Comments on: Angry flight attendant hurls beverages and snacks at passenger http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A flight attendant http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-26760 A flight attendant Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:48:37 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-26760 I'm sorry but 12-16hr shifts now days and we are only paid while the door is closed? That's crap! I made more money when I was 17 pushing carts at Kmart! I’m sorry but 12-16hr shifts now days and we are only paid while the door is closed? That’s crap! I made more money when I was 17 pushing carts at Kmart!

]]> By: A flight attendant http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-26759 A flight attendant Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:47:40 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-26759 ALTHOUGH!!! I do HIGHLY agree that as an industry, we ALL need raises or just go on one massive strike to where NO airline in the whole country has flights that day.....maybe then the CEO's will realize that not only their salary matters. ALTHOUGH!!! I do HIGHLY agree that as an industry, we ALL need raises or just go on one massive strike to where NO airline in the whole country has flights that day…..maybe then the CEO’s will realize that not only their salary matters.

]]> By: A flight attendant http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-26758 A flight attendant Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:46:07 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-26758 This smells awfully fishy to me. I have been a flight attendant for several years and have friends at many airlines in the world. I highly doubt that you were some victim as you portray yourself to be. Some element of this story is not being told on this page....... This smells awfully fishy to me. I have been a flight attendant for several years and have friends at many airlines in the world. I highly doubt that you were some victim as you portray yourself to be. Some element of this story is not being told on this page…….

]]> By: Ronda http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-24648 Ronda Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:04:06 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-24648 Hi, not sure if your still accepting Comments for this article, but in case you are: wtf?! Thats insane. That is just wow!!! I cannot beleive that someone would treat a consumer like that. I could understand if the flight attendant was evoked by the guy (and even then that would be highly unprofessional) but to pour water over a guys head becuase he made what he thaught was a joke about the airline food?! Either the guy is hiding information on his behavior, or this flight attendent needs to be fired. Everyone knows that these flight attendents are overworked and underpaid, but this is rediculous. If an airline is treating they're employees bad enouph that they're taking they're fustrations out on costomers, then the airline needs to seriously consider making things easier for flight attendents. Hi, not sure if your still accepting Comments for this article, but in case you are:

wtf?! Thats insane. That is just wow!!! I cannot beleive that someone would treat a consumer like that. I could understand if the flight attendant was evoked by the guy (and even then that would be highly unprofessional) but to pour water over a guys head becuase he made what he thaught was a joke about the airline food?! Either the guy is hiding information on his behavior, or this flight attendent needs to be fired.
Everyone knows that these flight attendents are overworked and underpaid, but this is rediculous. If an airline is treating they’re employees bad enouph that they’re taking they’re fustrations out on costomers, then the airline needs to seriously consider making things easier for flight attendents.

]]> By: jonesey12 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-13138 jonesey12 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:39:18 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-13138 The stewardess should be fired. Simple as that. The stewardess should be fired. Simple as that.

]]> By: G Sheppard http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-12294 G Sheppard Mon, 26 May 2008 15:22:01 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-12294 Sounds like you took plenty of time to embelish the facts or just plain lied. Sounds like you took plenty of time to embelish the facts or just plain lied.

]]> By: NRO http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-10448 NRO Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:48:54 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10448 I have met several AA psycho stews so this does not suprise me. AA will get away with anything they can. They are a negligent and ridiculous airline. Some of their pilots are as socially inept as a can of soda and some of the stews I have met could not even forumulate their own sentences. There are some really strange AA people. I have read that AAs good employees are writing management about their contracts and I am sure if these people are writing about their contracts, then they actually probably work for a living while many AA stews lay on their butts waiting for someone to marry them. The polyester tranny pool of out O'Hare is disgusting. This airline seems to be sinking fast. If that FA hit me, I would have knocked her from here to China after I exited the plane and I would have had her charged with assault and battery and if there were such a thing as charging someone with being an incompetent idiot, I would have the dip arrested for that too. She should have been restrained, she sounds like a lose cannon. I have met several AA psycho stews so this does not suprise me. AA will get away with anything they can. They are a negligent and ridiculous airline. Some of their pilots are as socially inept as a can of soda and some of the stews I have met could not even forumulate their own sentences. There are some really strange AA people. I have read that AAs good employees are writing management about their contracts and I am sure if these people are writing about their contracts, then they actually probably work for a living while many AA stews lay on their butts waiting for someone to marry them. The polyester tranny pool of out O’Hare is disgusting. This airline seems to be sinking fast. If that FA hit me, I would have knocked her from here to China after I exited the plane and I would have had her charged with assault and battery and if there were such a thing as charging someone with being an incompetent idiot, I would have the dip arrested for that too. She should have been restrained, she sounds like a lose cannon.

]]> By: wstcst1 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-2/#comment-10380 wstcst1 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:05:53 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10380 FA's - Airline employee's - Lost Wages Don't take your anger over your employment situation out on the people who are still paying your wages. If you don't like your job or it doesn't pay you what you want find one that DOES!!! FA's were using the "we're here for you safety 2 years before 9-11 in an attempt to relieve them of their duties. I asked one once back then why she thought that and her reply "well the first FA was a nurse" yes I agree'd, but it was on a military craft during WW2 I asked her if she was nurse, her reply "no" so again I must ask. What exactly do they do for our safety?? Any time there's an issue they simply spout "please sit down or something to that effect" and then expect the PAYING customers to handle it. Here's an idea why don't all fliers pick a day, any day and simply not fly. If no one in the USA flew for just one day. It would send a strong message both visually and financially to all Airline personnel!!! FA’s – Airline employee’s – Lost Wages
Don’t take your anger over your employment situation out on the people who are still paying your wages. If you don’t like your job or it doesn’t pay you what you want find one that DOES!!!
FA’s were using the “we’re here for you safety 2 years before 9-11 in an attempt to relieve them of their duties.
I asked one once back then why she thought that and her reply “well the first FA was a nurse” yes I agree’d, but it was on a military craft during WW2
I asked her if she was nurse, her reply “no” so again I must ask. What exactly do they do for our safety??
Any time there’s an issue they simply spout “please sit down or something to that effect” and then expect the PAYING customers to handle it.

Here’s an idea why don’t all fliers pick a day, any day and simply not fly. If no one in the USA flew for just one day. It would send a strong message both visually and financially to all Airline personnel!!!

]]> By: Ronald Melanson(former Airline Emp. http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-10377 Ronald Melanson(former Airline Emp. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:05:33 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10377 All this over a bag of peanuts and a little water. Is this a man or a mouse? I hope next time she hits with a wet noodle. Grow up, move on and get over it already. All this over a bag of peanuts and a little water. Is this a man or a mouse? I hope next time she hits with a wet noodle. Grow up, move on and get over it already.

]]> By: m http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-10376 m Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:48:52 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10376 As a customer who's flown my entire life including as a child... I've noticed that flight attendants on all airlines have gotten nastier since 9/11... Maybe it's a power thing... Maybe it's a fear thing... Pay cuts may have something to do with it... But hey, it's rough all over... It seems attendants don't have to be nice to customers anymore because if you say anything they'll think you're a threat... I flew 10s of 1000s of miles last year for business and I noticed a definite degradation of service from past years and some really outright nasty attendants on various airlines... And to everybody, not just me... You can watch them coming down the aisle during beverage service and hear them... NOT NICE!!... You're left feeling helpless because you are a captive customer... Also please note passenger bill of rights being shot down in New York yesterday... As a customer who’s flown my entire life including as a child… I’ve noticed that flight attendants on all airlines have gotten nastier since 9/11… Maybe it’s a power thing… Maybe it’s a fear thing… Pay cuts may have something to do with it… But hey, it’s rough all over… It seems attendants don’t have to be nice to customers anymore because if you say anything they’ll think you’re a threat… I flew 10s of 1000s of miles last year for business and I noticed a definite degradation of service from past years and some really outright nasty attendants on various airlines… And to everybody, not just me… You can watch them coming down the aisle during beverage service and hear them… NOT NICE!!… You’re left feeling helpless because you are a captive customer… Also please note passenger bill of rights being shot down in New York yesterday…

]]> By: david http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-10375 david Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10375 this guy is full of shi*t. i don't believe that story for a second. she probably "slid" or "dropped" the snack on the table. she definitely "spilled" the water rather than "pouring" it on his head. this guy is a real a-hole! this guy is full of shi*t. i don’t believe that story for a second. she probably “slid” or “dropped” the snack on the table. she definitely “spilled” the water rather than “pouring” it on his head. this guy is a real a-hole!

]]> By: Mark http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-10374 Mark Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:17:53 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10374 My guess is that the flight attendant was speaking to him -- probably for a while. You were probably focused, or wearing headphones she didn't see. Anyway -- she probably reacted and treated you in the same way that her husband and/or kids ignore her -- by over-reacting. Mark My guess is that the flight attendant was speaking to him — probably for a while. You were probably focused, or wearing headphones she didn’t see.

Anyway — she probably reacted and treated you in the same way that her husband and/or kids ignore her — by over-reacting.

Mark

]]> By: denise http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-10370 denise Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:41:39 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-10370 there are always 2 sides to a story.... in this "entitled" self focused culture its very possible this passenger could have been just as 'angry' or rude and exagerated just a wee bit. we should hear both sides before passing judgement- yet I also see- by how degraded the flights attendants have been treated by their money hungry upper exec's that after so long of being treated with such contempt by their own company- that it wouldn't surprise me that they're depressed or easily angered ....could YOU live on 30K a year and work 14 hour duty days with NO pension or retirement to look forward to?????? unfortunately lots of single moms and people are working their _____ off trying to make it on that salary & much less as FAs these days... there are always 2 sides to a story…. in this “entitled” self focused culture its very possible this passenger could have been just as ‘angry’ or rude and exagerated just a wee bit. we should hear both sides before passing judgement- yet I also see- by how degraded the flights attendants have been treated by their money hungry upper exec’s that after so long of being treated with such contempt by their own company- that it wouldn’t surprise me that they’re depressed or easily angered ….could YOU live on 30K a year and work 14 hour duty days with NO pension or retirement to look forward to?????? unfortunately lots of single moms and people are working their _____ off trying to make it on that salary & much less as FAs these days…

]]> By: Matt Keegan http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-8268 Matt Keegan Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:32:08 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-8268 I always wonder how accurate these stories really are. Some seem salacious while others have a tinge of truth, but this? Makes me wonder who is performing for the media -- the pax or crew? I always wonder how accurate these stories really are. Some seem salacious while others have a tinge of truth, but this? Makes me wonder who is performing for the media — the pax or crew?

]]> By: "The Passenger" http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/comment-page-1/#comment-8156 "The Passenger" Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:43:55 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/angry-flight-attendant-hurls-beverages-and-snacks-at-passenger/#comment-8156 Agreed! Agreed!

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