I was a Virgin flight attendant - these are the routes that are traumatic to work on... and why celebrities can be the worst passengers
- Skye Taylor, 48, worked as a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant for 17 years
- She is now works on Babestation after quitting due to issues with boozy flyers
A former Virgin Atlantic flight attendant has pulled back the glamorous curtain to reveal the downsides of cabin crew life.
Skye Taylor, 48, eventually called it a day on her flight attendant career, after 17 years, when insomnia began to take a toll.
She has now revealed the major stresses for cabin crew on the most problematic routes.
Alcohol being freely available to passengers on long-haul flights also became a major issue for her and other flight attendants, Skye said.
The mother explained crew would often try and campaign to have alcohol removed from certain routes as it would 'get that bad'.
She dropped the bombshell that Thursday flights to Las Vegas, especially those heading to boxing or other big events packed with 'rowdy men' were some of the worst.
Skye Taylor, 48, who was a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant for 17 years revealed flights to Las Vegas, LA and the Caribbean were amongst the most traumatic (pictured)
She dropped the bombshell that some routes were so bad for boozy passengers, crew would often try and campaign to have alcohol removed
On numerous occasions, there had been incidents of rudeness and dangerous activity among passengers on these flights, according to Skye, who now has a raunchy career on Babestation.
'I’ve never been attacked, but verbally? All the time. It is horrible up there. Sometimes it feels like it is going to get out of control and it is not a nice feeling,' she told the Daily Star.
'I’ve had people hide alcohol, smoke vapes in the toilet, be really rude to the cabin crew, trying to grab the cabin crew, people screaming in your face.'
'You go out to the galley and people are helping themselves in the bars. It can be absolutely horrendous,' she added.
Flights to sunny LA would and the Caribbean were among the flight attendant's least favourite journeys to work on.
Celebrity and upper-class clients were among the worst for poor behaviour, Sky revealed.
'If you have big names in the upper class they would take advantage of that,' she said.
'They know they are important and they have paid an awful lot of money to be refused a drink.'
However, it wasn't only alcohol that made some journeys particularly gruelling.
Skye believes following the pandemic more travellers are taking prescription drugs, making flights even more difficult for the crew.
The due-diligent flight attendant would always be sure to advise her passengers to be wary about taking sleeping pills and drinking.
She explained that many would have various reactions due to the altitude, noting that some people's personalities would change entirely.
Skye has experienced several travellers who have been really 'rude' and 'horrible' before falling asleep and would awake 'completely changed'.
The mother, who has now opted for a saucier career with Babestation, also shared that celebrities and upper class clients were among the worst
'They know they are important and they have paid an awful lot of money to be refused a drink,' she said
Divulging that she believes more studies should be done on prescription medication in effect during flights, she said: 'Especially on LA route.
'It used to be quite traumatic for some crew. The people can be on quite a lot of substances like Xanax and all this kind of stuff coupled with drinking is just a recipe for disaster.'
Another problem - according to Sky - is holidaymakers purchasing alcoholic beverages duty free, using it as an 'excuse to be completely drunk' during the journey.
The mother, who does night shifts on Babestation, divulged she would discover empty vodka bottles dotted around the aircraft.
Revealing that you could never expect short flights to Ibiza to be a 'sensible' environment, she believes duty-free booze should be handed to crew before take-off.
