JUST ANOTHER PASSENGER

 PART 1

" Water, please", passengers begin to ask as soon as the seat belt signal goes off, and sometimes even before. As the giant bird built of aerospace grade alluminium flaps its wings to fly, it also escalates many hopes and dreamers in love with the sky for whom working on ground isn't a viable alternative. However, the big bird's flawless flight isn't its only purpose. It is also intended for safe landings after a long trip that takes its passengers and crew to many destinations throughout the world and beyond, as ludicrous as it may sound.

Homo sapiens are essentially terrestrial organisms, and preceding to the invention of commercial aircrafts, surviving or flying 35,000 ft. above the earth would have been a ridiculous concept for common folk, ergo the Technology! Consequently, humans have navigated their lives and lifestyles owing to these Technological upgrades, which has made humans reliant on this colossal bird to reach their aspirations and destinations in break-neck speed (let's put environmental repercussions aside for a while). Amongst which are the sharply dressed, handsomely paid, skilled Pilots (Cockpit crew) and, to make travel safe and comfortable, the well-groomed, smiling faces of the airlines' Flight Attendants.

When it comes to flight attendants, their pleasant appearances may fail you to realise their full potential, but who are we? Much like how frequently we fail to comprehend our own best selves, and let's not even get started on the attendant 35k ft. above ground. Notably, in this stereotypical society, passengers anticipate them to serve them with food and towels for their convenience. That is the finesse of flight attendants: they make their task look easy and uncomplicated, regardless of what is going on the Galley (crew station onboard aircrafts) or in their minds.

As I began my career as a flight attendant, I had no idea where the landings would carry me. To be honest, I was engrossed with where I might get to travel, but as corny as it may sound, it was always about the journey and not the destination that life inevitably leads us to. During this voyage, I serviced a countless number of passengers where every other sector has a broad array of personas and a fascinating profiling game to play.

To be continued.........