On all those shuttle flights from Washington, D.C., to Boston and back, Bette Nash got to know a lot about her regular passengers: nicknames, drink orders, and who needed help with a carry-on.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Nash, recognized as the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. She was 88. American Airlines, Nash’s employer, announced her death on social media Saturday.

The late Bette Nash holds the Guinness World Record for longest career as a flight attendant, as well as oldest active flight attendant. Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post via Getty Images When ...

Her regular route from Washington to Boston was nicknamed the Nash Dash. By Clay Risen Bette Nash, whose nearly seven decades of serving airline passengers aboard the Washington-to-Boston shuttle ...