Two passengers told The Dallas Observer that the unnamed attendant used the intercom to say that the flight was returning to the gate because of “technical difficulties” and later broadcast this: “Captain, I am not responsible for crashing this plane.”
A Southwest Airlines pilot has been suspended after he accidentally broadcast a conversation where he used homophobic slurs to refer to several flight attendants, and went on to describe how “ugly” some women were.
It’s happened to all of us: the person in front of you on a flight reclines into your lap, leaving you immobilized.
Qantas Airways flight attendants and pilots have taken to the Web to voice their annoyance with a safety-demonstration video that’s introduced by actor and licensed pilot John Travolta.
The Atlanta-based airline hopes customer-service classes will help its staff lose the ‘tude, and bring back service with a smile. (via Wall Street Journal)
Everyone who has ever shouted “screw this” as they walked off the job should be so lucky as ex-Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater, who got a chance to describe what happened the day he shouted obscenities into the plane’s PA system then slid down the aircraft’s emergency chute to instant celebrity.
Passengers, please direct your attention to the Lady Gaga dancers for important safety information.
His anger turned a JetBlue flight into the hottest spot north of Havana. But a week later, Slater’s antics helped fulfill his Copacabana dream.
“JetBlue is a wonderful airline which he has loved working for, and wishes to continue working for.” – HOWARD TURMAN, lawyer for flight attendant Steven Slater who has been thrust into the spotlight after ranting over the plane’s intercom and exiting the aircraft on the emergency slide (via NBC New York)
