39 Retro Photos That Reveal What It Was Like To Be A Flight Attendant Throughout The Years

Let’s take a look at some photos of flight attendants — or air hostesses, stewards, or stewardesses, as they were sometimes called — at work through the ages.

30. An American Airlines flight attendant poses with a first-class passenger in 1978.

31. A group of Ethiopian Airlines flight attendants in the 1970s.

32. Eastern Airlines flight attendants check in on the first class cabin in 1980.

33. Two flight attendants and a pilot pose in front of a fountain in the 1980s.

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34. Dutch airline Martinair stewardesses model new uniforms in 1982.

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35. A Thai Airways International airline flight attendant presents a selection of wine during a flight from Singapore to Bangkok in 1996.

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36. Virgin Atlantic Airways flight attendants pack Princess Diana’s dresses for a charity auction in 1997.

37. On August 26, 1999, two flight attendants carry signs out of a meeting room after rejecting a tentative five-year contract with Northwest Airlines.

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38. A PBair flight attendant distributes snacks during a 2004 flight.

39. A Norwegian flight attendant checks in on customers in 2015.

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39 Retro Photos That Reveal What It Was Like To Be A Flight Attendant Throughout The Years

30. An American Airlines flight attendant poses with a first-class passenger in 1978.

31. A group of Ethiopian Airlines flight attendants in the 1970s.

32. Eastern Airlines flight attendants check in on the first class cabin in 1980.

33. Two flight attendants and a pilot pose in front of a fountain in the 1980s.

34. Dutch airline Martinair stewardesses model new uniforms in 1982.

35. A Thai Airways International airline flight attendant presents a selection of wine during a flight from Singapore to Bangkok in 1996.

36. Virgin Atlantic Airways flight attendants pack Princess Diana’s dresses for a charity auction in 1997.

37. On August 26, 1999, two flight attendants carry signs out of a meeting room after rejecting a tentative five-year contract with Northwest Airlines.

38. A PBair flight attendant distributes snacks during a 2004 flight.

39. A Norwegian flight attendant checks in on customers in 2015.

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39 Retro Photos That Reveal What It Was Like To Be A Flight Attendant Throughout The Years

30. An American Airlines flight attendant poses with a first-class passenger in 1978.

31. A group of Ethiopian Airlines flight attendants in the 1970s.

32. Eastern Airlines flight attendants check in on the first class cabin in 1980.

33. Two flight attendants and a pilot pose in front of a fountain in the 1980s.

34. Dutch airline Martinair stewardesses model new uniforms in 1982.

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35. A Thai Airways International airline flight attendant presents a selection of wine during a flight from Singapore to Bangkok in 1996.

36. Virgin Atlantic Airways flight attendants pack Princess Diana’s dresses for a charity auction in 1997.

37. On August 26, 1999, two flight attendants carry signs out of a meeting room after rejecting a tentative five-year contract with Northwest Airlines.

38. A PBair flight attendant distributes snacks during a 2004 flight.

39. A Norwegian flight attendant checks in on customers in 2015.

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