Carol Atkinson

**Carol Atkinson**, known to some as "**Black Market Carol**," is a character on HBO Max's *The Flight Attendant*. She is portrayed by Alanna Ubach.

Carol appears as a recurring character in the second season of *The Flight Attendant*. She is a senior flight attendant with Imperial Atlantic Airlines and a thorn in the side of Cassandra "Cassie" Bowden. According to Cassie, people know her as "Black Market Carol" due to her secret side business of selling "buddy passes" for profit.

## Throughout the Series

### "The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year"

Cassie attempts to get a jump-seat on a flight to Reykjavik, Iceland, hoping to get there to rescue her fugitive friend Megan Briscoe. The attendant, however, tells her that the seat has already been taken, indicating Carol. Looking at Carol in despair and disgust, Cassie goes over to her. She asks if it's her first time going to Iceland. "Hardly," replies Carol, saying that she likes to regularly visit a chocolate factory there. Cassie comments that it must be nice having seniority with the jump seat, saying that it's her eighth time trying to grab it.

She pleads with Carol that her grandmother lives in Iceland and that she'd like to see her one last time before she dies. Carol, however, just ignores her as the final boarding call for the flight comes over the loudspeaker. Cassie pleads with her that she really needs it, saying that she will buy her all the chocolate that she wants. Carol, however, just gets up to board the flight, saying that she wishes her grandmother luck, smiling at her smugly and speaking to her in Icelandic.

At this, Cassie breaks, a hallucination of hers telling her to use the dirt that she has on Carol. Cassie then tells her that she didn't want to have to do this, but that she knows about the buddy passes. She tells Carol that she knows that she sells buddy passes for profit and so do a bunch of other people. She says that people call her "Black Market Carol," warning her that she'll tell management about her criminal history if she doesn't hand over the jump seat ticket. Left with no other choice, Carol hands over the ticket. Cassie takes off, saying that she's sorry for the blackmail, that it's not really her.

### "Drowning Women"

During a mandatory Imperial Atlantic training session, Cassie and Shane are forced to group with Carol. Cassie is distracted from the training by her various real-life troubles, which include somebody impersonating her and murdering people. During the training, Carol doesn't grab Cassie's hand during a fall when she's supposed to, then tries to blame the incident on Cassie. Later, when Cassie is busy talking with Shane about her troubles, Carol suggests that they finish the station, telling her that if she's not paying attention, she's putting lives at risk. Cassie shouts at her to fuck off, asking just what it is she wants from her. Shane tells her to calm down, but she just rages some more, then storms off.

### "Brothers & Sisters"

Carol approaches Cassie and brother Davey while they are seated on a flight to New York to visit their father's grave and their mother's house. She tells them that they're not in their ticketed seats. Davey points out that there's nobody in the seat between them. She tells him no to raise his voice at her, that she's not his adversary. "Okay, Carol, Jesus" groans Cassie, getting up for them to move. She tells her that this is the reason that they don't invite her to brunch and mouths at her that she hates her.

## Appearances

Season Two
* "The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year"
* "Drowning Women"
* "Brothers & Sisters"