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A Delta Air Lines flight attendant allegedly told a reporter that serving drinks to first class passengers is her most important job — even more crucial than mask mandate enforcement.
BocaNewsNow.com’s editor and publisher Andrew Colton says the news outlet was aboard Delta Air Lines flight DL1678 from San Antonio to Atlanta on Monday.
“A woman stood up from row 2 and planted herself next to a man who she seemingly was quite interested in meeting,” Mr. Colton writes.
He said the woman wasn’t wearing a mask (that’s a big no-no) while flirting with the gentleman and enjoying an adult beverage. This apparently went on for more than a half-hour.
Mr. Colton says passengers “suggested to the first class flight attendant that she enforce the federal mask mandate that the crew announced repeatedly — as well as a general policy against standing near the front galley — but she refused to do so.”
Eventually, he says, a different flight attendant came up to the forward cabin and gave the woman a paper mask. And asked her repeatedly to wear it. (Mr. Colton notes that the woman wasn’t aggressive.)
“Delta did not immediately respond to a query from BocaNewsNow.com about whether the airline now considers alcohol service to be more important than mask mandate enforcement,” he writes.
I’m curious how exactly the flight attendant allegedly said serving drinks is more important than cracking down on mask offenders. I’m guessing it was a dry, sarcastic tone. Flight attendants who read the blog: what’s your take on all this? Passengers: does any of this upset you?
And is anyone else curious if she scored the guy’s phone number or other contact information? 🙂
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Any FA that thinks serving drinks is more important than enforcing mask mandates should be fired immediately!
I’m not anti mask or anti vax and consider myself a liberal.The only place I’m required to wear a mask is at airports or on airplanes. So it’s a little ridiculous.
I feel like the only people the remaining mask mandates are helping is those who have chosen not to get vaccinated. And IMO they are selfish pricks.
Good for the flight attendant on pushing back on this policy.
I agree. It’s absurd to be forced to wear a mask if you are vaccinated when when the CDC has already said that masks are not necessary if you are vaccinated, and that you are not going to die or get seriously sick from COVID if you are one of the tiny percentage of people that will get COVID when vaccinated. But it was obvious this was going to happen when wearing masks became a Federal law and I said that before the election. What’s interesting is that it was primarily flight attendants that pushed for the Federal mandate in the first place.
If I was flying in first, I would agree with the F/A’s comments. Bring me another Woodford!
I thought safety was an FA’s primary concern. Guess not.
And alcohol has what effect on the Covid-19 virus?
Everything I’ve seen about COVID and booze talks about how alcohol weakens the immune system.
She is correct. Serving booze is more important than Mr. Potatohead’s mask decree.
I don’t know about the alcohol but the flight attendant is correct that it’s more important for flight attendants to be human beings instead of drones for corrupt and excessive government policy. People make laws by choosing to enforce them. Flight attendants could be the heroes of the public who ignore the enforcement of ridiculous mask rules. Many of them are not and deserve our disdain and condemnation.
What made you an expert on infectious disease? Certainly Rand Paul is NOT one.
Um. NO. Rand Paul is a dentist first of all and has no clue. And obviously you don’t either. This is an airborne virus. Masks are required so get over it. Wearing a mask and following rules has nothing to do with being aggressive or mean. In fact, it should make everyone happy that they are safe.
Not to be nit picky but I think he’s an eye doctor 🙂
All doctors have enough training to be able to offer qualified opinions on this regardless of what they choose to specialize in.
Enough mask theater on planes. Hoping this mask nonsense ends by September.