not actually a picture of Desi... although she is a doll!

My beautiful sister in law Desi (or often referred to as Debbie for those of you who mistake her name tag at 30,000 feet) is my favorite flight attendant. I wanted to interview her for my blog because so many (including me) find the career as a flight attendant so fascinating. To be in a new city every night, to meet so many people, and the flying privileges we can’t forget the flying privileges! So here you go, an interview with my favorite in flight safety guru talking about why she chose to become a flight attendant and offering those expert tips on flying in the friendly skies.

DTM: Why or how did you decide to become a flight attendant?

Desi: Because our family was so big, when we went on vacation we had to drive.  I flew for the first time when I was in 11th grade to go to Spain. During my flight I decided that being a flight attendant must be the most amazing job. . . you get to FLY all the time, and you get to layover in places like SPAIN! I knew then that I wanted to be one, at least until I’d gotten the travel bug out of my system.  I made friends with one of the flight attendants en route and he gave me the numbers to every main line company flying. I had a few years before I was old enough to apply but as soon as I could, I applied, and got a job shortly there after.

DTM: How long have you worked as a flight attendant?

Desi: I’ve been with SkyWest for 5 years in February, but before that was with PSA (US Airways) for a year.

DTM: What question are you asked the most?

Desi: Honestly, probably where is this flight going?

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