Posted on 11/29/2007 1:57:28 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Aloha Airlines flight attendant Patti Smart recalls her history of working in the airline industry at the corporate office of Aloha Airlines, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 in Honolulu. After more than 50 years of service as a stewardess for Aloha Airlines, Ms. Smart is set to retire. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
So much for hoping for a grass skirt pic ...
Oh, I’m sure one or two may pop up..
One time, she got into a tight spot when her skirt flew out the window.
As she was serving pineapple juice to passengers, she spilled it all over her uniform. She changed into a pair of pants and washed out her skirt in the lavatory. When she tried to air-dry the skirt by letting it flap in the breeze from the cockpit window, one of the pilots snatched it and let it fly out the window.
“I wanted to kill those two,” she said. “I wanted to get their two heads together and whack them. They were laughing and laughing.”
The joke didn’t stop there. Another pilot on the next flight out radioed her plane and teased that he had caught the skirt as it went flying by. Other pilots also heard the radio report of the flight attendant who lost her skirt, and the story quickly traveled around the world.
Seems high.
union.. after 50 years , she should own a plane or two..
That problem probably happened less often with the dawning of the jet age.
They only get paid from the time the door closes until the doo opens, so it’s not nearly as good as it seems.
Her smile is her secret... nice article
Is that right? So all the time they need to wait for the next flight in the middle of the night, etc., doesn't count?
She was bringing people to Hawaii before anyone ever heard Tiny Bubbles in the Wine. I wonder if she’s sick of it too?
I’ve flown a few inter-island flights on vacations over the years, she looks familiar. I wish her well.
I remember a few Pan Am and Eastern attendants that could still carry a smile after years in the FRiendly skies.
That's the way it works. If they stay away from home overnight, they get an additional small hourly per diem to cover meals and misc. expenses while they are on the ground. Works the same way for pilots.
When the Sea Hawks first started Rainier Bank in Seattle put out a limited edition,numbered Sea Hawks belt buckle. I was lucky enough to get one. I wonder if it is worth anything?
When young.
I think her older sister was serving on a Delta flight I took last week.
As a young boy (6-7) I flew with my Mom on a Pan-Am Cliper from San Francisco to Hawaii. This was in 1957 I think the aircraft was called a “Connie”. Four props. First time I was ever on a plane. Great fun. We were going to meet and live my Father, a Marine, who had been transfered to Hawaii. We walked down the steps and many leis were placed around or necks ... what a place Hawaii was in the time I lived there. When we returned to the mainland (Hawaii became a State while we were there) after 4 yrs. we sailed on a ship, USS Luraline, back to San Fransico.
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