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An “internet sensation overnight” dubbed the “World’s Hottest Flight Attendant” works for Delta Air Lines — and might be the one giving you safety instructions before your next trip.
Speaking of flight attendants, another one wants passengers to stop clapping when a plane touches down.
Those are some of the headlines we came across while scouring the internet this morning.
“World’s Hottest Flight Attendant”
It seems like a rite of passage for flight attendants to take pictures either sitting on a jet engine inlet and/or in an overhead bin. (As someone who hates tight spaces, my hat is off to anyone who can pull off the latter!)
Delta flight attendant Kinley Bedinger posted an image of her fitting into the overhead bin of what I think is an A321neo. (The image appears to have been deleted from her Instagram since our post went live but this article has it, if you’re interested.)
Website The Spun writes, “Although these photos of Bedinger were shared in January, they’re now going viral on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. They’ve gained so much traction that people are calling her the ‘world’s hottest flight attendant.'”
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Ms. Bedinger’s Instagram account features images she took around the world in countries such as Italy, France, and Portugal.
Who knows? Maybe the next celebrity you encounter during a trip is a flight attendant!
Stop Clapping!
A different flight attendant thinks applauding your pilot’s landing shouldn’t be a thing. Why? Hold your applause until you’re at the gate because they might screw up. Don’t bother clapping until they’ve actually done their 100% of their job. (Eww.)
Travel Advisory for Turks and Caicos?!
I didn’t see this one coming: the US issued a travel advisory for the Turks and Caicos Islands because of crime.
Also, don’t be packing your firearms or bullets. That’s a big no-no, especially now that the US isn’t exactly popular with some foreign countries.
Disturbing Discovery in the Philadelphia Air Ambulance Crash
Simple Flying provides this update on the January 31 crash of a Learjet 55 transporting a pediatric medical patient, her mother, and the plane’s crew:
The NTSB team was able to recover the aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR) under about eight feet of soil and debris around the initial area of impact. After extensive repair and cleaning by NTSB officials, it was determined that the CVR did not record the flight, and it likely had not been recording audio for several years.
(Bold mine.)
Bad News for Solo Travelers on Carnival Cruises
For those who enjoy traveling alone, Carnival doesn’t have any plans to add solo cabins to its ships. And, really, why should it? Most hotels charge the same rate for single or double occupancy (at least the ones where I stay).
Have a great afternoon!
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The nonfunctional cockpit recorder is what scares me about airlines or airplanes from Mexico and other third-world countries.
Why would that scare you? If you are on a flight where they need to recover the voice recording you are more than likely dead. At that point who cares?
@Ronald – I get where FNT is coming from and my take from what he is saying is they can take greater risks as there is no record of what they are doing. A pilot who knows everything is recorded is perhaps more likely to put safety first.
If the CVR wasn’t properly maintained, what else wasn’t?
Right. I think that might be what @FNT Delta Diamond was getting after, too.