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A charming memory from retired 'Stewardess' Linda Wills -
I flew from Halifax to Vancouver on May 3, 2025 - direct flight on Air Canada. Since I was an Aeroplan member I had free WiFi through Bell. Same for return flight on May 12th. It was lovely, good flight, aisle seat and a full flight. I was boarded first, I requested it because of age, although perfectly fit, I like being able to get settled before the rush. Can’t say I am a fan of having to purchase a seat after buying a ticket, nor pay for a bag. Not quite sure what a passenger is supposed to do if they don’t pay for a seat. Sit on the floor? Hang onto the wing?
The inflight crew were very nice and quite interested in learning they had an antique “Stewardess” on board. Flying certainly has changed since I worked for Air Canada back in the ‘60s. Except for no smoking, which is great, the cramped seating is no fun. I am not a big woman and I had a fairly large man beside me. He had his knee pressed against mine most of the flight and his elbow in my ribs. I couldn’t get exasperated with him because it really wasn’t his fault. He had nowhere to go except overflow his seat onto mine. Lots of good memories from when I was flying - like the winter I flew with the Chicago Black Hawks in a chartered Viscount. They were a great bunch of guys. Kept pressed roses from them for years. I had grumpy PM Diefenbaker on various flights, and charming PM Pearson on others. Or the week before Christmas when we were stranded in St John’s, Newfoundland and were entertained nightly by locals with kitchen parties, lots of Screech, good food and singing. A Newfoundland captain at the time got us out Christmas Eve! I could go on….
Linda (Lockerby) Wills. Bedford, Nova Scotia |
