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One too many: Drunk flight attendant causes six hour flight delay

by Anna Brones (RSS feed) on Aug 5th 2008 at 1:00PM

I've heard of drunk passengers causing problems on flights -- an acquaintance of mine recently wasn't even allowed to board a plane because he had a little too much fun at the airport bar -- but I've never heard of a flight attendant throwing back a few too many. Until now.

On Sunday a BMI holiday flight of 140 passengers, set to fly from Aberdeen, Scotland to Faro, Portugal, was delayed for six hours while the crew tried to find a replacement for a 24 year old flight attendant who had shown up to work intoxicated. The flight was scheduled to depart at 9am but was delayed when the attendant's fellow crew members were concerned about her state and called the police. The police arrived at the scene and after a a failed breathalyzer test, arrested the woman.

Drunk flight attendant jokes just seem too easy. I mean, just imagine what the pre-takeoff security demonstration would have been like; those airplane seat belts are complicated enough when you're sober. But still, it seems that maybe the woman had just a little too much fun the night before, and instead of a hungover day serving snacks, now she has to deal with the police. Bad luck.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)

Craig Aug 5th 2008 1:42PM

Do you mean Aberdeen, Scotland?

Anna Brones Aug 5th 2008 1:46PM

I was thinking United Kingdom but spaced out when writing it... thanks for correcting me!

w67 Aug 5th 2008 1:52PM

Scotland belongs to United Kingdom ;-)

Anna Brones Aug 5th 2008 1:58PM

W67- you're right Scotland does belong to the UK but I had originally written "England" and Craig politely corrected me. but now everything is in correct order; thanks for being on the ball guys!

ann Aug 5th 2008 2:47PM

i think they should let us drink and do drugs when we are working a flight. then we son't care about all the crap you throw in our face. the airline can work us harder and longer hours with less pay and benefits. they could just supply us with the good stuff. just think how nice and perky we will be with the good stuff. it just wouldn't matter how many lies and stupid things you did. we wuld just laugh and laugh about it.

DJ Aug 5th 2008 3:21PM

by the way you wrote this comment, I think you are doing drugs and drinking right now. Ann.

the flight attendant who is the subject of this post, should be fired...drunk at 9am? She, obviously, has a problem...24 year old females are a dime a dozen..she's easily replacable

Dan Aug 5th 2008 8:44PM

Why is the airport bar even open at 9 am??

juliette Aug 5th 2008 10:56PM

Give me a break...........

Mary Martin Aug 6th 2008 9:48AM

Because 9A to some is not necessarily 9A to everyone in an airport...

Elle Aug 5th 2008 9:12PM

I'm no fan of drunk attendants, or of drunks, generally, but was calling the police really necessary? Could they not have sent her back to the hotel, suspended her, fired her, ordered her to attend an EAP program, etc. prior to calling the police?

sandy Aug 6th 2008 6:19PM

my thoughts exactly

basbleu Aug 5th 2008 9:22PM

I am a phoebic flyer, rely on Ativan while in the air and all I need to get me over the edge is a flight attendant who staggers. I do know where the exit doors are and I would open one to exit asap. These birds with the trays and peanuts are supposed to give us strapped ins confidence... ease our worries at 30,000 feet, calm us when things start rocking, do you think a boozer would be doing that? Man oh man, I will check over my attendant when I head for Colorado next week, those angels with the peanuts better be sober.

Bill West Aug 5th 2008 10:04PM

That's why "flight attendants" used to be called
Hostitutes

watdafuk Aug 5th 2008 10:05PM

She was arrested for what?

watdafuk Aug 5th 2008 10:07PM

She was arrested for what?

Linda Giffen Aug 5th 2008 10:30PM

If I had to deal with some of the passengers , I'd have to be drunk too. At least she wasn't a PILOT.

FA Aug 5th 2008 10:43PM

I'm a flight attendant and I can't tell you how many days I would've loved to have a drink onboard. Basbleu, giving "strapped in confidence" is definitely not in my job description. All these passengers with their fears and sob stories need to get over themselves! If I had a dollar for every time I heard "I will never fly your airline again", well I'd be wealthy enough to open my own airline!

Jenny Aug 6th 2008 10:37AM

Obviously, you are one of the ones people DO complain about. You have a really lousy attitude and from what I have read on here, F/A's like to include "psychologist" as part of their many jobs in flight. You all can't have it both ways. Talk about how important you are to the passengers, and then say "it's not in my job description". According to the F/A's who post on here, you all are educated in just about every field known to mankind to handle any and ALL situations, which is amazing considering your training lasts about 2 weeks.