet up in the sky. From training to retirement, follow her career at Atlantic Southeast Airlines as she encounters adventure and romance with a dashing pilot, danger in the sky aboard a burning aircraft, tragedy when two ASA aircraft crash, and a dire emergency where she struggles to save the life of a dying pilot. This book gives readers rare insight into the serious aspects of an award-winning flight attendant's career and provides many amusing and entertaining anecdotes involving passengers and flight crews aboard the aircraft and in the airport. You will learn little-known details and secrets about the hard work, long hours, and day-to-day routine of a working flight attendant as Carol sweeps you along with her on a busy twelve-hour day. From signing in at the airport to arriving at her hotel room that night, her job runs the gamut from grubby to glamorous, as you will see. Fly along with Carol, the Sky Princess, to Canada, Mexico, and across the United States. Go behind the scenes at airports and hotels and into locked cockpits to learn what being a flight attendant really entails, as it has never been told before. Everyone who has ever flown, or has any interest in flying, will love this book. It will inspire potential flight attendants and should be read by every flight attendant-trainee.
