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New Age, amazing view on living (zen-like) with joy.

Ok, first of all, I never wrote a book. Someone else, perhaps? Secondly, there’s a little bit of defensiveness in my posts, but I tend to think its MORE rationalization. There’s a GOOD REASON delays happen in the NYC area. I posted them. This site feeds off negativity and whining about the industry. I have ANOTHER VIEW. Funny, how the comments end when I post a reasonable response to someone’s rant about service or the flight attendant profession. And, why wouldnt one feel a bit defensive when one’s occupation is constantly attacked?
Seriously, my thoughts are just that. That you assume I’m angry is just another example of the negativity here. What’s posted here thrives on negativity! Should I base my opinion on YOU by your views on sex, politics or religion? I think not, because your view and your work ethic are two different things. Right?
This past year, I’ve received six commendations from passengers, even one from my manager. I have a good work ethic. And, I’ve called in sick, maybe three times in the past 10 years.
Bother way, I cant tell you how many times I’ve bent over to that person sitting next to the lavatory and said, “I know, your seat sucks”….can I buy you a drink?” With that I head up to first class, pour a glass of wine, borrow a liquor, a beer and place it on their traytable. I, too, sit near a lavatory and it’s irritating to watch passengers leave the door OPEN all day long. HERE I can say something about it. Seriously, CLOSE THE DOOR. IT STINKS!
In person, I simply kick it closed all day long.

and, there’s a long standing rule on the internet. Comment on the POST, not the poster. I know, I know I’m guilty too. Those CAPS. That’s the way I type though.

Fly safe

Anyway, I digress. In my many, many, many other flights, the FAs have been helpful and professional. I get that maybe you have a different perspective and I know you are suffering from the airline cutbacks, but reading your posts, I really worry. When I fly to New Orleans in November, are all my FAs going to be as angry as you seem to be?

Pathetic.
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JFK: It’s an area roughly 20-by-20 miles that sees well over 1 million flights a year, including those passing through nearby LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports. JFK handles nearly 400 international flights a day, but domestic flights now outnumber international ones by 2 to 1.

EWR: Newark Liberty is one of the nation’s busiest airports, averaging roughly 1,200 flights per day and capable of handling more than 100,000 incoming and departing passengers on peak days, such as during the Thanksgiving holiday.

PHL: The FAA has developed an estimate of the maximum number of operations each airport can handle in optimal weather conditions called the Airport Arrival Rate (AAR) and the Airport Departure Rate (ADR). The ADR at PHL is 52, meaning that 52 aircraft per hour – 13 per quarter hour – can safely depart Philadelphia airport.

LGA: LaGuardia handles about 70 flights per hour, both departures and arrivals.

THERE’S YOUR ANSWER.