When Ms Ashley Tan, 32, worked on her first Singapore-Newark flight - back in 2011 before Singapore Airlines (SIA) stopped the service - it was fun but tough.
The stewardess was so excited that she could not sleep the night before, which made her very tired on the flight of nearly 19 hours.
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