Why did I choose a flight attendant career? The answer probably comes as no surprise, the free flights of course. It was the most popular answer in flight attendant school and even the instructors made jokes about it.

Free flights are great of course, but it is only one of the many perks of pursuing a flight attendant career. My personal favorite perk was free hotel stays in-between flights. There was nothing better than getting paid to essentially be on vacation. It wasn’t all fun and games, (there were plenty of days where the business far outweighed the pleasure) but today I’m going to focus on the fun part of being a flight attendant.

Usually when you’re called in to work on a holiday you cringe at the thought, especially when that holiday is New Years. I, on the other hand, jumped for joy and immediately started packing my winter clothes. I was headed to New York, a dream of mine ever since the first time I watched that magical ball drop on Times Square.

Usually when you have a layover between flights the airline will place you in a hotel close to the airport, but I was fortunate enough to be ’stuck’ in New York for twenty-four hours so my crew members and I got a free stay in Times Square, and we got paid for it.

Needless to say it was one of the best New Years I’ve ever experienced. So why should you choose a flight attendant career? Because it might make your dreams come true.

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