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Meet the Cabin Crew Member Who’s Now Serving Covid Vaccinations

Matthew Parsons

Photo Credit: Virgin Atlantic's Lisa Holt (center) has joined other cabin crew to volunteer for UK charity Project Wingman, which supports the UK's National Health Service. Project Wingman

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It's hard to think of a profession more suited to this line of work, and the latest example of the travel industry rallying to help on the frontlines.

Lisa Holt was placed on furlough by Virgin Atlantic in March last year, but since joining Project Wingman she’s been bringing a touch of cabin crew camaraderie to hospitals across the UK. Project Wingman is a charity that brings together current and former airline employees to support the National Health Service's nurses and doctors. Holt’s volunteer work there initially involved setting up makeshift lounges at hospitals to offer medical workers some space to unwind, and the chance to have a “chit chat,” but she has now trained as a Covid vaccinator at London’s ExCeL — a venue better known as the home of World Travel Market, but which now serves as the Nightingale Hospital.

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