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Flight attendants share 20 things most people don't know about the job

Rachel GillettMay 10, 2017, 19:02 IST

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Despite the frequency with which people fly these days, flight attendants' jobs are still, surprisingly, shrouded in a fair amount of mystery.

In fact, we know so little about what they do for a living that misconceptions abound.

To help lift the veil a little, we asked flight attendants everywhere to share some things that might surprise people about their job, and more than 60 responded.

We've anonymously included some of their answers here: