What It’s Like to Fly into a War Zone? Interview a Woman Who Did

During her decades long career as a flight attendant, Tania Anderson has had her share of harrowing experiences during some of the most volatile times in modern history, and miraculously survived. “In 1990, I flew the military into Saudi Arabia (near the Kuwait border) only weeks after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait under possible SCUD poison missile attacks,” she recounts. “In 2013, I flew military personnel and contractors into Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The base was surrounded by pro-Taliban guerrillas, who would sometimes shoot at planes taking off or landing.”  Tania currently serves the U.S. military through a Department of Defense contract with a charter airline, which flies American soldiers around the world to every continent except Antarctica.  She is the author of the memoir “On Butterflies’ Wings: An Anthology of International Escapades,” and the upcoming “Synchronicity — the Escapades Continue.” Contact Tania Anderson at (213) 513-6099; tanderson@rtirguests.com

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