Former private jet flight attendant and Upper East Side business owner Danielle Styron has traded serving champagne at 40,000 feet for running a Lenox Hill brow and skincare studio. Her new memoir reveals shocking behind-the-scenes stories from seven years catering to the ultra-wealthy, according to the New York Post.
Why It Matters: Styron’s tell-all book ‘The Mile High Club: Confessions of a Private Jet Flight Attendant’ exposes the dark side of luxury travel, from clients demanding $20,000 worth of champagne in hurricane-devastated areas to husbands flying with pregnant wives and then their mistresses days later, the New York Post reports.
Catch Up: In 2015, the then-32-year-old was offered a six-figure private jet attendant position that came with an unexpected requirement — participating in onboard orgies while the religious owner watched, per The Post. She declined that job but went on to work for various difficult wealthy clients who she described as “miserable, vampires of human joy.”
Zoom In: The worst moments included being shoved into a bulkhead by a passenger whose puppies were jostled during turbulence, threatened with violence over a lukewarm breakfast sandwich, and berated for not stocking unrequested tequila, the New York Post explains. Passengers routinely got intimate mid-flight in bathrooms, galleys, or on sofas.
What’s Next: Now an Upper East Side business owner, Styron co-wrote the memoir with her brother James. Published by Post Hill Press, the book changes names to protect identities while exposing behaviors, The Post notes.
The Big Picture: At Fluff NYC, located at 330 E 65th St between First and Second Avenue in Lenox Hill, Styron tends to faces rather than egos — work she calls “less glamorous but way more peaceful.”
