F rom shows like “Pan Am” and “The Flight Attendant” to the many popular influencers who work in the skies, the job of flight attendant certainly captures the public imagination. But along with that allure comes a long list of myths about what the job really entails.

A Virgin Atlantic flight attendant reported for duty four times over the alcohol limit after crashing her car on the way to Heathrow, a court has heard. On 12 June, Kathryn Scott, 44, from Ottershaw in Surrey, was removed from a plane going to Antigua via Barbados after drinking wine the night before.

Flight attendants with PSA Airlines, which is owned by American Airlines, are planning a protest at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Monday.

Beauty routines, bare feet, and bathroom habits are one thing, but this flight attendant reveals the offensive foods you should never bring on a plane.