Pre-flight safety demonstration
A pre-flight safety briefing is a detailed explanation given before take-off to airline passengers about the safety features of the aircraft they are aboard.
A Royal Australian Air Force aircraftswoman demonstrating the use of an oxygen mask during a pre-flight safety demonstration on board an Australian Airbus A330 MRTT
A flight attendant, traditionally known as a steward or stewardess ; or air host or hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. Collectively called cabin crew, flight attendants are primarily responsible for passenger safety and comfort.
An Austrian Airlines flight attendant directing a passenger to his seat
Dutch stewardesses, Istanbul, 1959
Nelly Diener, the first air stewardess in Europe, hired in May 1934. She was killed on the plane pictured behind her, in the July 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident.
Washing dishes during a Qantas Airlines flight, 1949