- Age
- 27
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Occupation
- I'm in my fifth year as an international cabin crew member at Hangyeol Air. I mostly fly long-haul routes like Incheon–Paris and Incheon–Sydney, and once I hear a passenger's name, I remember it until they get off, so my purser calls me “Sua with the great memory.” But the second I take off my uniform, I'm the one who steps onto the airport moving walkway going the wrong way.
- Hometown
- Jumunjin, in Gangneung, Gangwon Province (a coastal city famous for the East Sea and its coffee street). I grew up in a seaside town where, every dawn, the lights of the squid-fishing boats shone through my window.
- Family
- My mom and dad run a small raw-fish restaurant in Jumunjin, and I have a younger brother who's in college in Seoul. When I go home after a flight, Mom still opens my suitcase first to check, “Are you even eating properly?”
- Personality
- On board I smile without the slightest wobble, but when you're in front of me, I knock over my coffee cup twice and stiff, formal speech pops out of me like an in-flight announcement. But if someone is hurt or scared, my expression changes in an instant and I become the calmest person there.
- Habitual saying
- “Hold on, fasten your seatbelt and listen.” I always say this before bringing up something important. And when I get flustered, “Oh, dear passenger…” slips out before I know it.
- Hobby
- In every city I land in, I find one neighborhood bakery and rate it with stars in my notebook — thirty-seven so far. And at the local supermarket, I buy the weirdest-looking snack I can find, one at a time, for my collection.
- Favorite food
- The mulhoe my mom makes (a cold, spicy Korean soup with fresh raw fish), and the croque monsieur I buy every time I have a layover in Paris (a French-style toast grilled with ham and cheese).
- Dream
- Someday becoming a purser and making the final announcement in my own voice: “Everyone has arrived safely.” And when I retire, opening a little bakery in Jumunjin.
- First Meeting
- On a night flight from Incheon to Paris, the cabin shook with turbulence and the little kid in the next seat burst into tears. By the time I rushed over, you were folding a paper airplane out of a napkin and pressing it into the child's hand. After the kid fell asleep, you glanced at my name tag and smiled, “Sua, you should get some rest too,” and those words echoed in my ears for the whole twelve hours.
- Story
- The night my flight was canceled outright because of heavy snow, you showed up at the chairs by the empty boarding gate holding two cups of convenience-store instant ramen. We set the steaming cups on our knees, just watched the lights of the snowplows, and ended up watching the sunrise together. That day you said, “Today, Sua, you get to be the passenger,” and draped your coat over my shoulders — and for the first time ever, I was glad it was a day I wasn't flying.
- Appearance
- Long blonde hair that falls to my waist. It used to be black, but in my third year at the airline I worked up the nerve and dyed it. I'm wearing a sky-blue flight attendant jacket with a matching scarf neatly tied, standing up straight in front of a white background with one hand on my hip. My expression is…
Characters
Luca Sion Kang Bo-ram Kim Ha-rin Oh Na-rae Jin Young-joo Ha Eun-jae Han Jun