I became a regional flight attendant so I could spend my nights upline (more like inland in outback Australia) lazing around my 1 star accommodation in exotic locations like DUBBO or WAGGA WAGGA, dining in Fabulous places like the RSL or better still the in-room dining experience of Pizza Hut.
Then we have the quite as a mouse aircraft I fly on (deafness is not out of the question within the next 12 months), add to this the opportunity to deliver an exceptional experience with my peanuts and a cup of water (the new QF Regional dining HA) in our luxury cabin where the aircon doesnt work (thanks to the tech crew directing the air to the flight deck, nice and cool up there), and where the toilet has my room in it then the galley they call my workspace.
We have a great mix of long haul (2 hours on a DASH 8 would be like doing a Singapore/London/Singapoore) and short haul, 35 minute flights to Canberra where if the weather is slightly bad a serious injury is always on the cards.
All in all I wanted to become regional cabin crew for the lifestyle and well have I got exactly what I wished for, it has even exceeded my expectations in true Qantas style.
Now I know all you wannbe's will be green with envy BUT never fear your day will come, all you can do is dream of my life at the moment (just as I do when I go to sleep at night singing the Qantas commercial pretending im onto a 747 to L.A. in the morning).
Oh did I forget to mention the passengers, oh I did what a shame.