Two bratty children A pilot and a flight attendant got into a kerfuffle on an American Airlines flight over an empty pizza box, with the flight attendant refusing to take it, the pilot leaving it in the aisle, then the flight attendant and his colleagues kicking it down the aisle and steadfastly refusing to pick it up over the next two hours. And these are the people we rely on to safely transport us?
American Airlines Flight Attendants Are Not Interested In Disposing Of Your Personal Garbage
An off-duty pilot (flying as a “paying passenger”) in the main cabin between Miami (MIA) and Chicago (ORD) shared his story on a pilot’s forum:
AA service is horrible. Last week as a paying passenger I brought a pizza onboard from the terminal in MIA. I finished the pizza and tried to give the empty box to a very femine acting male flight attendant as he walked by before departure. He said, “We don’t throw away your garbage.” I was a bit shocked at this new policy he had enacted.
So I set the box down in the aisle (yes, I know, a bit childish). On the 2.3 hour flight from MIA to ORD not only did none of the flight attendants pick up the empty pizza box…..they continued to kick it out of the way as they walked by it. It was still in the aisle when I got off. AA service really is just as bad as Spirit. Not even in the same league as Delta……or even United these days.
I’m glad the pilot admitted to being childish. I also wonder what he meant by describing the male flight attendant as “feminine acting” and hope that he’s not implying the flight attendant was bad because he was gay.
View From The Wing right notes, “There’s not enough room in many coach seats to work with the meal tray still there,” and that’s certainly true if you have a big box of pizza. Considering that economy class passengers on this flight receive a small packet of pretzels or Biscoff cookies, I also cannot blame the pilot for bringing his own meal onboard.
And yes, the flight attendant should have taken it…for goodness sake, how lazy can you get? And how lazy was the entire crew if they just kept walking over it and kicking it to the side during the flight?
But of course, this pilot is a passive-aggressive tool and could have gotten up and set it on the counter of the rear galley or at least tried to stuff it down the trash receptacle in the lavatory.
Immature behavior all-around here…
And, why is this story being retold here?
In hopes that there will not be any repeat-performances…
@Matthew … A word to the wise : avoid such low quality gossip regardless of the source , and avoid repeating such stories to your mature audience .
There are many pilot forums where such a low quality gossip would not appear , for example PPRUNE ( “Professional Pilots Rumour Network” in the UK )
You have dignity and classy quality , and this gossip is neither . I don’t blame you … I blame the original source .
He means the guys a twink for lords sake! What do you think……! So what
Yes, I know what he meant.
I imagine this is not news to you, Matt. I’ve worked and socialized with thousands of feminine demeanor men who are married to a woman, have children and follow sports.
Me too. Anyway, I just thought the pilot was speaking in code that he hates gay people. Maybe I’m wrong…
I think the biggest crime here is bringing a pizza on board and consuming it during boarding.
@JK … Yep . For his return flight he will bring a large bucket of fried chicken , and then throw the empty bucket into the aisle .
That looks like a safety hazard in the event of an emergency. Both pilot and crew should know better.
The pilot ought to have schlepped his own trash when he departed … the FA could have told him that . The FA also could have stopped him from bringing it onboard from the get-go .
If he had devoured the pizza in the gate area before the flight , he also ought Not ask the gate agent to take the box , and he also ought Not throw it on the floor of the gate area . Duh .
“Almost as bad as Spirit….”
Yes, Spirit where on Saturday I was thanked for my status as I boarded, the F/A had the overhead bins over rows 1 and 2 closed and forbid people from using them unless they were in those seats, F/A introduced himself and took inflight beverage orders for Big Front Seat before the door close, served from a tray and addressed by name, and a different F/A came by and thanked me for my status and loyalty.
Yeah, not sure when I’ve had AA service better than that in recent memory….
“We don’t throw away your personal garbage!” – yeah you do, you glorified waiter.