Flight attendants undergo strict physical and mental procedures during takeoff and landing to ensure passenger safety.

Always observant and assessing risks.

Flight attendants greet passengers at the door not just for courtesy, but to assess potential safety risks, medical needs, or security concerns. They also quickly identify people who may require ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you step onto a plane, you might think all eyes are on the overhead bins or the in-flight magazine. But there's a good chance ...

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Looking for subtle clues to passenger behavior.

Flight attendants are the underrated security forces of the skies. Some things they do are obvious, like making sure seatbelts are fastened, but others are surprisingly subtle. Ever wonder what flight ...

We all interact with flight attendants, but how much do we know about them? What are their lives like? Flight attendants have been to a lot of places and seen a lot of things in their extremely public ...