The best seats are closer to the galley where the flight attendant can give you maximum attention." Annie Kingston, another flight attendant, shared why this works.

Post-war jet age In the 1950s and 1960s, the role of flight attendant (stewardess) was seen as a woman's role. In 1950, uniforms were influenced by the military and nurse styles of the time and ...

Rosie Awad, a flight attendant with Virgin Australia, has a different pick. “I would always choose row 5 at the window,” she told the publication Tyla.

“Thankfully, I don’t get motion sickness—if I did, I’d be in the wrong profession,” says Sydney Anistine, a 20-year veteran flight attendant who’s worked for all four major U.S. airlines.

2010s One week away from getting their 'wings' these Virgin Atlantic flight attendants proudly wear their red uniforms as they undergo an in flight training session focussing on how to serve meals ...