The first day of Flight Attendant School is very exciting. The instructors will go over the do’s and don’ts of the course. Company Executives will express their pleasure on having us as part of the team. The Credit Union lady shares the benefit of your own in-house Credit Union.

However, the main attraction is when the travel people come in to explain your flight benefits and how they work.

You will learn early in your Flight Attendant Career that the pay isn’t great, the hours can suck, and the passengers can sometimes be a challenge. Through it all, one thing is sure, the Benefits are great.

Usually your medical, dental, and vision benefits are wonderful. However, what we all work for are those flying benefits.

There is a challenge to the flying perk. In most cases, there must be an open seat available for the employee to get on the aircraft. In addition, most airlines have those empty seats taken by employees, in seniority order.

Don’t fear, there are usually plenty of flights to choose from, and as a Flight Attendant we hold an ace card, we can Jump Seat.

The Jump Seat is where we sit during take-off and landing. Most aircraft have one or two extra Jump Seats. They are usually available for Flight Attendants to freeload on.

For example: You are at the Cancun gate, thinking about the senoritas, and the sun. You have checked in for the flight. The Gate Agent shares some bad news. She tells you that there are only three seats left. You learn that those three seats are going to be swallowed up by the more senior Pilot and his family.

In addition, there are two operation people with more seniority ahead of you. If a miracle occurs, and extra seats appear, they will have those seats.

Put on your Poker Face, and pull out the Ace. Politely you take your rookie self over to the Gate Agent, and ask for a Jump Seat Form.

Your seat for today’s flight won’t have any movie, or alcoholic beverage privileges, however, you will be doing the “Hat Dance” by nightfall.

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