Air hostess flies high with book

A beautiful woman who writes well is bound to draw public attention, especially if she is an air hostess.

Xu Dingding, who has worked as an air hostess at China Southern Airlines for 19 years, recently published an essay collection about Chinese flight attendants. The book is packed with interesting anecdotes Xu observed within narrow and crowded airplanes.

Critics say the book is a new achievement for the woman, who began writing columns for the Southern Metropolis Daily and the Beijing Times in 2004. Her book is essentially a collection of her columns.