Top 15 Airline Nicknames Courtesy of Flight Attendants And Crews

Top 15 Airline Nicknames: Need One For JetBlue

The trials and tribulation of flight attendants is sparking lots of interest lately, what with the news of Steve Slater, the beleaguered JetBlue flight attendant, who reportedly quit has job by releasing the emergency exit and scampering off the plane.

• Steve Slater, JetBlue Flight Attendant
• JetBlue Flight Attendant Quits?

Well, a very safe way for flight attendants to vent their understandable frustrations is to leverage online forums. These flight attendant or cabin crew forums are a fascinating glimpse into the high flying life of those in the airline business - not as glamorous as one thinks.

The flight crews beak off on everything from frustrating passengers to their employers including this list of top airline nicknames. The list comes courtesy of the contributors to an airline crew forum

JetBlue which is currently makes the news does not seem to have a nickname. I leave it to others far more clever at word play than myself to come up with a JetBlue nickname.

Top Airline Nicknames

1. Alitalia: Airplane Landed In Tokyo And Luggage In Atlanta
2. A.A. - Always Abort
3. American: Airline Meals Eaten Regularly Induces Cramps and Nausea
4. BOAC: Better On A Camel
5. Delta: Don't Ever Leave The Airport
6. El Al: Every Landing Always Late
7. Olympic: Onassis Likes Your Money Paid In Cash
8. PIA: Perhaps I'll Arrive
9. Sabena: Such A Bad Experience - Never Again
10. SAS: Sex After Service
11. TAP: Take Another Plane
12. TWA: That Was Awful
13. PAL: Plane Always Late or Plane Always Lost
14. UAL: U AIN'T LEAVING