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WATCH: At 96 Clem got a chance to become cabin crew

Dubai - Though she's pushing 100, the instructors said she was full of enthusiasm.

By Saman Haziq

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Published: Tue 5 Apr 2016, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Wed 6 Apr 2016, 8:51 AM

Growing up near Athens, Georgia in the 1930s, Clem Ferguson always dreamt of becoming a flight attendant. It took around 80 years, but she finally realized that dream last week when, at the age of 96, Clem earned her wings. Through the help of some local charitable organizations,including second wind dreams, which helps fulfill seniors' wishes, Ferguson attended new hire training classes for delta flight attendants. Though she's pushing 100, the instructors said she was full of enthusiasm.

 
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