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Old 05-03-2008 | 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Molon Labe
I had one FA that ate her crew meal then the second half of the first class goodie tray,(she just assumed that the first class passengers wouldn't notice) then she ate all three of the pilot crew meals. I would like to see her bought out! By the pound she weighed about 350! They need FA buyouts.
Dunno what size c/m,s you guys are getting in pax but were lucky to get through 2 during a trip let alone 3
Catrancher ? I,ll have to remember that one lol
BTW I have not flown pax for years and did we not at one time have Height / Weight policies?
The good ole days when stews were stews.Oh well enjpy the ride .


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Old 05-03-2008 | 04:52 AM
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Unfortunately I think those days are long gone...the last flight I took I was unfortunate enough to sit in the aisle and not one of the FAs could get past me without nearly ripping my shoulder from my side
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Old 05-04-2008 | 12:59 AM
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It is an attempt by management to get rid of as many unionized FAs as possible before the merger. Delta just gave theirs a raise and its all to try and keep the FAs from unionizing.
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Old 05-04-2008 | 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted by capncrunch
It is an attempt by management to get rid of as many unionized FAs as possible before the merger. Delta just gave theirs a raise and its all to try and keep the FAs from unionizing.

And who can blaim them? We just don't need NWA flight attendant attitudes brought in to the merger and everybody will be better off without it....
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Old 05-04-2008 | 03:39 AM
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We don't need flight attendants at all. A monkey with a fresh diaper can do their job....and not get fat.
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Old 05-04-2008 | 03:44 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyingViking
And who can blaim them? We just don't need NWA flight attendant attitudes brought in to the merger and everybody will be better off without it....
Cheer up buddy....
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Old 05-04-2008 | 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyingViking
And who can blaim them? We just don't need NWA flight attendant attitudes brought in to the merger and everybody will be better off without it....
Of course not ,then they would be in competition with the attitudes DAL fa,s have
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Old 05-04-2008 | 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by capncrunch
We don't need flight attendants at all. A monkey with a fresh diaper can do their job....and not get fat.
Chimp yes, monkey no, Chimps would be much more fun on layovers too.
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Old 05-04-2008 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotorhead
Yesterday, NWA announced that it needs 450 FAs to take an early out, this will balance staffing with fleet size. I am sure there is a ratio of FAs to aircraft and and there will be a related reduction on the pilot side.
Agree 100%; there WILL be layoffs, downsizing and streamlining!
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Old 05-04-2008 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by FliFast
Herk,

Just to show my ignorance...I would guess your "JFK-MXP on Monday" flights are money-making flights. Put in other terms, these European flights are your "bread and butter" flights.

Factor in 10 or so cat-ranchers who fly these flagship flights.

Some are sweating, some are wearing reebok sneakers, some are taking the appetizers off the first-class setups so they can give it to the hotel staff at the layover hotel, most have no problem yelling at any passenger that gets out of line, but have a hard time getting down the aisle without dislocating three people's shoulders, all of them are taking as much airplane booze off the plane for the layover, all of them are complaining how this is the worst flight they've flown in 35 years and doing so loud enough that even the air traffic controllers can hear them, some will get onto the interphone to the cockpit and demand to know how many A/C packs you have turned off because they cant breathe and then when you ask them where your crew meal is they say "Whoops, you dialed the wrong number, try back later".....sound familiar ?

Ahhh, I miss those days.

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They are just bitter old bags, mad because the pilots no longer hit on them. Their kids have grown and moved on and their husbands either divorced them or have died on them. This job is their one motivation in life, their only reason to not take a vial of vicodin and wash it down with a nice chardonnay. (The cats would feed off of their fat asses for months.)
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