A while back, Reddit user u/glittercorpse asked, “Flight attendants, both past and present, what’s the most entitled behavior you’ve seen from a passenger?” Universal Pictures The stories they had truly were truly heinous. Here’s what they had to say: 1.“One time, a woman got quite angry because her daughter spilled apple juice all over herself, […]
Let’s play a quick game: What are two things a traveler can’t leave home without? Did you say “their passport and wallet”? Ding-ding! Now, while these two items are, in fact, indispensable, carrying around — and keeping track of — both can get a bit cumbersome. And everyday travelers aren’t the only ones who have […]
An Alaska Airlines flight was canceled Monday night after two flight attendants became ill. The carrier said the cause was likely an “unknown odor” in the rear of the plane. Flight ASA 828, which was to depart from Honolulu at 11:45 p.m. to Anchorage, was in its boarding process when two female crew members reported […]
Don’t be an airhead. As many inflight kerfuffles have shown, airplane etiquette can be quite up in the air. Fortunately, flight attendants are helping air barbarians behave better by listing 9 passenger behaviors that might seem polite but actually make them despise you. These sky no-nos surfaced on a variety of platforms, including dedicated Reddit […]
Photo: Robert Alexande (Getty Images) Modern air travel is often terrible. Cramped seats, tiny luggage compartments — the list goes on. Yet, most of us in those cramped seats actually have it far better than the folks strolling the aisles, who — at least on American Airlines flights — earn barely over $27,000 per year […]
American Airlines recently offered to hike flight attendants’ pay 17%—but the workers say that won’t be enough to stop the first airline strike in 15 years. As the airline and its attendants negotiate, American CEO Robert Isom this week sent a video message offering a 17% wage increase, just enough to push new Boston and […]
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -American Airlines has offered its flights attendants immediate wage increases of 17% and a new formula for higher profit sharing in 2024 in their new contracts, CEO Robert Isom said on Wednesday. In a message to the company’s flights attendants, Isom said while progress has been made in contract […]
Flight attendants at Endeavor Air, a Minneapolis-based regional carrier, are increasing pressure on parent company Delta Air Lines to end a tiered payment structure and increase their wages to more closely align with what Delta pays its mainline workers. Endeavor Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta doing business as Delta Connection. Regional carriers […]
There’s more here than “greets” that eye. Welcoming travelers aboard a plane might seem like a polite courtesy, but there’s another reason flight attendants greet people with a smile: to size them up. A stewardess recently spilled the beans on this ulterior motive in a video with more than 6.2 million views on TikTok. “Did […]
Two women have filed a lawsuit against NFL kicker Brandon McManus and the Jacksonville Jaguars that accuses the athlete of sexually assaulting them during a team flight to London last year. The women, who worked as flight attendants for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, allege that McManus rubbed himself on them and attempted to kiss one […]
America’s cost of living crisis has stung new flight attendants, many of whom haven’t had an opportunity to renegotiate their contracts since the inflation spiral began several years ago. An employment verification letter American Airlines gives to some newly hired flight attendants documenting their salary has been circulating on Reddit, drawing attention to their low […]
Three flight attendants are winning praise for successfully defusing a physical fight between two passengers on board an EVA Air flight. In a statement to CNN, the airline said the scuffle began when a passenger was reportedly coughing and the man next to him tried to move into another seat to get away. However, the […]