The Red Eye
A captivating, storytelling travel podcast that brings you extraordinary true stories from the travel experiences of flight attendants, pilots and their passengers. A peak behind the curtain into the lives of those who travel for a living. In the world of aviation and world travel, we experience everything from thrilling dramas to side-splitting comedy and life-altering moments, each episode immerses you in a world of adventure. Enjoy an brief escape, as real-life events take on a fictional flair, transporting you from the aircraft’s cabin, to the ground, and across the globe.
Episodes
86 episodes
Humiliated in Hong Kong
When a young flight attendant is led to believe she's special by a straight male crew member, she wonders if this is what she's been missing? But the next trip she does with him reminds her that there are scoundrels in the airline and she's goe...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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26:25
Night Flight Vigilance
As cabin crew are required to be able to react quickly in emergency situations on the aircraft, they are always on the lookout for something out of the ordinary. Whether that is a passenger who has had too much alcohol, a passenger acting suspi...
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Season 1
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Episode 80
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23:16
The Gift that Bit Back - A Flight Attendant's Horror Story
I'm not even sure where to start with the synopsis of this one.... It's a story so unbelievable that our poor writer has a very questionable search history since researching for this one.A cabin crew member is happy with her glamorous li...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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25:39
An Interview with Sil - a US based Flight Attendant & Urban Search and Rescue First Responder
In today's epsiode, Ally is chatting with US based Flight Attendant, Farm Owner, South African Tour Expert and Urban Search and Rescue First Responder about what it's like to work in the world of Aviation, on top of rescuing people from disaste...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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39:54
The Liquids Ban - An Aviation Rule Origin Story
It's been nearly 19 years to the day since we have had restrictions on taking liquids through onto the aircraft. Almost 2 decades of decanting our toiletries into small containers, of getting held up because we forgot to empty our water bottles...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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27:07
The Layover Liability - Pilot Mischief!
Most pilots are incredibly upstanding people. They have a very serious job that has taken years of training and discipline. But they do also need to be good with people. Working as a team is crucial for both safety reasons, and for a smooth tri...
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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31:13
Cabin Pressure - A Pilot's first, and nearly last flight!
It's crazy when you think about it, but every pilot must have their first ever flight with passengers on. We will never know about it, but up the front that rookie pilot with a handful of flying hours in their pocket will be sweating, nervous a...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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23:20
Captain's Last Call
Being an airline pilot comes with lots of perks. Travel, respect, adventure. You may also sometimes get you rpick of where you fly - particularly if it's your last flight before retiring.In today's episode of The Red Eye Podcast, we hear...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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25:31
An Interview with a Failed Parachute Survivor - Justin Davies
TW - Parachute Jump fails!On today's episode of The Red Eye Podcast, we take a slight diversion away from the tales of cabin crew and pilots on board the aircraft, to talk to someone who actively chose to jump out of an airplane!
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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35:17
The Roadside Rescue Crew - When Cabin Crew become First Responders off the Aircraft
One of the skills that Flight Attendants spend the most time training for, is the one you don't see very often! And thank goodness. Cabin Crew are trained in dealing with big emergencies, like plane crashes, where there may be multiple casualti...
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Season 1
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Episode 72
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30:24
A Close Shave - A Notorious Pilot gets into Trouble again!
This week we have another "Good Time Gary" story for you! You may remember him from an episode a while back, he was a notorious pilot in one airline who seems to have the most legendary stories that still get told to this day!This story ...
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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24:05
Hi-Jinx in Havana - Ex Cabin Crew getting up to mischief in Cuba!
Lots of Flight Attendants move on to different careers in the Emergency Services. The skills acquired in cabin crew training are transferable to the ambulance service, fire service and police.But it's tricky giving up that lifestyle of t...
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Season 1
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Episode 70
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26:17
An Interview with an Airport Armed Police Officer
In today's episode, we take a peak behind the scenes with the armed police at London Heathrow Airport. How much action do these officers see? How do they train for such extreme events?Ex Sergeant Mark Dolce speaks with The Red Eye Podcas...
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Season 1
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Episode 69
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38:36
The Man in the Window - An Aviation Disaster Story
On June 10th 1990. Captain Tim Lancaster took off from Birmingham Airport to Malaga, when he reached 17,000ft, the window blew out and he got sucked out with it.Cabin Crew member Nigel Ogden, along with Chief Steward John Heward and flig...
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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26:53
The Mile High Clap Trap
Some cabin crew have a reputation, some are good reputations but some are not... There are a few of the "players" out there, straight male flight attendants who are spoiled for choice when it comes to layover lays! But if you're going to experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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28:10
Loose Lemurs and the Vomit Comet
Flying internationally, alone with 2 children under 3 is stressful enough. But when you also have to deal with stomach bugs and loose animals in the cabin - it can push you over the edge!On today's episode of the podcast, we hear the tru...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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30:00
An Interview with Charlotte Crocker - Talking about Mental Health in the Aviation Industry
Trigger Warning - On today's episode, we discuss mental health issues and suicide. Whilst we don't go into details about any particular occurance, it may be triggering for some.We're talking to Charlotte Crocker, who delivers Wellbeing, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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26:57
The Critical Companion - Cabin Crew has a nightmare trip!
One of the perks of flying is the free (well, you pay the tax) flights you get. And when you are a flight attendant or pilot, you can take someone with you on one of your layovers.So what if you've just started dating a guy, he's hot but...
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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32:14
The San Franciscan Shoe Stealer - Passengers behaving erratically!
We love a good "passenger doing strange things" story at The Red Eye, it's amazing how many of them we get! But this one was a first for us...On a flight, when a passenger mixes medication with alcohol, the cabin crew often end up dealin...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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27:09
An Accidental Author - From Cabin Crew to Published Writer
In today's episode, we hear the true story of how a staff travel disaster led our very own Author Kaylie Kay down her true path of creativity! Kaylie has been an international flight attendant for over 25 years, and never saw herself doing anyt...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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36:13
Headbutts and Rebuttals - A dangerous passenger causes chaos for the crew
Cabin crew and pilots deal with all sorts of issues every day. But one you don't want to deal with are dangerous passengers who cause a threat to the crew, passengers or aircraft.In today's true story, we hear about a passenger who was o...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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26:54
An Interview with Jay Robert from A Fly Guy's Cabin Crew Lounge
What an exclusive we have today for you! We're talking with Jay Robert, better known to the aviation world as A Fly Guy is a global voice for cabin crew, aviation lovers, and frequent flyers alike. With a combined social media following of over...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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38:34
Hostage in Havana Part 3 - WIll out Pilots escape Cuba?
It's the final installment of Hostage in Havana! The pilot's have escaped captivity but will they be followed? Will they get home? And how? We know the aviation industry is exciting but this layover story might be too much!Mus...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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30:24