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Watching the trailer immediately got me thinking back to this old CW reality show called Fly Girls that followed 5 young, hot, Virgin America flight attendants as they jet setted around the world, attended Virgin-sponsored parties, and canoodled with rich businessmen in first class. I’m sure no one knows what show I’m talking about right now because I was probably the only person on Earth watching it (or the only person to admit to watching it). But I remember watching the show and feeling the same pangs of jealousy and intrigue that I felt when I watched The Hills (or any show featuring young hotties living the high life) and I remember thinking, “I could do that! I should be a flight attendant!”
So I’ve done some research and it seems like Virgin America is the only Virgin Airline I would be eligible for (apparently you need a European passport to apply for Virgin Atlantic and at least an Aussie accent to work for V Australia). They’re not hiring for “in-flight team members” at the moment, but I’ll be keeping an eye on their job page : ) And think how happy I’ll make my parents! UPenn grad + $50,000/year tuition = Virgin America stewardess!
Now I know what you all are thinking. You just graduated from an Ivy League university and now you want to make a career as a stewardess??! So much for shooting for the stars! My answer is…of course I don’t want to be 50 and a flight attendant! But it would be a cool job to have for like a year or so, right? Think about all the pros…the hot pilots, the celebrity run-ins, the chance to travel the world and for free, the chance to shmooze with rich businessmen in first class and possibly meet my future husband, the chance to make a gay BFF with a male stewardess. And the only cons…the lame uniforms and the actual responsibilities of being a flight atten
dant (i.e.: assisting people with ridiculously oversized carry-on luggage, dealing with rude passengers, going over boring safety and emergency stuff). Call me crazy, but I think the pros DEFINITELY outweigh the cons on this one!
Every summer, all major TV networks give a Fall Preview of the new shows they have lined up for fall. Being the TV geek that I am, the other day I was going through NBC, ABC, CBS, etc. websites and watching all the trailers for the shows and keeping record of which ones to watch on my Shows List (yes, I have a Shows List). While on the ABC website, I came across an upcoming show called Pan Am, a dramedy which chronicles the glamorous lives of the Pan Am stewardesses of the 1960s. (Watch the trailer below...)
Watching the trailer immediately got me thinking back to this old CW reality show called Fly Girls that followed 5 young, hot, Virgin America flight attendants as they jet setted around the world, attended Virgin-sponsored parties, and canoodled with rich businessmen in first class. I’m sure no one knows what show I’m talking about right now because I was probably the only person on Earth watching it (or the only person to admit to watching it). But I remember watching the show and feeling the same pangs of jealousy and intrigue that I felt when I watched The Hills (or any show featuring young hotties living the high life) and I remember thinking, “I could do that! I should be a flight attendant!” Watching the trailer for Pan Am has reignited that dream! Being a flight attendant might actually be kinda cool. Now, the ONLY airline I would work for would be the hip and trendy Virgin Airlines. They’ve seemed to set a standard when it comes to their flight attendants…long story short: you have to be young and attractive. I remember boarding my V Australia (Virgin’s newest airline) flight to Sydney and being immediately greeted by two leggy modelesque Aussies with huge smiles on their faces. It was certainly a big change from the rather aged stewardesses you see on Delta and, to be honest, their spunky attitudes, cool accents, and pretty faces made me anxious and excited to board the plane. I mean, check out this Virgin Airlines commercial. Can it get any cooler than this...
So I’ve done some research and it seems like Virgin America is the only Virgin Airline I would be eligible for (apparently you need a European passport to apply for Virgin Atlantic and at least an Aussie accent to work for V Australia). They’re not hiring for “in-flight team members” at the moment, but I’ll be keeping an eye on their job page : ) And think how happy I’ll make my parents! UPenn grad + $50,000/year tuition = Virgin America stewardess!
Now I know what you all are thinking. You just graduated from an Ivy League university and now you want to make a career as a stewardess??! So much for shooting for the stars! My answer is…of course I don’t want to be 50 and a flight attendant! But it would be a cool job to have for like a year or so, right? Think about all the pros…the hot pilots, the celebrity run-ins, the chance to travel the world and for free, the chance to shmooze with rich businessmen in first class and possibly meet my future husband, the chance to make a gay BFF with a male stewardess. And the only cons…the lame uniforms and the actual responsibilities of being a flight atten
dant (i.e.: assisting people with ridiculously oversized carry-on luggage, dealing with rude passengers, going over boring safety and emergency stuff). Call me crazy, but I think the pros DEFINITELY outweigh the cons on this one!
Actually, I think that would be an ideal job for a few years -- see the world, meet interesting people, and buy yourself some time to figure out what your next steps are -- and you could write your travel memoir while you're at it :) My niece was an air hostess with Emirates (she was based in Dubai) for about 5 years and really loved it. I can totally see you with the beverage cart ;)
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