Video: When Flight Attendants Work from Home (Or Why They Really Shouldn’t)

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The world has been asked to Work From Home (WFH) in order to practice social distancing and help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Unfortunately, WFH isn’t possible for many workers… including, of course, flight attendants who have been deemed ‘essential workers’ and will have to carry on flying whether they like it or not.

Having said that, there’s a lot less flying hours going around at the moment so if a flight attendant were to try doing their job at home, what would it look like?

The answer it seems is plenty of petty rules and fake smiles, along with cringe-worthy interactions that any flight attendant or frequent flyer will know only too well. Here’s the result…

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Mateusz Maszczynski

Mateusz Maszczynski honed his skills as an international flight attendant at the most prominent airline in the Middle East and has been flying ever since... most recently for a well known European airline. Matt is passionate about the aviation industry and has become an expert in passenger experience and human-centric stories. Always keeping an ear close to the ground, Matt's industry insights, analysis and news coverage is frequently relied upon by some of the biggest names in journalism.