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Frontier flight attendants placed on leave after taping unruly passenger to seat
Frontier flight attendants placed on leave after taping unruly passenger to seat
The largest flight attendant union in the U.S. is demanding their reinstatement.
By Mina Kajivia via GMA
August 4, 2021, 2:23 AM
Frontier flight attendants, with the help of passengers, had to tape an unruly passenger to his seat Saturday after he allegedly groped two of the attendants and punched a third in the face. In an initial statement to ABC News, the low-cost carrier said the flight attendants involved had been "suspended pending further investigation" because they did not follow the proper policies for restraining a passenger.
The news of the suspension prompted backlash from the nation's largest flight attendant union -- demanding Frontier reinstate them. "Management should be supporting the crew at this time, not suspending them," Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) President Sara Nelson said. "We will be fighting this with every contractual and legal tool available, but we would hope there will be no need for that as management comes to their senses and supports the people on the frontline charged with keeping all passengers safe."
Frontier then issued a revised statement saying the flight attendants were on paid leave which is "in line with an event of this nature pending an investigation." "Frontier Airlines maintains the utmost value, respect, concern and support for all of our flight attendants, including those who were assaulted on this flight," the airline's statement continued. "We are supporting the needs of these team members and are working with law enforcement to fully support the prosecution of the passenger involved."
The unruly passenger was identified by authorities as 22-year-old Maxwell Berry. He was arrested after the flight landed in Miami and is now facing three counts of battery. Saturday's case is the latest in a surge of unruly passenger incidents onboard planes. The Federal Aviation Administration has received more than 3,700 reports of unruly passengers since January with more than 2,700 of them involving fliers who refuse to wear a mask.
The largest flight attendant union in the U.S. is demanding their reinstatement.
By Mina Kajivia via GMA
August 4, 2021, 2:23 AM
Frontier flight attendants, with the help of passengers, had to tape an unruly passenger to his seat Saturday after he allegedly groped two of the attendants and punched a third in the face. In an initial statement to ABC News, the low-cost carrier said the flight attendants involved had been "suspended pending further investigation" because they did not follow the proper policies for restraining a passenger.
The news of the suspension prompted backlash from the nation's largest flight attendant union -- demanding Frontier reinstate them. "Management should be supporting the crew at this time, not suspending them," Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) President Sara Nelson said. "We will be fighting this with every contractual and legal tool available, but we would hope there will be no need for that as management comes to their senses and supports the people on the frontline charged with keeping all passengers safe."
Frontier then issued a revised statement saying the flight attendants were on paid leave which is "in line with an event of this nature pending an investigation." "Frontier Airlines maintains the utmost value, respect, concern and support for all of our flight attendants, including those who were assaulted on this flight," the airline's statement continued. "We are supporting the needs of these team members and are working with law enforcement to fully support the prosecution of the passenger involved."
The unruly passenger was identified by authorities as 22-year-old Maxwell Berry. He was arrested after the flight landed in Miami and is now facing three counts of battery. Saturday's case is the latest in a surge of unruly passenger incidents onboard planes. The Federal Aviation Administration has received more than 3,700 reports of unruly passengers since January with more than 2,700 of them involving fliers who refuse to wear a mask.
More: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/frontier-airlines-making-passengers-pay-covid-recovery-surcharge/story?id=78426747
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