Jet Lagged & Dangerous: When Airlines Mistake Humans for Hardware Somewhere in an office far from the tarmac, someone in a tailored suit says: “Let’s boost efficiency by increasing flying hours.” Somewhere in a jumpseat at 40,000 feet, a cabin crew member is mentally flossing the last of their sanity, and the captain is blinking…
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Wings of Gratitude: What Aviation Gives Us Every Day
Cleared for Gratitude: 3 Reasons to Thank the Skies Today” The Miracle of Flight That Somehow Works Every Time From gravity-defying physics to jet engines that sound like thunderous promises of adventure, it’s worth pausing to appreciate that giant metal birds actually fly. Every smooth takeoff and feather-light landing is a triumph of human innovation…
Not All Heroes Wear Wings: Some Push Trolleys with Sass
Welcome onboard! Your seat will be on the second left to the window, row number 30, and you’ve just entered the flying circus known as modern air travel. Now, imagine you’re on a full flight and your pre-selected seat does not recline. Additionally, the human seated next to you has marked their territory by claiming…
Ditching Isn’t Just for Dating: What Cabin Crew Think About During Emergency Drills
There are few things more humbling than sliding down a rubber chute in a well pressed full uniform while pretending not to scream. Welcome to the secret world of cabin crew emergency training, where flight attendants rehearse crash landings before most people have had their morning coffee. It’s a high-stakes, high-speed, high-decibel production known as…
Keep Calm and Pretend You’re on a Bus
Why Fear of Flying is More About the Mind Than the Frequent Flyer Club Let’s be honest about one thing, flying in a commercial airplane is one of the most incredible things we do without giving it much credit. You’re 40,000 feet in the sky, traveling faster than your Wi-Fi can keep up, seated in…
APPREHENSIVE MUCH
Today is day nine of my quarantine and I only have one day left. Will I be doing another Vid test? I was assigned ten days and I’m not sure if I fancy my nose being jabbed again with a long cotton bud that looks like ‘Slender Man’ the movie. Honestly I’m feeling apprehensive about…
YouTube Is Hard
Last year we all had plenty of time to catch up on things we left hanging like chasing that Youtuber dream because we were busy with other things; like work. I love making videos, always have and always will; but did you know despite loving that, it’s still a challenge to love some parts of…
SOUTH AFRICA BANS ALCOHOL
I know right? If you are a casual drinker like me then you’ll probably feel a pinch of pain. That’s what I felt on my recent trip to Johannesburg; and believe me I looked everywhere with no success, from restaurants walk in, hotels, uber eats, online shops, you name it. They called back to politely…
They said laughter is the best medicine
I’m the most playful in my family; always pulling pranks. A constant question I get from my brothers and sisters is , “What are you up to Waridi?” They laugh or smile even before I speak or do anything. However, sometimes I pull off a strict code of conduct and they think I have split…
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