And the rudest, most unprofessional FA's are...

[Snakum]

Consistently rudest FAs?

When I was flying a lot in the military back the 80s it was easily Eastern, for some bizarre reason. With Pan Am and Lufthansa neck-and-neck for the BEST FAs.

Today ... a tie between Chautauqua and Delta mainline for worst, with PSA having the best FAs (if you can believe that one).

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Easy one :

The rudest, most unprofessional F/As are the ones I am currently flying with who refuse to come to my room and play "just halfway"

You mean they won't play a game I call "just the tip"?

 

[Sailpilot]

Did you try the Motor-Boat? Were you a Motor-Boatin Fool again?

 

[Flyingdutchman]

NWA hands down.

 

[WifeofaPilot]

Just flew back from a house hunting trip to LA, and my flight from ATL to LAX on Delta, 1st class mind you, had the WORST, OLDEST, UGLIEST, RUDEST old bitties ever to fly the skies. I asked for a blanket, and this was 1st class, you would have thought I had asked her for a $1 million dollars!!

Delta really bites, you can tell they are hurting for $$

The pilots were very, very nice....even saw an old friend at the terminal flying for AA, we were stationed with at Yokota, and he even mentioned how he was dreading the flight because of the FA's on AA. I think its all around!

By the way, hubby finally got hired by Boeing...thank you Jesus! Pretty scary out there right now, Fed Ex was our only hope, but our friend who was just hired is floating around the pool after 3 months, so who knows.

 

[EatinRamen]

Non-reving from MCO-TLH one day on MESA, I was truly embarrassed by the rudest f/a I had ever seen. First she consistenly used "ax" instead of "ask" on her PA's (as in: we ax that you keep your seatbelt on...) then yelled at a passenger who stood up in the aisle 5 mins prior to departure. Not only did she use the PA to tell the pax to sit down, she yelled and made a face at her too. All the pax around her, including me, felt bad for the girl who was only trying to put her bag in the overhead.

Although I'm in the cockpit now, I did work as an F/A before and would have never ever dared to treat anybody that way. On my next leg to ATL on Delta mainline, it was a difference of night and day in the service. All the crew was completely courteous and professional. Glad to know Delta still keeps their southern hospitality!

 

[DoubtingThomas]

Recent int'l trip ATL-UIO-ATL on Delta FA's couldn't have been better! Completely professional and pleasant at all times.

 

[HighSpeedClimb]

UAL worst, only been on NWA twice, Air New Zealand Best. Have yet to see a male FA at B6 that is actually a male Is it a prerequisite to be that way if you're male to get hired?

 

[Ty Webb]

The Delta F/A's have treated me very well . . . . and they usually offer to stow my bag in a crew closet, which really helps when you're boarding last. Don't usually j/s on anyone else.

 

[Guitar rocker]

I know TWA has since gone by the way side here....but some of their FA are still out there. Anyway, JS from COS to STL. As I am standing in the cockpit of this 727, the lead FA (Some dude) had ordered an extra crew meal for himself. Well, here comes the extra crew meal down the jetway, but it was for the jumpseat rider...as in me. When he found out it wasnt for him, he expressed his anger and went ahead and stuck his index finger through the top part of it and into the food. The gate agent caught this and told the cptn that he was going to be writing up the lead FA (light in the loafers) guy for his actions. TWA gave me 1st and here comes the lead and asks me if I would like a meal.....ahhhhh...yah, not with HIS finger in the food. I dont think so. I declined and he got his food after all. But, all after being written up....TWA had some of the oldest and crustiest ones out there. And they are at AA nowadays.....

 

[Juvat]

By the way, my wife is a FA for AA and has been for 20
years and not only is she a really nice and professional FA, she's smokin hot!!!

She's pretty hot for a 50/50.

 

[seahorse]

Northwest 110% The Rudest Nastiest Most Abbrasive Flight Attendants.

 

[Flyingdutchman]

Funny how we all seem to agree on NWA.

 

[TWA Dude]

TWA had some of the oldest and crustiest ones out there. And they are at AA nowadays.....

What planet are you on? 100% of the TWA FAs were furloughed and zero have been recalled.

 

[Guitar rocker]

What planet are you on? 100% of the TWA FAs were furloughed and zero have been recalled.

Ahhhh, what planet are YOU on? I know some that went to AA and other airlines. When someone gets furloughed, they DO have to get a new job, right? Maybe all the ones you knew won the lottery so they didnt have to go back to work...anyway, common sense aint so common here I guess.

I know you think the world of TWA, but that ship has sailed. Just becasue someone bags on your old airline isnt the end of the world....just relax.

 

[Deli Guy]

NWA agreed. After all they have been through with Steenland, I am surprised that every now and then you get a nice one. They have really been through it. I do respect them for voting down their TA. That makes up for a lot of rudeness.

 

[vetteracer]

QUOTE
Northwest 110% The Rudest Nastiest Most Abbrasive Flight Attendants.

I AGREE ! Those old bags act as if it's a pain to just return a smile.

I rode fair on USAIR last year, I had a suit and tie on, and one of the F/A's
siad that it was nice to see that someone dressed up to fly. They treated me very well. I think they were nice to everyone though.

Mark

 

[lowlycfi]

I've been jumpseating on UA, AA, and Skywest a lot recently and have been treated great by the F/As on all of them. Have to agree about Mesa being the worst. I can count on one hand the number of good F/As I've flown with since I've been there. Of course I will always rate SWA stews as number 1, especially since I used to be one!

 

[Booyakasha!]

NWA had a bad attitude even during the good days. And if you fly out of MEM on PCL make sure you follow the directions when they "ax" you something.

 

[TWA Dude]

Ahhhh, what planet are YOU on? I know some that went to AA and other airlines.

You know some ex-TWA FA's that went to AA? That's interesting considering AA hasn't hired off the street since furloughs began. Come back to Earth when you know what the hell you're talking about.

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

I know a couple of flight attendants that started at NWA (younger than 21) who are now at SWA. They hated it there. Not much socializing. In contrast, SWA Captains actually buy the new FO's and FA's refreshments during/after dinner.

Question for NWA people...

Do you put you FA's up in different hotels? Why?

At a previous employer they would split us up all the time. I heard AA banned overnight drinking for a few years. Great way to increase sick calls. Why is it "Wrong" to enjoy your job????


Keep in mind this is a question for the PM'ers. The AM'ers work for different airlines.

 

[Guitar rocker]

You know some ex-TWA FA's that went to AA? That's interesting considering AA hasn't hired off the street since furloughs began. Come back to Earth when you know what the hell you're talking about.

Guess I did mean Eagle. Do you think becasue someone got furloughed that they are done with working and wouldnt pursue work somewhere else? Sure would be nice if it were that way, but thats just not a fact of life.....guess I need to spell that out for you as you dont comprehend that fact. Some are a little slow and you must be one of those. Dont worry about it dude.

 

[Occam's Razor]

Question for NWA people...
Do you put you FA's up in different hotels? Why?

Sometimes. When The cockpit crew is on a different pattern we don't always stay at the same hotel. The pilots may be at the long hotel, and the F/A's may be at the short one...or vice versa.

On the DC-9 everybody stays at the same place. It's still a "common crew" fleet. Up until 1998 all fleets were crewed that way.

I heard AA banned overnight drinking for a few years.

Did that increase daytime drinking?

Great way to increase sick calls. Why is it "Wrong" to enjoy your job????

Ok..I'll bite. Why is it "wrong" to enjoy you job?

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

My point was management at some airlines go to great lengths to limit crew options during overnights just to prevent "problems". Haven't seen that at SWA. No bragging, just pointing out what I see.

I think this may make the FA's (and pilots) somewhat unhappy.

If I want someone to control every minute of my day I can go overseas for 90 days.....

 

[koko nw]

FBJ, part of it is because of the varying fleet types. It's a lot simpler when your dealing with one type of aircraft like we had during the shuttle day's. We would routinely take out the same FA's after a layover and stay at the same hotels, all that changed when they got rid of the UAL shuttle.

Also keep in mind that their contracts are different, what may be an acceptable hotel to a FA may not be ours and vice versa.
I don't think it's purely a management ploy to divide the work force in so much as different contracts and rest requirements required by the two unions. But yes it would be nice to keep some kind of crew integrity during an ID, and not have to change crews at every hub we transit.

Peace

 

[TWA Dude]

Guess I did mean Eagle.

I guess you did. Your humility is humbling ... NOT!

Do you think becasue someone got furloughed that they are done with working and wouldnt pursue work somewhere else?

What an amazing talent you have to carry on a conversation with yourself. All I did was point out your inaccurate statement about ex-TWA FA's at AA. Everything else you attribute to me occured within your head only. I hope the sky is a pretty color on your planet.

 

[canyonblue]

FBJ, part of it is because of the varying fleet types. It's a lot simpler when your dealing with one type of aircraft like we had during the shuttle day's. We would routinely take out the same FA's after a layover and stay at the same hotels, all that changed when they got rid of the UAL shuttle.

Although we operate one fleet type, we rarely have the same F/A's the entire day. Sometime you hit the hotel alone and wander to the lounge to co*kblock another crew and steal the stews. :beer:

 

[exagony]

US Air, US Air , US Air!!! Not only some of the rudest and most unprofessional but by far the laziest!

 

[Murphy]

worst experience lately was on UAL.

 

[JB Bus Drvr]

Commuting as much as I do, I've seen a lot of good FAs and I've seen a few bad ones. To pin down one airline and say their FAs are the worst is unfair to the majoriy who do a good job. Now with us, JFK crews are pretty cool for the most part. FLL has an attitude primarily because most of them are super senior and they know it all, and LGB, they're all California Dreamin'. Most Ok, some real b's and a few hotties!

One thing that does get me going is that when some get a jumpseat, they don't even stop by to say hi or even ask for a ride. Jumpseat protocol is about the only thing we have direct control over and because we let offline FAs fly our jumpseats doesn't mean it's a right. Please put the message out that FAs should do us the courtesy of asking for a seat instead of assuming they got a ticket, now they're a paying pax.