Flight Attendant Union Calls on Frontier Airlines to Support Crews Immediately
UPDATE (4:30 PM ET, August 3, 2021) Suspensions have been removed. Instead the Flight Attendants have been pulled from duty with pay until the standard incident investigation is complete.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 3, 2021) — Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson issued the following statement on the Frontier unruly passenger incident:
"Flight Attendants have faced an onslaught of disruptions on our flights this year. The situation on Frontier this weekend is one of the worst examples. A drunk and irate passenger verbally, physically, and sexually assaulted multiple members of the crew. When he refused to comply after multiple attempts to de-escalate, the crew was forced to restrain the passenger with the tools available to them onboard. We are supporting the crew.
"Management suspended the crew as a knee-jerk reaction to a short video clip that did not show the full incident. Management should be supporting the crew at this time not suspending them. 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. As noted in our unruly passenger survey, if this is not immediately corrected, Flight Attendants may feel unsafe to come to work. Management has a legal duty to maintain a safe work environment for employees."
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