I am now in my 37th year in Aviation, I have worked for many airlines and had a great time, currently flying a lot to Scandinavia which I love, adorable passengers who cause the crew no issues, rarely disruptive and if they are its usually the flights to London.

The winter is challenging, cold, lots of snow, delays due to deicing the aircraft which then makes the aircraft performing a catch up routine throughout the day to try and make up lost time.

I have been trying for part time for nearly two years now and unsuccessfully, it would suit my lifestyle so much more if I were able to cut down on the amount of flying I do.

I feel very sad for the way BA has turned out, I have flown with them twice since I left, payed for club Europe on both occasions and found their aircraft dirty, cramped, unprofessional crew, terrible food and the crew which I can quote " if we get everyone drunk we are happy" not the model I would work on then or now. The airline was once great and now its not even in the top ten of European airlines, what has happened to make it so disliked, well the redundancy of many experienced crew int he pandemic was a huge mistake then inviting them back on contracts nothing short of poverty pay, then they recruit 19 year olds and think they will work for peanuts which they will but who suffers... the airline, the passengers and I know many friends that have walked away from the once worlds favourite airlines for the greatness of the Middle Eastern airlines where they have standards, even Virgin Atlantic have prospered from BA's short falls and I could not be happier!!  No one did this to you BA, greed from management has ruined the airline and it's very hard to get back to where you were!!!

 Those who did me wrong in 2010/11, watch out, the story will come out, everyone will know, it will be reinvestigated and those who thought they were clear and dry, well.....KARMA!!!!

 British Airways, watch out.... we are coming for you!!!

SAS

 It's been a while since I posted, life has moved on, parents are both dead, a brother who does not speak to me anymore and nephews who have followed in his footsteps.

I love my Job as Purser on SAS flights based at Heathrow, started November 2022 and a years has gone by, amazing passengers, fabulous crews, lovely trips and decent salary.

I fly to one of the main Scandinavian cities on day one, either Oslo, Copenhagen or Stockholm and based there for five days flying most days 2-5 sectors per day, mostly short but we do have a Las palmas from Stockholm which is 5hrs 30 minutes each way, not my favourite, I prefer the shorter 45min-1hour sectors, Umeå and Luleå are one of my favourite night stops, northern Sweden and in winter it is like a Christmas card setting, lots of snow and a great Christmas atmosphere, downside it is very very cold and layers of uniform, coats, scarves and gloves are necessary especially at 5am in the morning when its Brutally cold!

Daylight is limited, its get light very late and dark very early so you are lucky if you get 5 hours daylight per day in certain parts of Scandinavia.

Hotels are compact, warm and cosy and I love nothing better than coming back after a long day and crawling under the hotel duvet and watching TV, I do watch TVMUCHO on my iPad so I can access most of the UK channels and some of the less popular channels so I keep up to date with my soaps and dramas, time permitting and I do like to get a good nights sleep before an early start.

When Passengers bring you donuts 

 Millions spent by BA to a top London designer to design a new uniform and it is almost identical to the 1980's Pontins Bluecoat uniform.

I have actually seen it personally and it is dreadful, even a captain at security in Gothenburg said the quality is horrendous!!!

 I re joined BA in February 2022,  at the end of the second week I was robbed by a fellow trainee, what I though was £100 from my wallet on the Friday turned into many thousands drained from my bank account on the Sunday, police immediately contacted, colleague on my course arrested, I had to give numerous statements to the police which disrupted my training but was not something I had control of.

The following weekend after lots of revision, exams, hotel stays at my cost I was called and my contract was terminated.

The people at BA who set me up the first time around in 2010 came back for me again and did the same, I was relieved in a way, most people I trained with have left due to the bad management, poverty pay and long hours with minimum rest, they did me a favour, I have found happiness again and love the job I am now doing.

Even customers I meet now have noticed how British Airways has been going downhill and when they notice then its game over, they will go elsewhere and I am pleased they do. They have treated their staff despicably and should be ashamed of themselves.

If passengers knew the salaries some of them are paid they might be a little more sympathetic with the crews.

I will stick to my promise and never travel on a BA aircraft as long as I breathe.

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