The Red Eye
by Ally Murphy
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November Blog - Unfit to Fly!
November Blog - Unfit to Fly!
About this podcast
Short stories about the extraordinary true travel experiences of flight attendants, pilots and their passengers. A peak behind the curtain into the lives of those who travel for a living. In the world of aviation and world travel, we experience everything from thrilling dramas to side-splitting comedy and life-altering moments, each episode immerses you in a world of adventure. Enjoy a brief escape, as real-life events take on a fictional flair, transporting you from the aircraft’s cabin, to the ground, and across the globe.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 147 episodes
- November Blog - Unfit to Fly! · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 140This month, Susan is down in the dumps as she accidentally broke a rib whilst going about her day. But cabin crew can't work if their ribs are broken! So she's been signed off…
- The Lost Flight - A Bermuda Triangle Story · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 139On December 5, 1945, five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale for a three-hour exercise called “Navigation Problem Number One,” and the hop went as smoothly…
- Drunk Crew and Pissed Off Passengers · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 138When the cabin crew go all out whilst on a layover in a luxury hotel in the Caribbean, the hotels guests get so angry with their bad behaviour that they report them to the…
- The Kindest Restraint · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 137Restraining dangerous passengers is something no cabin crew ever wants to deal with. Being trapped in an enclosed aircraft with someone who is threatening safety is scary…
- October Blog - Cooling Burnt Vaginas and other air incidents... · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 136Cabin Crew have to deal with everything in the sky - including the weird stuff we'd rather not! On today's episode, we hear Susan's blog entry for October where she looks back at…
- BOB Behaving Badly · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 135When the hot passenger on board becomes a disruptive passenger! We're back with another passenger behaving badly story today and we loved the twist at the end! When the crew…
- A Final Flight · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 134Passengers board a plane for many reasons. A single plane can hold honeymooners, stag and hen dos, families, dream vacationers, people moving to a different country, pilgrims…
- The Unofficial Upgrade · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 133Cabin Crew are not always saints, sometimes they do things they shouldn't do, and there's even been times when they've broken the law! This story is one of those times. A true…
- The Long Ride Home · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 132When the tragedy of 9/11 occured, airline crews were displaced all over the world. In the USA, anyone who was travelling on a standby or companion ticket was told they wouldn't…
- September Blog - A Humiliating Landing Day Disaster · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 131Landing Days are sketchy for Cabin Crew. There's a good chance you'll pull into the motorway services for a 20 minute power nap and wake up 8 hours later with a security guard…
- A Golden Shower · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 130We're back to passenger's behaving badly today! Because the Cabin Crew who tell their stories to us always seem to have a tale of when passengers get drunk onboard the plane…
- Fight or Flight · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 129A violent hijacking by a crew member causes the pilots to fight back for their lives. In 1994, a disgruntled employee called Auburn Calloway was facing disciplinary action for…
- The Layover Lie · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 128Would you ever lie to give yourself more time in a destination? In the aviation world, we've had plenty of crew who will go sick downroute so they don't have to work home - they…
- August Blog - Passengering Do's and Don'ts! · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 127Susan has to deadhead a sector on a trip. This can be super fun but there are some things you want to be aware of! When you're cabin crew, you may get the chance to be a…
- Fire on Final Approach · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 126A major lithium battery fire occurred in an overhead locker on a Virgin Australia Boeing 737 flight from Sydney to Hobart on July 21st, 2025. Whilst preparing the cabin for…
- Stuck Up a Mountain · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 125Going off on adventures whilst on a layover is a perk of the job as a member of flight crew. Hiking in far away places, taking in vistas you'd never normally see, or maybe skiing…
- The Worst Seatmate Ever · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 124Someone dying in the seat next to you on a plane is unlucky, but 3 times is just careless! We have a passenger story today, where we hear the true story of a man who started to…
- Susan's Blog -Saving Stray Dogs on Layovers! · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 123In today's episode of The Red Eye, we hear what happened when Susan found a stray dog in India that needs some care. Cabin Crew are naturally caring folk, and that extends to the…
- The Pilot Porta Potty Prank - A Remastered Story · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 122When a pilot prank goes disastrously wrong for a cabin crew member, she ends up in a bucket load of problems! This is a remastered episode of one of our earlier stories - and one…
- The Regrettable Move · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 121Falling in love with someone who lives thousands of miles away can happen when you fly around the world working in the world of aviation. And at some point you have to make the…
