flight attendant

noun

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of flight attendant

: a person who attends passengers on an airplane

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Recent Examples of flight attendant from the Web

Instead of mixing drinks in the galley in the back of the plane, flight attendants will make the drinks on carts in the aisles.

— hugo martin, latimes.com, "Snack carts are replacing serving trays on JetBlue as the airline adds more seats to planes," 30 Mar. 2018
Imagine being a waitress in a restaurant, or being a bartender at a hotel, or being a flight attendant and having to deal with abusive customers.

— emma sarran webster, Allure, "How Congresswoman Lois Frankel Is Fighting Sexual Harassment in the Service Industry," 21 Mar. 2018
Air passengers hoping to avoid catching common respiratory ailments are advised to stay in their seats to minimize transmission opportunities, and avoid touching anything a flight attendant who appears to be ill passes to them, Gatherer said.

— kashmira gander, Newsweek, "How to Avoid Catching the Flu Virus on a Plane, According to New Study," 20 Mar. 2018
In the video, a female flight attendant tells her to stop videotaping.

— derek hall, azcentral, "Southwest kicks father, toddler off flight to Atlanta," 18 Mar. 2018
The statistic, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, has sparked renewed interest following the death of a dog Monday night in a United passenger cabin after a flight attendant mistakenly ordered its carrier stuffed into an overhead bin.

— don sweeney, sacbee, "Pets rarely die on planes, but it’s most common on United flights, data shows | The Sacramento Bee," 15 Mar. 2018
Widespread posts on social media say a flight attendant had the animal’s crate placed in the overhead bin over the owner’s protests.

— michael sasso, Bloomberg.com, "Outcry Over Dead Dog Intensifies Pressure on United CEO," 15 Mar. 2018
However, our flight attendant did not hear or understand her, and did not knowingly place the dog in the overhead bin,’’ the airline said in a statement.

— david koenig, BostonGlobe.com, "United says flight attendant didn’t know there was a puppy inside a passenger’s bag before it died," 14 Mar. 2018
In my opinion, these United Airlines flight attendants are puppy killers.

— monique judge, The Root, "United Airlines Flight Attendants: Congenial Service Staff or Puppy Killers?," 14 Mar. 2018

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