Plane crazy: Selfies take off with cabin crew
An interesting story from the New York Post reveals that sexy flight attendants across the world have started an underground network of mile-high selfies that they post on Instagram.
In one photo, five Emirates Airlines’ attendants are seen in uniform draped over each other inside an aircraft in the style of a Vanity Fair spread.
Another selfie features an airline hostess posing in a crew locker room, wearing a pilot’s hat and with her lips puckered, with the tagline "#flywithme."
"Aviation is a very close-knit community," said flight attendant and "Rants of a Sassy Stew" blogger Shawn Kathleen, who doesn’t use her last name.
She’s encouraged other flight attendants to vent their frustrations at passengers who behave badly by posting embarrassing photos of the fliers with the hashtag #passengershaming.
But Heather Poole, an 18-year veteran flight attendant and author of New York Times bestseller "Cruising Attitude," said she wouldn’t dare post a photo of herself in uniform because of the tight control airlines have over their images.
"It’s a big deal. The airlines protect their image, everything is very strict. You could lose your job."
Poole, reports the New York Post, is responsible for coining the phrase "laviators" — mile-high headshots of people who snap photos of themselves in the bathroom of a plane.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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