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ARUNK
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!!!
preacher1
preacher1 1
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.
Derg
Roland Dent 1
You ever fly to Europe as PIC Wayne?
preacher1
preacher1 1
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.
Derg
Roland Dent 1
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.
mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 1
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.
hlversfeld
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.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
People put lives on the line driving to work everyday. Your not instilling much confidence. Lol
skittel
skittel 12
The flight attendant is responsible for the cabin...People don't realize that by flying on airlines, they are subject to FAA regulations of not interfering with flight crews, which includes flight attendants. While I certainly don't condone the particular language he used, he was facing mob mentality (esp. flying out of New York)... If anything, the police should have removed the threatening people from the flight too...a lot of people in this country are so self-centered (selfish) and polarized that they are just looking for any excuse to spit their venom...I'm sure those passengers would LOVE to work as many hours as the F/A's do, but not get paid until the doors close and the plane takes off...
JD345
JD345 1
I get what you're saying, but obviously this guy is missing some basic customer service skills. Even a mediocre F/A could have defused this situation at about a dozen different points.

And nobody forced the guy to sign up, so he can quit any time if he doesn't like the way his job works.
shoalster
Jerry OBrien 0
RIGHT ON !
sheltonrl
Ron Shelton 12
Jose is in the wrong career; he should work for TSA.
rick737
richard weiss 4
I hear he was with the TSA, but was fired for being too nice.
SootBox
SootBox 5
As a supervisor.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 3
Murphy doesn't just get pilots---he gets pax too. If you have an absolute schedule to be somewhere better fly at least 12 hours ahead or accept the consequences. Just part of the game.
preed66617
Pat Reed 5
From the Passenger point of view, I would point out the following.
1. The cost of flying is high, but I am willing to pay for the service to spend more time
at the detination.
2. It's chaotic. From getting there with enough time to be treated as a terrorist, to standing in various lines, trying to figure out where your supposr to be.
3. Your stuffed in chairs that would not pass any child safety rules in any state. You are in danger of being brained by all the carry on suit cases, that should be in the hold.
4. Your saftey is in the hands of strangers who may or maynot be the person to be in charge at that particular moment.
5. You have no control of anything, you can be held hostage for up to 3 hours who don't have to tell you whaat or why or if you even have opptions.
And you can't believe that I am STRESSSSED? And some jerk asks me if I have the balls to get off the aircraft. I sure as hell do and I would bring his ass with me. To many years in police uniform to take that kind of bull.
JD345
JD345 2
I think I've sat next to you on dozens of flights :)
FedExCargoPilot
Best comment on here! I'm with you on this.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Has become necessary evil for some. Not an expierence to be looked forward to.
Moviela
Ric Wernicke 5
Sounds like the "weather" inside the cabin was below minimums. I would have taken a later flight or rented a car, but then I am not important like a New Yorker with places to go, people to see, and deals to be done.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 8
This guy sure doesn't need to work in the service industry. That said, what makes equally moronic passengers gripe to a nobody FA? Are they so dumb as to think he actually can do something about the delay. Dumb and dumber....lol
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 2
They were just blowing off steam. It's what people do when their plans are no longer in their control. We all do - just in our own way. And as much as I agree that the F/A was in charge, you are right, it is a service industry, and he could have attempted to calm the pax rather than escalate their ire with his attitude. It's human nature NOT to be demeaned when they're paying for the service. At least that's how I see it. I'm embarrassed to think how I may have responded if a F/A talked to me that way. I remember how seriously pax letters of complaint were taken at America West - they carried a lot of weight.
faborange
I am one of those "Moronic,Nobody Fa's" as you so kindly put it.
You, Mr HotShot Pilot, wouldn't last a day doing what I do, 85 hrs.a month.
You would probably be flying off the handle before pushback, given YOUR social skills.
And in case of an emergency, my colleagues and myself would be evacuating 200 plus passengers while you would be hightailing it through the cockpit window!
Not all of you guys are Capt. Sullenberg...
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 4
This particular FA acted moronic to be in a service industry.I did not say all are morons. You can't talk to people like that and expect a good result. He is a nobody in the chain of events and has no power to change them. He has no control over the plane, the schedule, the fuel, etc etc. My point was the passengers yelling and screaming were acting as bad or worse than him. I have never been rude to any FA on any flightr I was ever on. I think I have enough sense to know the FA has no control over abnormal operations. Sorry about your ruffled feathers, but read it a little closer....
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Francine, did you do an overseas run. I was expecting an FA reply least I feel I bashed someone undeservingly.
preacher1
preacher1 2
I think your last line hits it on the head. She needs to read it a little closer. I read it as you calling the PAX moronic, not the FA. As you say, anybody oughta know that the FA has no real contol over what's happening. All she/he can do is relay the griping to the flight deck. To me, in most cases, the Captain bears a lot of the responsibility for not letting everybody know what is going on.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
Letting people know what's up will suffice for most people. Of course their are the chosen few that can't except anything less than what they want. A good FA would have known that arguing will only escalate the situation. Wonder who those people take their frustrations out on when there is a traffic jam because of a bad wreck? Think they go yell at the injured for taking up their valuable time?
preacher1
preacher1 1
Probably.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Whew! Hot! Just got in off the dozer and backhoe. What a dust bowl. Nuff for today.
preacher1
preacher1 1
I imagine.lol
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 0
Her poor comprehension skills qualifies her a a moronic nobody FA...
Here we go again with the Capt. Sullenberg comparison crap...
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
You guys that fly for a living are sub-human if you haven't dead sticked into the drink. Lol
patt46
paul patten 1
Mr. Wallace, I think that you are FOS. Most (probably 99%) go thru their careers without
having to deadstick into the water
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
It's a joke! Read the string. She was comparing all pilots to capt. S. i hope I never dead stick anywhere. :)
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 1
It took me a little while to figure out what FOS was...
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
At times I'm guilty.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 4
You know....I'm defending F/A's....not only because I chose that career...I loved people and I loved flying! Flight Attendants are not just Flight Attendants! I, personally, happen to be a Pilot, as well! I'm proud of my service and I did it well. I find it difficult that people forget....so quickly...about my "Flying Partners" and pax vaperized when they hit one of the "Twin Towers" and another in Shanksville, PA. They are heroes to me! The entire crew of UAL 232, in Souix City are heroes to me. Al Haines and crew brought the DC-10 down the best way that was humanly possible! Did you know that they re-enacted their emergency on the simulator and there were no survivers? But the cockpit and cabin crew worked together to save almost half of souls on board! I personally know Al and the Crew of 232. Cockpit crew ....Seattle based. I was Seattle based. I guess what I'm trying to say is that we have trained professionals onboard and they are risking their lives everytime they leave the "Blocks"! Don't forget that Crew members are there for you! They deserve to be treated the way you would like to be treated. Most situations are out of their control! Again...never forget 9/11.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 5
Hear hear! I don't imagine there's anyone who will disagree with anything you've said. However, for me, it doesn't change the fact that this particular F/A responded to complaints in an unprofessional and irresponsible fashion. Sadly, dealing with irate pax is just part of the job and this F/A didn't perform his job correctly.
signmanbob
Robert Yunque 2
Because the F/A made a mistake, maybe was having a bad day, maybe was just reaching the end of his patience, does that mean that the PAX have to act so unprofessional, inconsiderate, insensitive and "ME" oriented?
The F/A didn't cause the plane to delay. He is just doing his job. Maybe not as well as he could have that day, but who peaks everyday?
I've got a rule to live by....never mistreat anyone that serves you food, unless you like eating spit.
JD345
JD345 0
The phrase "the customer is always right" was not coined for GOOD customers.
JD345
JD345 0
That's exactly it. Flights get delayed and cancelled all the time and passengers are going to be frustrated... the vast majority of F/As can deal with it, and it's not until they run into this guy that a situation explodes like this.

It's important to "bring it" every day because a passenger can fly all the time and deal with 10,000 different F/As that do just fine, and then run into 1 guy in this video and have a negative impression of F/As in general.
didi216
THANK YOU DEE! Dee you forgot Suully Crash Landed a Bird with No engines it water. My Brother was a Capt (retired) he seen flight crew treated like Crap. Why Oh Why can't people see that 90% of the problems are not the Flight Crews Fault. They Treat them bad when there is a Delay. But Thank the Ground they Walk on when something bad happen and make it out safely.
signmanbob
Robert Yunque 1
Very good post Dee. I totally agree. God bless you and anyone that makes a career out of spending each and every working day riding in a flying cylinder.
gftt
gftt 4
If I ain't flying it, I'm not riding it.......
msongy
msongy 2
I'm not a self proclaimed "expert" in airline operations, nor am I a flight attendant, but I am a pilot, former airline employee, and have been working in the airport industry for over 10 years. I've observed both the good and bad sides of the airlines. As with any profession, there are those people that feel they are better than the people they are serving (yes, serving!), and feel they can have an attitude with them whenever the feel. I've witnessed flight attendants be the most couteous people on the face of the Earth, and then also they talking to me as if I was an ignorant idiot that didn't know one end of the plane from the other (when in all actuallity, I probably had more hours in that type of aircraft than the person flying it). With that said, in defense of the "good" flight attendants, I feel they outnumber the "bad" flight attendants by at least 5 to 1. So all I have to say to the "bad" ones is, you are not better than the people you are serving (again, yes, SERVING) and "LOSE THE ATTITUDE"!
smphillipstx
This flight attendant would fit in with most United counter agents. United should offer this guy a job.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 2
egads enough already - can't this issue by laid to rest!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 2
We had a cabin crew of 8 F/A's and we evacuated 387 pax off a DC-10 in less than 90 seconds in Toronto! That's what extreme training is all about!
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Fantastic job - bravo to you and the rest of the crew! But I'm about to rain on your parade - that still doesn't excuse this guy's job performance, does it. What are you defending him for?
mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 2
No matter how you justify it this does not speak well for AAL. The only thing the airlines have to sell is service. Without the passengers there is no need for FAs at all. I've never known freight to insist on returning to the gate. That does not give the passengers the right to be rude or disregard the regulations, but some one broke a promise when the flight was delayed for so long no matter whose fault it was. I bet the PAX weren't ever told of the delay or who was responsible. And then you wonder why passengers get obstinate. You can't treat them like mushrooms and then expect them to be pleasant and cordial.

By the way, after the safety briefing the airline changes the FA's job to bar tender and waitstaff. I does not revert back until there is some kind of emergency or the cockpit announces their approach and beginning of the landing routine.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
It can't be justified - full stop.
ameleveille
Hum.... I think that the two parts here have to apologize for their bad attitude. Maybe Jose Serrano needs a bit af something called vacation! But there is something I just don't understand in general population attitude: why do they think everything is always due to them????? I absolutely don't think the FA here was joy jumping about all those delays! And this is part of the game when you chose to take the plane: there might be some delays. Where and why were they running for? I don't think one of those wanabees is the president. Take a nap and do nothing, it's gonna past! Good day folks!
RobSJC
THe language CAN NOT be justified on the part of the employee .. He's lucky, i am not his boss .. Union or not, I'd fire him. ..This only further enforces, why I DO NOT fly that airline.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 2
LOL-I understand your impulse, but the "union or not" phrase unfortunately doesn't hold up. The union saved a lot of employees we wholly believed deserved termination.
signmanbob
Robert Yunque 2
The flight attendant could have chosen his words better, but he is completely in the right and has the authority in that environment.
No one forces anyone to get on those aircraft, but once they are there, they have to follow the rules.
rick737
richard weiss 2
It falls into that catagory of you get what you pay for. Imagine working as many hours as Jose' for what he earns. It wasn't worth it to him for the pay he gets to put up with BS from the pax. He was wrong. I hope he leaves the job. I hope a lot of the FA's leave to send a message to managers that YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
bear14624
James BUSCEMI 2
American Airlines USED to have great customer service, now they don't know the meaning of CUSTOMER service; the people who pay the bills.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 2
The Flight Attendant probably wouldn't have gone ballistic if the passengers were somewhat civil! You try dealing with people yelling, wanting, demanding.....when in fact there is nothing you can do! And even if you're pleasant in a unfortunate situation like this.....the passengers still rip you a new one! Grow up people! Shit happens! Flight Attendants are people too!
dalebr99
Dale Brown 2
A lot of problems that arise on airlines today is simply no communication. If they would inform people of the problems and delays before 6 hours has gone by people wouldn't be so pissed off. 9 out of 10 flights now days you never hear the pilots voice, the F/A spits through their words and you can't understand them. And even worse the people at the gate act like zombie's and won't even talk to you. But like ever thing else it all trickles down from pis poor upper management. Like I have always said, employee's attitudes are a direct reflection of management!
Dylan0
Dylan0 2
Let's tell people about the delays six hours before the problem that caused the delay occurred. Well thought through.
pdixonj
pdixonj 2
I should have known it was a flight out of LGA, now it all makes sense.

Small Plane + Full Pax Load + Prolonged Delays (Summer Travel x New York Attitude) = ONE PISSED OFF F/A
richb007
Richard Bond 9
N Yockers have the attitude that everything revolves around them. Chill out, listen to your iPod, read a book, deal with it. Delays will happen.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Michael...you did it again, my friend! Very well said! I hope people can comprehend what you wrote! Sometimes it takes a lot for some to wrap their brain around "Common Sense"! Some don' get it at all! I sometimes wonder how they find their way through everyday situations in life!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Donna.....I had a "gut" feeling you were living in the "Emerald City"!! Don't even ask how! I live in West Seattle in a Condo Beachfront. Everybody on this site is probably saying..."CUT THE CHATTER"! e-mail me at: [email protected]! Would love to continue this conversation! Everything is getting better here at "Mile High"! But the devastation is unbelieveable! Containment is probably 40%! It's not over yet, my friend! Thankyou for your kind words and "Safety" is my profession!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
I am! Born and raised but have been based in ORD and LAX then back to SEA! Right now I'm in Colorado helping with the fire situation/destruction.....poor choice of words but it truely is devistating...too surreal! Very sad here in Colorado!
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Freaky - I was born and raised in Chicago(ORD), lived in Phx for a while. Flew out of Sky Harbor one day and the cabin filled with the smell of smoke. Thought we were doomed. Turned out to be the wild fires Arizona experiences yearly. I know about wild fires. Take care of yourself!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Donna, thankyou. I might have taken his "post" wrong but at the time I read it,although it felt offensive to me. When I spoke about the future of Aviation....I wasn't kidding! We, most likely, won't be on this earth when it happens but I have been in the Aviation family so long and I have seen the "Pros" and "Cons"! And I truely believe it will come to that! Just an observation on my part because I am a Boeing Brat! And I know how aviation is so advanced! Many advancements....we can't wrap our brain around because technology is overpowering our simplistic mental capacity! It's almost overwheming because it's happening so fast! I don't want to negative but think about it....people don't communicate verbally to eachother anymore! People text people who are in the same room at the same time! I feel we have to get down to basics and actually have a one on one, face to face diaolog with eachother! Again, the world is not in sync....the is no communication....except what I'm doing right now! It's sad. I think that is where communication has broken down! Therefore, on a one and one conversation, the younger generation has absolutely no social or communication skills! Maybe that's what happened to the "Eagle" F/A. He used poor judgement...didn't know how to communicate! Maybe if he could have sent a "Text" to the passengers...everybody would have been happy campers and maybe the passengers could have sent a text back!
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
LOL - he didn't look to be of "that" generation, Dee. U in the Seattle area? I am.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Hey "Thrustt"...just as an experienced professional with 20 million miles under my belt, I am retired! And after 30+ years of flying...I did get burned out! Not to mention the times when I thought I was kissing my ass goodbye after the hydraulics failed, hit birds and the engines "Flamed Out". Not a pleasant feeling! But I'm damn proud of my chosen profession and proud to wear that uniform! Maybe it doesn't mean anything to you but the important thing is that it meant a lot to me and no one can take that away!! Good try...didn't work! Nobody is taking this "Lady" down! I am one proud "Retired" Flight Attendant!
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
I surely do hope you're reading Thrust's post wrong. I'm not sure but I don't think he meant it that way. It's refreshing to hear from someone who's enjoyed their chosen career and are proud of it. You go girl!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Here's the future of aviation...the perfect scenario... In the furture...people will board...not a "787" DreamLiner but a "Drone". No Cockpit Crew...No Cabin Crew! No "VFR"...No "ILS"...No "Fly by Wire"! Someone...or robot...will take you from point "A" to point "B" with a "REMOTE"! The only service will be a vending machine in the "Seat Back" infront of you! There will not be any reason to get pissie about service because there won't be any! And the only people you CAN get pissed off at are your fellow passengers!!!!! What a novel concept! The future is in the works!!
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 1
You seem burnt out, hopefully you're retired.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Donna...you are not raining on my parade! I'm not validating his behavoir! I'm "Old School"...well trained and treated everyone with respect. That kind of behavior is not even a part of my work ethic! I wish you could have flown with me! Delay or no delay....You would have been one satisfied and thankful customer because I would have made the best out a very difficult situation! Obviously this F/A lacked the all important social skills. Who knows what the hell he was thinking when these pax were bombarding him like "Angry Birds"!! All I can say is....I would have handled the situation in a much different way. Maybe alittle assistance from the rest of the crew and the company dispatch could have helped! Don't know.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
There are "Bad Apples" in every bushel! And yes...unfortunately it sometimes bruises the whole crop sometimes!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Donna....I understand about the economy today...that's not what I was referring to. I was just trying to educate people as to the quality and demise of airlines....as we know them today! And America let it's guard down with 9/11! We let our guard down with "Pearl Harbor"! Will we ever learn....are we able to stop CEO's stealing from the "Worker Bees"? What a concept to pay the "Working Bee" to boost morale....not to mention to encourage a better work ethic.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
I don't understand what you mean by letting its guard down with 9/11. Are you saying we should have foreseen that? We let our guard down with Pearl Harbor? That wasn't seen as a possibility. I guess you're right - I don't get what you're referring to. I don't see what they have to do with paying the "working bee to boost morale." But that's ok. I'm not going to engage in a debate with you. We all have our opinions and believe in them.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Thankyou deregulation! It was just a matter of time. The CEO's took all the airline profits and created their "Golden Parachute"! Bailed out...but before they they bailed...they had to leave a legacy by spending even more profits designing a new paint scheme for the entire fleet! Then they start replacing retiring Pilots and Flight Attendants with "C" scale employees. Trickle down effect to passengers! Flying now doesn't even come close to when I was flying! It's really unfortunate and sad! Thankyou Jimmy Carter and all you CEO's out there! Love, a (retired) UAL F/A and a "Boeing Brat".
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Thanks to the recession, nothing is as it once was. It's tough to stay in the black in this economy. Most are doing their best, Dee. There are some who are self-serving yes - but some who are not. But we live in America where capitalism rules. LIke it or leave it.
kea001
Tom Kearney 1
Empathy works. Apathy? Not so much.
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Michael.....well said, my friend!
samrawlings1212
Sam Rawlings 1
Why did he leave the Plane then? He dosen't have the balls to probably do it.
patt46
paul patten 1
I see the initial problem here is with the flight dispatcher. They dole out the fuel with an eyedropper like they are paying for it themselves. Then the plane gets stuck in the conga line and winds up going back to the gate for more fuel. I am firm believer that the
only time you can have too much fuel..is when you are on fire.It worked for me for 35 years.
rick737
richard weiss 2
If I wanted more fuel I called the dispatcher and said I'm putting on fuel. If he didn't like it, he should call a lawyer
preacher1
preacher1 1
Too bad more won't do that these days
Derg
Roland Dent 1
Well said....refuse to fly that simple
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
Michael....forgive me. I haven't forgotten about "Sully" and his entire crew! They, again, performed as a highly trained crew members and the Cockpit Crew and the Cabin Crew were all on the same page and it was a brilliant and textbook ditching and evacuation! Kudo's to Capt. "Sully" and the entire crew!
singer1040
Scott Singer 1
He should be summarily fired. No way should a flight attendant or pilot ever talk to customers that way. We all realize that delays occur for a variety of reasons--most of which are beyond the control of the flight crew or cabin attendants. The fact is that the airplane simply should not be boarded unless the airliner is going to fly. Having been stuck behind 25 outbound flights at LGA with concurrent weather delays over to ORD and left on an airplane for 8+ hours is ridiculous. This is no way to treat customers. Neither is using abusive language and acking like a jerk. Fire this individual immedately. He works for the passengers. Without the pasengers, Eagle will not be in business and he will be out of a job.
DanK5
Dan Kap 1
Julie, the video loaded fine, but it does take awhile to load. Funny, Stephen, but true.
joolieb
julie bauer 1
Video would not load.
AZ942
Tony Galvez 1
I've lived in Japan for over twenty years and I have had very, very good experience with the airlines of Japan. The flight attendants are so well trained to serve the customers. I've not seen any attendants on the Japanese airlines ever lose their composure in front of the passenger. Oh yes, they go back to the galley area and express their feelings with other attendants but when they come back to the cabin they are smiling and being very professional. It should be like careers that a person has a deep passion to do rather doing it for the job that will build an image for all flight attendants. Our flight attendants were that way when America's airlines first started in the early days. Those were the days!
jimquinndallas
Jim Quinn 1
I used to fly (as a passenger) at least four segments a week for years all over the western U.S., so I know how tough it can be for FA's. But I think this guy deserves the opportunity to work where his unique talents can be much more appreciated. Give him the opportunity to be happy elsewhere. In other words--fire him!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
It would be quite the experiment to challenge any passenger to be a Flight Attendant for a day...with weather delays ( it's all the F/A's fault by the way ), mechanicals ( an airplane is a machine for Gods sake ), again F/A's fault! I am a retired F/A of over 30 years. I flew when people had class...they dressed up....accepted what was given to them and they actually said "Thankyou" and "Please"! Now....the attitude is "It's all about me and what are you going to do about it?"
We were 14th in line for T/O and I had a guys leap over 3 people to get to the aisle to confront me.This was a wide-body, I might add. He got in my face and said "this is Bullshit and I'm going to fly American next time!" I said, "What a great idea...but the only problem is that they are right behind us, in 15th position for Takeoff!" Lighten up people! F/A's are trained safety professionals and their top priority is to save your sorry ass! Think about that the next time you travel and try saying "please" and "thankyou"! What a delightful and uplifting concept!
openwaterswim
Andrea Hunt 4
I'm not a FA, but I agree with you. And as a passenger, I'd like to see most of these people off the plane and on a bus, where they belong. Raise prices and get the bus-people out!
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
There is plenty of people with money that are low class. You either have it or not.
preacher1
preacher1 1
A lot get on a power trip, with or without it. You are correct. You either have it or don't.
JD345
JD345 2
The F/A was distributing the complimentary drinks... she gets to my row and asks the aisle and middle seats what they want, then asks what I want. I say that I'll have a Coke. She instantly scowls at me and snaps, "We don't have Coke, we have Pepsi. Weren't you listening?"

I know she repeats the same thing over and over again day in and day out for years. But that is NOT my problem. If she doesn't like it, she should try to find an F/A job at FedEx.

I'm an airline dork. I know how it is -- I get it. I'm not an entitled brat and those entitled brats that cause problems on flights irritate me, too. I get it. There are pricks to deal with. But if you respond to prickery with more prickery and then take that prickery and push it off on people who are NOT pricks, you have joined forces with the pricks.

If you can't deal with pricks every day without getting irritated and taking that out on anyone who happens to talk to you at the wrong time, get out of customer service.

Or go find one of your local law enforcement officers and tell him how hard your job is because of all the a-holes... he'll certainly be overwhelmed with sympathy.
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 1
I wonder how many COULD save our sorry asses in an emergency???
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Maybe their better than the new Orleans PD. :-)
equidiello
Then don't be a flight attendant...But if you are, it is your job. Passengers pay for flying. Flight attendants are paid for fying. If you don't like your job, don't make others miserable. Quit.
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 2
EXACTLY!!!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
It's people who have attitudes like yours that makes being a Flight Attendant a very difficult job! Are you always happy and "skippy" at your job, sir? Have you ever been hit by a passenger because he didn't get enough ice in his glass? I'm thankful that I got out when I did because there are too many people like you that make flying miserable....not only for Flight Attendants but your fellow passengers as well!
JD345
JD345 1
That's the problem though, in a customer service job you do always have to be happy and skippy even when you're furious and frustrated.
navydoc192
steven meyer 1
The attendent should be fired for unprofessional conduct.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 3
I agree. It isn't as though what they will be paid is kept secret from them. What is all the hullaballoo about low pay. If you don't agree that you want to fly for that pay, don't. Easy peasy.
JD345
JD345 1
The old "I can't believe they pay me this much to do this" vs. "They couldn't pay me enough to do this" situation. There are two variables -- the pay, and the work. Jobs generally will pay the minimum amount someone who WANTS the job is willing to take. If you don't WANT to do your job, you'll never, ever have a big enough paycheck, but if you WANT to do it, it'll feel like highway robbery every payday.
didi216
I love all these Experts on F/A's. "I pay Them!" What a Crock. Anyone who flies a Commercial Flight need to be educated on FAA procedures. The FAA makes the rules. The Airline has to follow them. The Flight Crew owes you nothing but Safety. Pilots have Thousands of hours of training. F/A Have Extensive Training to save your Poor Ass. But all they get is Grief from POS passengers.

Here is an Idea. Fly International and act like a Retard. Then you will get a Free Room and Board at the Local Jail. They love unruly passengers in foreign countries.

No, I don't work for a airline. I do work at a Wholesale Club. People think that you owe them something. I see this Crap every day. To anyone who says "If you don't like your Job. Quit" Grow Up and Act like a Human, not like you were raised by a pack of Badgers. Walk a Mile in our shoes! You just sitting on you behind in the aircraft.

Do you know if you Talk civil to the F/A they will treat you Nicely. Act like a Jackass you will be treated like one.

Don't get me wrong I have dealt with a F/A who was a Jerk. I called the Corporate Office. The F/A was Suspended for treating passengers poorly. I was reimbursed my Fare.

FYI: I have friends and family that work/worked (retired) for a airline.
JD345
JD345 2
There are a lot of obnoxious SOBs out there but that's life. Complaining about it when you're in the break room is fine, but the problem is when customer service folks take that mentality on the job with them. You have to be able forget the fat moronic F-head from 15 seconds ago and deal with the next person in line. If your attitude is do unto others the way they just did unto you, get out of the customer service field and fast.
didi216
Michael Messina -2
JD345 What do you do for a Living? This man Lost It! But when you are facing 30- 300 people all at once acting like the world owes them everything. What else are F/A suppose to do? The F/A's Can not change the orders for Ground/Tower Control.

I've seen male flight attendants being called Fags, Homos, Princess. I seen the anger on their face. What are they suppose to do??? I know that they feel like Splitting the Fool Head open. But they will not go that far. All they can to is ignore these Jackwagons.

Any career working with the public is Stressful. Look at Police. These people do this job because they Love it. But you see these Police Officer get abused all the Time. Cashiers at Retail Store get abused. Nurses and Doctors get abused. Well we don't do it for the Money. We do it because we love to work with the public.

Here is a FYI. It only takes one fool to start a Wild Fire.

When in the Hell did this become a world of Entitlement. I wonder if these people do this to Wait Staff when they Dine Out. Who know what they will get in there food?

From what I can tell you are part of the Problem, Not the Solution.

Karma is a Beautiful thing. Thing will come back and Bite these Wild Bunch of Badgers in the A**.

But I guess you are so perfect that you never lose it. So can you post the Video of you Walking Across Water on FA. I know we would all enjoy see a Perfect Human.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 3
Michael - I don't believe anyone that's posted so far believes the pax acted appropriately. However, when you accept a service oriented job you roll the dice. Sometimes you work a flight and everyone is perfectly wonderful, polite and friendly. But then, enter the real world - sometimes you work a flight and a few people aren't happy, their day isn't going well, and they take it out on the person most convenient. Sometimes it's the F/A. F/As are trained to handle difficult pax and when they don't do as trained, they aren't dong their job. Everyone at one time or another has had to bite the bullet, swallow their pride and walk away from a difficult situation. If I were to treat a client the way this particular F/A treated the airline's paying customers, I'd be out of work. It's just the way life works. Climb on down off that high horse of yours and join the rest of us. It's not so bad. It just takes some realism.
JD345
JD345 1
In my line of work, when you treat your customers improperly, you're featured in local news special reports and civil law suits. I like this guy telling me how I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to bringing your A game all day, every day in a customer-oriented job.
didi216
Michael Messina -2
ARE YOU HIGH! Do you know how to read! I work with the public you moron! I deal with this all the Time! GOD your Dumb.

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TREAT ANYONE THAT WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC LIKE CRAP!
You need to get off you Fing High Horse.

So what is your occupation? Donna?

I am a Cashier at a Wholesale Club. I treat my customer like friends. I have numerous award for Customer service.

The world is full of self rigous Idiots and your the Queen!

JUst because you pay for something does not give you the Right to treat the Employees like Crap. THis is why this man Lost It. People like you need to be put in your place.

I hope this happens to you. Gees go back to school and learn what COMPASSION means.
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 2
You're the one that needs schooling, it's "you're..."
Read her post again, YOU'RE saying things that she didn't say...
didi216
Michael Messina -1
WHAT? You're? What does that stand for??

World English Dictionary
you're (jʊə, jɔː, ( unstressed ) jə)

— contraction of
you are
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
what wow?
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
This cat is weird...
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Wasn't entirely certain who the "wow" was directed at.

"Weird" - to put it in such a mild term you clearly have a kind and generous streak in you.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
That's me. Mr. Niceguy. Lol
didi216
I Just Love Pissing you Fools Off. Just goes to show you with a little nudging. People go CRAZY. You are just as Bad as that FA. Now I have to get back to real work and stop having Fun. My Friends know I Love to Push the Buttons and watch the Idiots fall from the Sky (No Pun intended There). OMG My Stomach Hurts.

Highty Ho, Boys and Girls :)))))))
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
Amusingly pathetic.
didi216
Michael Messina -1
Release The Bees!
JD345
JD345 2
Run for your lives!
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Too bad you are so bent that you get your jollies acting like a fool and treating people with such disrespect. People who take these matters in utter seriousness because they have pride in the work they perform. You sound like one of those who will one day snap and go to your workplace and start shooting people. Run, don't walk, to your nearest mental hospital and check yourself in.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Only buttons he pushed were his own! lol
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
You'e smarter than I...he pushed a few of mine. He clearly has nothing better to do with his time. A life wasted.
didi216
Hahahahahahahah
didi216
Michael Messina -1
I LOVE THE BUTTONS. Buttons of All Colors. Love the Red Ones best.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
The buttons are all yours. I suppose this ramble all makes sense to you. To the rest of us it's just incoherent scrabble. If its a put on then you are hard up for something to do. Good luck keeping all those customers happy. I'm sure you're the ace of the base at the wholesale club.
JD345
JD345 1
How about getting back on your medications of all colors now, Mike...
didi216
Michael Messina -1
How about if I skip and Sing Napoleon the 8th"s "they're coming to take me away"
JD345
JD345 1
Post of the Week nominee
THRUSTT
THRUSTT 1
Damn, who the hell taught you how to spell and punctuate???
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Okay, one more time. I said not anyone believes the passengers acted appropriately. Not once did I say people have the right to mistreat others. You have misread everything I said. As a matter of fact, if you'll go back and re-read what you just wrote, you'll find that you are guilty of exactly that. You are being extremely disrespectful and just plain rude. So when you're preaching how their behavior was inappropriate, I suggest you look to yourself. Wishing ill towards another in the terms that you choose doesn't exactly shout that you understand what compassion means. You might consider seeking anger management sessions. And I say that to you in the nicest possible way.
didi216
Michael Messina -2
No it Crack Pots like you who go aircraft and act like a fool and Piss off the Flight Crew. You also do this when you go shopping.

The only reason that you say I need Anger management. The Truth Hurts.

I am perfectly Fine.

I wish you a Great Live in you Fantasy World. Keep the Rose Colored Glasses Clean.
chalet
chalet 1
she needs to see a doctor, NOW!
JD345
JD345 1
I get done reading this guy's posts and I can't get the phrase "field sobriety test" out of my head.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 2
All about levels. Alcohol and education. One is high, one is low.
didi216
Michael Messina -2
You Need a Reality Check My Friend. The Truth Hurts. I am a Realest. I noticed that you and Donna Peterson never answered my Question on you Occupations??
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 2
Your question is utterly irrelevant - as are most of the "points" you're failing to make. You don't comprehend what is being said to you. I've had enough of you. It's impossible to get through to you. But I'll pander to your pathetic need and tell you I work for a major airline in the Labor Relations Department. Happy?
chalet
chalet 1
Oh, poor airlne (LOL!!!)
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
No - poor you, should you ever have the misfortune to stroll through our HQ doors. I'll be watching.
chalet
chalet 1
What airline is this anyway
didi216
OH Really Is that a Threat? I Think I'll sent this to the FAA. Al I can say is " Money, Money, Money............. MONEY!"
JD345
JD345 0
Suffice it to say I work with the public in a more direct role than someone who rings up gallon vats of mayonnaise for a living.
didi216
Michael Messina -1
Mayo, Mustard, Pickles And Condoms something your Parents should have used!

Go Away Little Man.

Live you Poor Life.

Good Luck
JD345
JD345 1
What kind of prices does your warehouse store have on industrial-sized cling wrap boxes?
didi216
$18.99
JD345
JD345 1
I got 7 years out of a roll of that stuff. It was like losing a family friend when it ran out.

Now if only I could find a website about airplanes.
signmanbob
Robert Yunque 1
Very well said Michael. I especially like the "pack of Badgers". Very descriptive. I might use that. Isn't it the truth.
RRKen
Kenneth Schmidt -4
Customers did not deserve this. Period! There are ways to communicate with others, this is not one of them. And I might add, it was poor management of the flight, allowing them to leave the gate with a questionable amount of fuel, knowing the congestion at the terminal.

You ended up with what we saw, an angry bunch of passengers, and tainted impression of the product.
rick737
richard weiss 2
I guess RRKen has all the details of everything that required the return to gate. When you get some experience in the industry you'll begin to understand how complex the system is.
jmedina94
Julian Medina -2
Sounds like the Eagle FA I had five yrs. ago. Lol.
JJ7
JJ Johnson 0
Unfortunately the system is strained when any little issue comes up like weather or bad scheduling plus summer travel loads. The problem is when these incidents happen the airlines don't give a flying rats as% about the customer. It's a greyhound in the sky now like the guy below said you get what you pay for. Flying in the US airspace system just SUX. I fly late at night and get a few beers in me before I depart peak flying times are chaos now.
Derg
Roland Dent 0
Silly cow needs retraining.
cmarckwardt
The first alert that something might be askew regarding this incident is that it was prsented on Breitbart.com. Those are the same folk that ambushed Planned Parentood and thrive thrive on taking stuff out of context and pressing questionable conclusions. I fly commercial as a passenger on average a round trip per week. What I can't believe is how rarely flight attendants reach critical mass with the flying public.
chalet
chalet -4
I would not hire him not even for cleaning latrines for free
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
If he were doing it for free, you wouldn't have hired him, he'd be a volunteer. Every time I read something you write, you serve to convince me further you're a fraud...a fraud who thinks he's so funny he has to type "LOL" almost every time he says something. Although, upon reflection, you are something of a clown.
chalet
chalet 1
bye bye birdie
rick737
richard weiss 1
I'll bet there's employers out there right now saying the same thing about you.
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Ya, you're an old chopper pilot!! I love it.....!!!
chalet
chalet 1
Wrong, I am my own CEO, CFO, CIO, everything chief (got you, punk, LOL!!!!)
jimdok
Jim Davis 1

rick737
richard weiss 1
Hope you are at least a decent C-something
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
That's kind of odd. If you are filling all of the offices, where are the checks and balances for your organization? Sounds pre-tty fishy to me.
chalet
chalet 2
Don't be envious (LOL!!!)
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Envious isn't even close to the appropriate adjective that describes my issue. One person filling all of those offices is not an approved way of doing business. I think you're full of poo!
rick737
richard weiss 1
Don't bother with chelet, he's been an arrogant a$$hole on everthing he's ever posted. My guess is he will be Madoff's butt buddy someday soon.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Fingers crossed!
chalet
chalet 1
Mind your own biz
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
It's a public forum chalet. Anyone is free to comment. Even you.
chalet
chalet 1
not you though as you use dirty language, bet you you are not quite 12 years old, it figures
preacher1
preacher1 1
Chalet: she is a bit older than 12. Quit acting so dang childish
WALLACE24
WALLACE24 1
Cat fight! Done with FA losing it and obnoxious pax.
preacher1
preacher1 1
me too!!!!!
chalet
chalet 1
Full of you, you mean?. Poor girl, snif, snif (LOL!!!)
Derg
Roland Dent 1
Hiya Chalet..was that rude? I am socially dyslexic...??
skuttlerats
Jeffrey Babey -7
2 weeks ago I had a doctor tell me I had Emphysema, today I had a specialist ask me why I was there. Nothing wrong with me at all. It all comes down to words and words mean things, this guy should be making candles, not talking to people like the doctor that gave me a bad diagnosis.
rick737
richard weiss 6
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 2
I've always wondered about a situation like that. So - what - you just believe the doctor whose diagnosis you like better?
mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 1
You do what you like. I'd want to get to the bottom of it. It's not the doctor's health and welfare.
AWAAlum
AWAAlum 1
Sorry, thought it was apparent - I was being flippant Mark.
mhlansdell00
Mark Lansdell 1
A diagnosis of Emphysema is always preceded by and accompanied a chest x ray. Your doctor knows that and the specialist should have been presented with the x rays and and a summery report.

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