Underpaid flight attendants turn to stripping, eating passengers leftovers: They cant survive

This brings new meaning to “airstrip.”A stripping flight attendant might seem like an OnlyFans fantasy.However, that’s not the case for some air hostesses, who’ve turned to removing their clothes for cash and other desperate measures to make ends meet when not working the financially unfriendly skies.“I am definitely not a girl that you would normally see in a strip club,” a stewardess, Bree, told NewsNation of her unlikely side hustle.

“I grew up with a lot of morals, a lot of Christian morals.I have a partner, I have a job.”However, after a long shift in the sky, the air hostess removes her wedding ring and stewardess uniform and prepares to begin her side gig at the strip club.Unfortunately, this vocation exposed Bree to an unsavory environment rife with pimps, drug dealers, and scuzzy clients.“I never had people asking me for blow jobs, and they would pay $500,” said the stewardess-cum-stripper, who opted to remain anonymous for fear of losing her stewardess job, while describing the change from her prior gig.

“I would never get asked all the time if I could go home and have sex with somebody for money.This was not how I grew up.”Of particular concern is fentanyl, which is so ubiquitous among Bree’s clientele that she learned to recognize its distinctive “peanut butter” scent, NewsNation reported.She also carries Narcan with her in the event of an overdose from exposure — which can affect those who don’t even use the drug.

Bree said that her second job was borne out of “the need for survival.” While flight attendants might seem like they make a lot of money, in reality they’re “dirt poor,” making under “$30,000 a year” in their first year, rued the crewmember.For reference, Bree rakes in between $300 and $1,000 per night stripping, enough to cover rent and more.One problem is that many airlines, including United Airlines, don’t pay crewmembers for a lot of the time they’re on duty, including waiting at the ...