I was a flight attendant for 16 years - here's why life at 35,000ft wasn't all it's cracked up to be

EXCLUSIVE I was a flight attendant for 16 years - here's why life at 35,000ft wasn't all it's cracked up to be Skye Taylor worked as a stewardess for Virgin Atlantic as well as budget airlines She says that post-pandemic her wages dropped to less than her starting wage READ MORE: I'm an ex-flight attendant and THESE are the problem passengers By Sophie Foster, Deputy Travel Editor For Mailonline Published: 03:20 EDT, 31 August 2024 | Updated: 03:20 EDT, 31 August 2024 e-mail View comments Many people dream of a working life at 35,000ft, imagining that being a flight attendant is non-stop glamour. But Skye Taylor, 49, who spent 16 years working as a stewardess, reveals that it's not all it's cracked up to be. The ex-flight attendant told MailOnline it's plagued by low wages and that sitting on the beach is a rarity for many crew members.

She found a solution to her lack of money, leaving the skies to be an X-rated cam girl who shares explicit material live on the internet in exchange for money. Skye claims that when she started her career in the airline industry everything was different. Skye Taylor (above, in uniform), 49, spent 16 years working as a stewardess, but reveals it's not all it's cracked up to be.

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The ex-stewardess, who eventually worked her way up the ladder to Virgin Atlantic, said: ‘Before Covid, we were treat.