Cabin Pressure [Hardcover]

Elizabeth Harwell (Author), Corylee Spiro (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The authors, flight attendants of long experience, have collected anecdotes from their own careers and those of others in a volume of entertaining misadventures in the air and on the ground. Many of the stories involve overly demanding passengers who get their comeuppance--like the woman who told an attendant to change her baby, only to get a different infant back in exchange. There are accounts of training school, of inexperienced attendants on their first flights, of crises in food and beverage serving, of lavatory mixups, of the tricks played by flight crews on one another and of emergencies real and imagined. Every page offers at least a smile. First serial to Cosmopolitan; author tour.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr; 1st edition (July 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312028822
• ISBN-13: 978-0312028824
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,449,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An English View, May 28, 2000

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Kay Perry (Cumbria, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cabin Pressure (Paperback)

Having worked for an airline based in Manchester, England, I flew many times to the States. I picked up Cabin Pressure on one of my trips to Orlando, Florida. I have to say that it is one of the most hilarious books I have ever read. I could identify with many of the problems the girls faced and I really hope that the book will be available soon. I need another copy badly!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cabin Pressure, April 15, 2000

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Donna F. Cox (Los Gatos, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cabin Pressure (Paperback)

I read this book years ago and really enjoyed it. I have flown for three different airlines, since retired and would love to re-read this book. I lent it out and never got it back. Please re-publish this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's All True!, March 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cabin Pressure (Paperback)

I first read this book when our daughter, Tamara, started flying for Pan Am years ago--loved it. I eventually became a flight attendant and then realized all flight attendants could write a similar book. Passengers ARE a never ending supply of material--bless their darlin' little hearts. Elizabeth and Corylee: PLEASE, PLEASE publish this fabulous book again! And while that project is in process, write us another one!! Thanks!