A flight attendant has a sneaky trick to get extra hand luggage items onboard. Jeenie Weenie has become a viral sensation on TikTok since hanging up her cabin crew outfit to become a content creator fulltime. More than 11million people follow her on the video platform where she shares her tips and insights for life at 30,000 feet. The American flight attendant sat down with the Mirror and shared her number one tip for flying now that she does so as a paying passenger rather than a professional. Jeenie employs the 'pillow case hack' to make her flight a little comfier, and to bump up the amount of handluggage she can bring onboard.

"I always travel with my own pillow, because the airlines' ones are too small. I travel with my big one, I stuff it with my soft items. Your jackets, sweaters, sweat pants. You'll have more space in the hand luggage. I've never seen a flight attendant take it off a passenger," the former Emirates flight attendant explained. When Jeenie was working the aisles, she loved her job, but there was one constant source of frustration for her - passengers who overindulged.

"Poeple think they've only had four drinks, but it is actually eight. You get really intoxicated in the sky. They get louder and louder. A lot vomit. The airline is not the cleanest place. Be careful about your alcohol intake," she explained. Jeenie also urged passengers to be a little more considerate to their fellow fliers when up in the end. "Just practice basic seat etiquette. The middle seat is the worst, so please give them both airrests. Reclining is a big one. Just don't recline your seat on a domestic flight. Make sure you give a heads up to the person behind you. People forget they're connected to something else," she said.

If you are determined to win the hearts of the cabin crew, then don't bother with tips. At least on Emirates, flight attendants cannot accept cash tips. Instead, Jeenie advises to bring a sweet treat. "When passengers are boarding the plane, they have given us gifts. They'll bring box of chocolates, candy, and say 'I know you guys work hard.' Sometimes we work 24 hours day and we're not allowed to get tips," Jeenie said.

"We think it's so sweet. I have seen that person get upgraded (for bringing sweets). That doesn't mean giving us candy will get you upgraded everytime.". Jeenie also pulled back the curtain on the mysterious behind the scenes of passengers jets and what the crew get up to when the rest of the plane is asleep. "On long-haul flights, when there is nothing to do, people come back to chat with us, which is really nice. The longest flight I've had was 16 hours, and of course we rest. When you see half the flight crew disappear during the flight, they're above or below. The crew quarters are usually bunk beds. We have our mini-suites with our own TV and a curtain. We change into our pyjamas, watch movies, have snacks. Usually we get four or five hours sleep on a 16 hour flight.".