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My turbulent flight with the hen do crew

Melissa Kite Melissa Kite
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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 01 February 2025
issue 01 February 2025

‘Oggy oggy oggy!’ shouted the Italian flight attendant over his intercom, and all the hen party ladies on the plane squealed with delight. I’m a nervous flier, so as I strapped myself into my seat I was already hyperventilating. It was not ideal that I was sharing my flight from London to Cork with a hen party and a head steward who was acting like he was off his rocker.

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