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Video of flight attendant berating passengers, telling them to leave the plane "if you have the balls"
An American Eagle flight attendant confronts angry passengers on-board the plane. (www.breitbart.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The rising tide of incivility continues to loom larger in this country each and every day!! Both parties are guilty here: the F/A for not having enough training and discipline on handling the situation...and a few of the passengers for the verbal abuse that resulted during the conflict. And American is at fault, too, for allowing this aircraft to remain on the tarmac for six (6) hours!!!! Shame on you, AA...thirty-five years ago you were doing things right, but gradually you decided that the emphasis on customer impact just wasn't worth the time, training, and money. No wonder you have fallen into the abyss. C.R. Smith must be rolling over in his grave!!!
Richard, it is not an excuse for AA or any other carrier, BUT, 35 years ago, all was regulated and flying was a wonderful experience. Now, 33 years past de-regulation, it is not so much an experience as an ordeal.
You ever fly to Europe as PIC Wayne?
No, as a matter of fact Roland, the only time I went across the pond thataway was in 58 as an army brat. Ship over(USS Geiger) and flew back 3 years later(some kind of 4 engine(RR) turbo prop belonging to Seaboard AL). I went to Vietnam during that time and flew as PIC in/out of the old KaiTak and Seoul a few times, but the biggest end of our stuff was domestic.The reason we always had such a big plane is that most time, the whole office went and a lot of times, they had their meetings right on the plane at the Airport.
I had an internet pal from the USA, he has now passed over, that was a radio operator I think with USAF in the 50s. He worked out of N Africa I think. He used to relay HF messages by trailing a long wire antenna out of his machine..also propellor..for the USA commercial carriers that were heading to Europe in their Connies. Makes you realise just how far we have moved on with technology in the last 50 years.
Not to barge in to this conversation, but it's pretty incredible to consider that it's only been a few more than 100 years since Orville and Wilbur first took wing on the dunes at Kitty hawk. Today we transport 500 men and their equipment non-stop to the middle East and rocket men to space to spend months on a permanent work station. I guess that's movin' on with technology.
I totally agree with Donna. Yes, we put our lives on the line each time and every time we board a aircraft, however, that absolutely does NOT give us right to speak to passengers in the manner this FA did. There are SO many other resources we have, including getting the captain involved if necessary.
Shame on him..... It makes us all look bad.
Shame on him..... It makes us all look bad.