· New word meanings in aviaiton

o Jetsam or Jettisoned – a sacked jet airways air hostess.
o Jet - setter – a serving jet airways hostess.
o Jet lag – common condition of fired jet airways airhostess after a long spell of grounding.
o Waitress – ex air hostess now ground hostess.
o Ornithophobia (Fear of birds - kingfishers in particular) – common condition afflicting sacked air hostesses.
o Aerophobia ( fear of flying) – common condition found among aspiring air hostesses.
o Pilot error – a pregnant air hostess.
o Hostel – where a host of sacked air hostesses live.
o Jetonomics – process of merging and shedding flab to achieve designed capacity and avoid bankruptcy.
o Aviateer – a career for overpaid, underworked and pampered employees.



· Alternate employment for fired airhostesses ;
o Join mamata’s agitation at singur –last heard they were serving all three meals.
o Wine taster at united breweries.
o Free lance correspondent for Samna.
o Cheerleader for mallayas IPL team.
o Deep sea oil exploration – next best thing to being grounded.


· How do you know you married an ex airhostess?


o On your honeymoon flight when meal is served she knocks on cockpit and asks what the pilot will have?
o She insists on giving a demo on how to tie seat belts before she sits in the car.She habitually knocks on the pilot’s door asking to be let in after dinner in the hotel you are staying in where the airline crew is also staying