New York, 1961: the dawn of a folder era of air travel.Betty Riegel spent her early childhood hiding in air-raid shelters as bombs dropped all around. From humble working-class roots, growing up with a mother who struggled to make ends meet and a father away at war, she had always dreamed of bigger things.But after responding to an advert in the local newspaper for the Pan New York, 1961: the dawn of a folder era of air travel.Betty Riegel spent her early childhood hiding in air-raid shelters as bombs dropped all around. From humble working-class roots, growing up with a mother who struggled to make ends meet and a father away at war, she had always dreamed of bigger things.But after responding to an advert in the local newspaper for the Pan Am training programme, 22-year-old Betty said goodbye to everything she knew and began a career that would change the course of her life.Under the watchful eye of her 'housemother', Dottie, Betty soon mastered the art of being the perfect Pan Am stewardess. But no amount of training could have prepared her for the roller coaster ride of life in the air.Up in the Air charts the gruelling yet fabulous life aboard the most iconic airline there has ever been, and how a young women from Essex opened her eyes to the world and loved her dream. ...more
