Some good news, for change – something to make you smile. A Qantas flight attendant who clearly loves her job displayed infectious joy while putting on her uniform after a long hiatus from work.
Qantas Flight Attendant Puts On Uniform For First Time In 1.5 Years, Evoking Dance Of Joy
Erin Camilleri is a Qantas flight attendant and like many of her colleagues, was furloughed in March 2020 as the world shut down. But as Qantas gears up for a return to the skies in late 2021 (wishful thinking, I suspect), Camilleri donned her uniform for the first time in 18th months. The excitement was palpable as she preformed a “happy dance” on TikTok:
She noted on Instagram:
“In March 2020, I was stood down with no idea what I wanted to do with my life.
“I lived for my job (still do) and had no choice but to take a break from it.
“Fast forward 18 months and I’m so proud of everything I’ve accomplished and am even more excited for what life has in store.”
I’m not so cynical to think this is merely an act – it’s tough to fake joy and even though Camilleri appears to be a social media maven, that smiles looks too genuine to be fake.
CONCLUSION
So thanks for the smile, Erin. Thanks for excitement to fly again – I suspect many Australians share your hopes and desires to travel once again.
Currently, the plan is to resume travel once vaccination rates hit 80%. There is hope that Christmas travel will be possible and flight attendants like Camilleri have been activated in preparation for that travel. Now it’s up to Australia to understand that the pandemic will never be beat, only managed…
Did that video make you smile?
image: Erin Louise Camilleri / Instagram + TikTok
Matthew: Have you seen this ad by Qantas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9_AK1Kcyo
This is one that has really gone viral in Australia. And Qantas offered its frequent flyers 1,000 points for proof of vaccination and in less than a month it has given away 220 million points.
It does look like international travel will be resuming in the next few months – at least for Sydney – even though ironically some us still may not be free to travel in our own country.
This isn’t the 80’s when America had Crocodile Dundee fever. Why would any American want to visit that country when they acted like they did toward their citizens in the past year? Maybe a “businessman” looking to exploit them, which I support, but otherwise who would want to go see government overreach in action. Perhaps the next story should be on trips to visit Afghanistan and see all the exciting changes happening there.
This the type government anyone visiting Australia is supporting.
“ Residents in apartment blocks locked-down by NSW Health are having their alcohol deliveries policed as part of a policy to limit the number of drinks being consumed each day.
Mission Australia’s Common Ground building in Camperdown is the latest building where occupants are subjected to the harsh rules.
Residents are allowed to receive a ration of one of the following: six beers or pre-mixed drinks, one bottle of wine, or one 375ml bottle of spirits.
Excess alcohol is being confiscated until lockdown rules are lifted.
Residents can consult with a clinician if they think they need more than the allowed limit”
I’ll be addressing that shortly in a post.
I was a huge fan of Australia (and New Zealand actually) have spent a good portion of the last 15 years there, but now I would not do it unless things change drastically. And I really don’t see that happening. The kicker was the “Roadmap to Freedom” announced yesterday. So they are openly saying people aren’t free, and can only be free when they meet a goal that no one really can verify?
On top of everything else, it can all change so quickly, it’s really not worth it now. There are so many other places to go now.
You know, if people weren’t morons, the pandemic could be beaten rather than managed. Unfortunately our planet is 40% or so moronic, so your closing assertion is sadly true.
As a frequent traveler to Aus, I just hope the country reaches a high vaccination rate and can open up.
You mean the same way humans beat the Spanish Flu? You do realize the flu that sweeps across the planet every year is nothing more than a different variant of the original Spanish Flu. The last sentence of this article is 100% correct COVID will never be beaten, it will never go away, but we can manage it while continuing to live our lives.
” that the pandemic will never be beat”
Not true. The pandemic will end, but the virus won’t be eradicated (due to things like animal reservoirs.)
Pandemics can and do end without eradication.