American Airlines Flight Attendant Rant Disrupts Dallas-To-Chicago Flight
By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 9, 2012 7:30PM
One of American Airlines' current slogans is "Be Yourself. Nonstop." An AA flight attendant apparently took that literally this morning, as she used her plane's public address system to rant about the airline's bankruptcy and tell passengers the flight was going to crash.
The drama started aboard Flight 2332 from Dallas/Fort Worth-to-Chicago. The flight, scheduled for takeoff at 8:25 a.m. Central time, was back at the gate by 9:15 after the flight attendant began using the PA as the plane was taxiing on the runway to announce to passengers, ""We are not taking off. We're having technical difficulties. We are heading back to the gate."
Another flight attendant took to the PA system to ensure everyone things were okay, before the attendant continued with her rant. "Captain," she said. "I am not responsible for crashing this plane."
Naturally, the passengers started to worry. Flight attendants began shuffling through the plane and some men, in Dallas for a Sam's Club company meeting, helped the crew restrain the attendant. She was taken kicking and screaming from the plane when it returned to the gate.
Dallas resident Bethany Christakos told the Dallas Morning News the attendant was "screaming bloody murder" by the time she was removed from the plane. Two other flight attendants were slightly injured. The cabin crew was replaced, the flight was back in the air before 10 a.m. and, according to Christakos, the passengers nerves were smoothed thanks to a liberal doling out of alcohol.
Maybe American should adopt Delta Air Lines' onetime slogan for a day: "We get you there."