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Juris Turmanis Qantas Flight Attendant Latvia SBS German

Seine Mutti war anfänglich nicht begeistert: Juris Turmanis ist stolz auf sein Lebenswerk. Source: Turmanis

Juris Turmanis from Sydney was a flight attendant at Qantas for 36 years, a dream job. Learn more about this and why the native Latvian came to Australia in 1949, via Germany, in an SBS interview.

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Juris Turmanis from Sydney was a flight attendant at Qantas for 36 years, a dream job. Learn more about this and why the native Latvian came to Australia in 1949, via Germany, in an SBS interview.

Juris Turmanis Qantas Flight Attendant Latvia SBS German
"Ich konnte im Stehen schlafen und hatte in all den Jahrzehnten nie Probleme mit Jetlag." Source: Turmanis

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