“When I’m a passenger on a flight, you’ll never catch me taking off my shoes, walking barefoot, or casually putting my feet ...

Flight attendants have to sit in a very specific way for takeoff and landing. Here's why—and whether you should too.

“Get up, stretch your legs and walk to the back to say hello,” said Heather Poole, a flight attendant and the author ... in one of the receptacles in the airport before boarding.