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MCNEIL, Bill

1998-0091

Sound

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1989/1992 ?

Bill McNeil (Interviewer)

interviewer, Bill McNeil

Unedited interview conducted for the CBC radio series VOICE OF THE PIONEER of two women who were the first flight attendants for Trans-Canada Airlines. One, identified as Ruth, came from Winnipeg, and the other came from Montreal. They talk about: qualifications and requirements for the job; the salary; being treated like celebrities; the working conditions; flying conditions; the impact of bad weather on flying; the inaugural flight; handing out cigarettes and gum to passengers; serving coffee and sandwiches; the lack of air pressure in the early planes; the test flight from Winnipeg to Vancouver; passengers who were afraid during the flights; and an upcoming reunion.

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