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In-flight Issue FA abuse of power

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Mar 9, 2013, 9:01 PM

cortney

Airline Employee (NOT OFFICIAL REP)

Join Date: Sep 2009

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First of all, this flight attendant, the way it sounds, was just looking for a fight lol. I now know (from some of the flight attendants I have seen and witnessed, obviously lie through their teeth to get the job) cause there is no way this would have handled well in an interview. With all this said, be lucky she didn't abuse her powers more and through you off (that imo would be a over reaction), you can write to the airline, not delta, but whichever delta carrier it was, skywest, shuttle America etc. And just let it go. You know her behavior was wrong.

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