Flying high and going strong! 86-year-old becomes the world's longest-serving flight attendant
Flying high and going strong! 86-year-old becomes the world's longest-serving flight attendant after 65 YEARS of service in the skies - having started her career when plane tickets were hand-written and cost just $12.65 years ago, Bette Nash landed a job as an Eastern Airlines flight attendant, and she has been pushing beverage carts and giving safety instructions ever since.
Bette, from Manassas, Virginia, took her first flight as a teen and quickly fell in love with the 'spiffy appearances and gracious manners of the crew members'.
When she started her career in 1957, things were certainly different - flights were $12, tickets were hand-written, and schedules were displayed on chalkboards.
Many things changed over the years, but there's one thing that stayed the same - the people. She said, 'They have the same needs - a little love and attention' . Bette, who now works for American Airlines, is most known for her 'warm hospitality,' and is said to 'greet every face with a smile'. The flight attendant has no plans to retire any time soon, with her explaining, 'As long as I have my health and I’m able, why not work. It’s still fun'. (By LILLIAN GISSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM)
PUBLISHED: 15:34 BST, 1 July 2022 | UPDATED: 16:12 BST, 1 July 2022
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If you love people this may be the right job.
Me... well... I don't know, maybe. Maybe not... lol.
Could you do this job Didi? I think maybe you could be perfect for it actually.
Image all the quizzes you could make then, if the pilot allow it :)
If you love people this may be the right job.
Me... well... I don't know, maybe. Maybe not... lol.
Could you do this job Didi? I think maybe you could be perfect for it actually.
Image all the quizzes you could make then, if the pilot allow it :)
Many years ago, I had seriously considered becoming an Air hostess whilst engaged in formal swimming classes. Candidates interested in applying for such a job had to have achieved a certain level of marine life-saving competency, and, whilst I tried hard to do so, I wasn't able to. So the dream ended there.
I wonder what the training requirements were like for her, in those days?
I wonder what the training requirements were like for her, in those days?
Good for her & all women who rock the world!
Good for her & all women who rock the world!