![]() ![]() Jack is working on his real estate license and plans to sell commercial property on the side. Jill has a three-year-old daughter, and her husband is an attorney. Dinner is good, and we all get to know each other a bit over the meal. At dinner, we check out the Hard Rock Cafe. We go our separate ways with plans to meet up in a couple of hours for dinner. After a quick change, we meet up again in the lobby, and the hotel van driver gives us a lift to the mall. Jill wants to check out a shopping center she heard about and asks us to come along. Three stops and just under seven hours later we arrive in Salt Lake City (SLC). We perform our various pre-flight duties, board up, and off we go. It's the aircraft's first flight of the day, and it's clean as a whistle and ready to go. We arrive at the gate 30 minutes prior to departure. Today looks pretty easy on paper-only four legs, and they are all relatively short. Fortunately, there's a Starbuck's in the hotel lobby.mmmmmmm caramel macchiato. TUESDAY Lobby call is 8:45AM Eastern, but I still could have used a few more winks. It's almost 10PM eastern, and I'm asleep before my head hits the pillow. Once I get to my room I grab a quick shower, iron tomorrow's uniform, and it's off to bed. Once at the hotel, Jack signs us in we decide on a time to head back to the airport tomorrow and we're done for the night. Out we go to the curb to catch the hotel shuttle, and we only have to wait a few minutes. Jack and Jill have sold liquor on their flights today, and they have cash and coupons to record and deposit. ![]() We get to LAX right on time and turn the plane over to an Oakland, CA (OAK)-based Crew who will take it on one more leg, and we're finally finished flying but not quite done. After a quick Crew change, we're boarded and off for California. We tidy up the aircraft, complete our Crew change, and head into the terminal for a bit of "airport appreciation." It's nearly 7:00PM Eastern, and it's dinner time! By the time we find, purchase, and eat our dinner, it's time to report for our flight to LAX. We have two hours of ground time in PHX before working a flight to LAX. Five hours went by faster than I thought. Even though the flight is full, the next thing I know, we're descending for PHX. We complete our Crew change, board the flight, and depart BWI right on time for Phoenix, AZ (PHX). I'm flying C position (we have three positions, A, B, and C, at Southwest) so I also need to check the presence and operation of all the emergency equipment, and Jack stays in the jetbridge and watches the luggage. ![]() As the passengers begin deplaning, Jill and I step onboard to help the inbound Crew tidy up. The Captain briefs us for the flight, and before we know it the aircraft is pulling up to the 's time to go to work. I meet my Crew, "Jack" and "Jill" (not their real names), in the jetbridge. After a quick bite, I put on my uniform.I never commute in uniform because it's easier to stay looking crisp if I wait until it's time to actually work to suit up.ฤก2:30PM, and I'm off to the gate. Since I don't have to be at the gate until 12:40PM, I've got time for a nap and lunch. My trip sheet also lists the name and phone numbers of the hotels where I'll be staying. We arrive in BWI right on time at 9AM and head for the Crew lounge, where I check in for duty by computer and print out a copy of my trip so I know where I'm going and when for the next three days. MONDAY It's 6:15AM and my alarm clock just went off.after a quick shower, I'm out the door headed for the airport by 6:45. Now that I'm listed for the flight, I make the last preparations for tomorrow. I log on to SWALife (our Company's internal web site) to check the loads for the flights to Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).my report time is at 12:10PM, so I try for the 7:40AM departure. I'm a commuter so my first order of business is getting to work. It's Sunday night and tomorrow, I have a trip. It's a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday three-day trip with layovers in Los Angelas (LAX) and Salt Lake City (SLC). I figure the easiest way to do this is to describe a recent trip. I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you what it is like to be a Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant. ![]()
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