Flight attendants always flirt with travelers. But this one was different | CNN

This week in travel news: Korean cafe culture has taken over the world, Delta Air Lines is changing its snack policy, and a cemetery is hoping to become a hot tourist attraction in New York. Angela Buckner was flying from Wichita to New York City just to go on a blind date. But it turned out that the journey was the real destination. She glimpsed flight attendant Brittany Hairston chitchatting with an older couple and immediately felt butterflies. “I’m glad that we both took a chance and an opportunity, because I don’t think I could see my life without her,” Angela says. “I’m glad we leaned into the uncomfortable and put ourselves out there, and now hopefully our story can resonate with other people and just say, ‘Hey, you just never know.’” Angela joked that “flight attendants meet people all the time and flirt.” But she knew this was something different. By the end of the flight, the cabin crew member and the passenger in row 28 had exchanged numbers. Six months later, they were an official couple. Now, they’re getting married and buying a house together. Despite its small size, South Korea punches way above its weight culturally — and the Western world

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