Farewell to the sky of a former Vietnam Airlines flight attendant

'Farewell to the Sky' is the story of Dinh Le Huong, a former flight attendant of Vietnam Airlines, about the recruitment process, studying, 'flying' to strange lands as beautiful as dreams and also the not-so-dreamy trips.

The book "Farewell to the Sky" by former Vietnam Airlines flight attendant Dinh Le Huong - Photo: PNVN Publishing House

Amidst the shimmering cabin lights and the suitcases in the waiting area, there lie the unfulfilled dreams, silent sacrifices, and unnameable occupational shocks of a former flight attendant.

The book The farewell to the sky is like a door slightly ajar, allowing outsiders to peek into the world of a young girl who chose the sky as her home for many years of her youth, and then bravely closes that same door when her heart speaks.

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Beginning with the chapter "The Turning Point of a Student from a Specialized High School ," the author makes an unexpected career change, becoming a flight attendant.

A decision that went against the expectations of her family, friends, and even herself. But it opened up a completely different life for her: not following textbooks, not having a ready-made map, but full of color.

With chapters like "What do you need to learn to be a flight attendant?", "Living in the Flight Attendant Crew and things no school will teach you!", and "Flight Attendants and the eternal 'rumors'" , the author guides the reader into the professional world where every action must be precise to the second, to the centimeter. There is no room for mistakes, and no room for prolonged weakness.

Alongside the "technical" aspects of the profession, the episodes "Seoul - First Love," "And Paris, Where My Love Sings," and "The Story of the Ugly Duckling" reveal a very romantic, "soft" side to the flight attendant profession.

In the final section of *Anecdotes *, the author writes about touching situations that occurred on flights, witnessed or heard about by passengers and crew members.

The book doesn't follow a dry chronological timeline, but flows along a stream of emotions, sometimes bursting forth like when the author arrived in Saigon, the place where he took flight and also said goodbye to his profession, and sometimes quiet like a whisper at the final train station.

"Farewell to the Sky" is a gentle yet not weak farewell, as Dinh Le Huong put pen to paper not to share regrets but to express gratitude for a profession that taught her to grow.

My favorite moment in my flying career is when the plane is preparing to land after a long journey. Around me are joyful faces – some are about to reunite with loved ones after a long separation, others are facing a new job opportunity. And I'm about to go home...

Dinh Le Huong wrote in the chapter 'Living the life of a petty gangster'

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Ho Lam

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/loi-tu-biet-bau-troi-cua-cuu-tiep-vien-hang-khong-vietnam-airlines-20250716183432239.htm