Uniform update: nose piercings are now allowed for cabin crew at Southwestīut in a strange turn of events, FA’s can no longer paint their nails patriotic colors nor company colors 💙💛❤️Īlso, fingernails must not be longer than 1/4”īold decision, let’s see if it pays off /7stN0dbIB3 They were just kicking new hires out of training for this. Southwest Airlines flight attendants will be able to have small tattoos, starting March 20.In an open letter, Lyn Montgomery, president of TWU Local 556, the union for Southwest flight attendants, suggested the airline be more consistent in banning unruly passengers and called for an increase in the number of federal air marshals on planes. Just this week the FAA announced that it was proposing civil penalties as high as $15,000 against five more passengers for violations that included allegedly assaulting and yelling at flight attendants. 'It is a federal mandate that one must wear a mask in an airport, in the modes of public transportation, on the airplane itself - and we will not tolerate behavior that violates the law.' 'Let me be clear in underscoring something,' Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said during a Tuesday press conference. The surge in unruly passenger complaints is also getting the attention of federal officials, who have warned travelers to be on their best behavior in airports and on planes or risk facing the consequences. Nelson said the strained situation is causing some flight attendants to quit. 'The constant combative attitude over wearing masks is exhausting and sometimes horrific for the people who have been on the front lines of this pandemic for over a year.' 'We've never before seen aggression and violence on our planes like we have in the past five months,' Nelson said in a statement. Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which represents nearly 50,000 flight attendants across 17 airlines, said the level of hostility toward flight attendants is unprecedented. Through May 25, the agency has already recorded 394 potential violations, while in all of 20 there were just 146 and 183 violations, respectively.įlight attendant unions say the hostility is unprecedented The FAA does, however, keep data on the number of 'unruly passenger' violations it has identified.

'Based on our experience, we can say with confidence that the number of reports we've received during the past several months are significantly higher than the numbers we've seen in the past,' Gregor said in an email. The FAA has not always tracked unruly passenger reports but began keeping a tally last year as it started to observe a surge in complaints, specifically around noncompliance with the face-covering mandate, said FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor. 1 through May 24, there were roughly 2,500 reports of unruly behavior by passengers, including about 1,900 reports of people contravening the federal mask mandate, which is still in place. The number of unruly passengers on U.S flights has taken off in 2021, with many more people boarding planes as the pandemic eases.Īccording to the Federal Aviation Administration, from Jan. The Coronavirus Crisis Banking On Busy Summer Travel Season, Airlines Add More Flights And New Routes 'We realize this decision may be disappointing for some Customers, but we feel this is the right decision at this time in the interest of the Safety and comfort of all Customers and Crew onboard,' the airline said in an email. Southwest Airlines said Friday it would delay its return to serving alcohol to passengers 'given the recent uptick in industry-wide incidents of passenger disruptions inflight.' The incident sparked widespread outrage, but for flight attendants it was just the latest example of an increase in travelers becoming disorderly and in some cases turning violent against those tasked with enforcing federal and airline rules. The Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department charged Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, with battery causing serious bodily injury in the incident, which was caught on video and later went viral. A flight attendant for Southwest was allegedly struck by a passenger and lost two teeth in the latest in a rash of violent attacks on planes.Ī flight attendant on a Southwest Airlines plane lost two teeth over the weekend after allegedly being punched by a passenger who had 'repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions,' according to an airline spokesman.

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