'They're expecting you to be a lot more personal.' 9News
For her, being a VIP flight attendant is more than just delivering the best possible service to her clients, but about "creating an experience."
"You kind of need to be on the ball a little bit - not letting them drink too much, but not spoil the fun and kind of having a balance," Benton says. "They were three very well-known men, [who] obviously travelled in luxury for the last time in their lives.""It requires a lot of patience, flexibility, and for sure - high levels of self-esteem," Kalymnou explains. "The clients expect the best, the operators demand the highest so you must be willing and of course be able to offer the best of yourself.""Every girl could learn this job ... but only a few will eventually stand out.
"It's a private jet experience because the guests are on this aircraft for their full tour, it could be for four to five weeks and It's their aircraft, there's no one else getting on the plane," Benton explains.Each journey includes air travel, bespoke excursions, meals, drink and accommodation, she said.
"You could have a very low maintenance owner that doesn't want much, maybe just beans on toast and some might want a full banquet, family dinner and a five star service," Benton said says. But after all the stress that she went through to get it on board, once she offered the menu to her guests they decided they wanted to carry on eating the burgers they had bought on the way to the airport instead.
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