A B-767 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED THAT A FEMALE PAX WAS MAKING SUSPICIOUS INQUIRIES REGARDING THE CABIN ATTENDANTS' WORK AND REST ROUTINES.
Synopsis
A B-767 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED THAT A FEMALE PAX WAS MAKING SUSPICIOUS INQUIRIES REGARDING THE CABIN ATTENDANTS' WORK AND REST ROUTINES.
Narrative
PAX DRANK 5 GLASSES OF CHARDONNAY. SHE BECAME FRIENDLY AND INQUISITIVE. SHE ASKED 3 SEPARATE FLT ATTENDANTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES; WHERE WE TOOK OUR BREAKS; HOW LONG WE HAD FOR CREW REST; WHERE WE LAID OVER; HOW LONG WE HAD ODL; ETC. #9; #7; AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS ALL CAME TO ME TO LET ME KNOW OF HER QUERIES. I NOTIFIED CAPT. HE AGREED I SHOULD CHK HER INTEREST AND GET BACK TO HIM. MY CREW HAD JUST SPOKEN TO HER; SO I KNEW SHE WAS NOT FULLY ASLEEP; BUT HER EYES WERE CLOSED. I KNELT DOWN TO TALK TO HER QUIETLY. I SAID; AFTER 09/11; I HOPED SHE COULD UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN OVER HER NUMEROUS QUESTIONS TO 3 SEPARATE CREWMEMBERS. I INFORMED HER THAT OUR CAPT WAS CONCERNED AS WELL. SHE WAS FURIOUS AND SAID I WAS RUDE AND THOUGHTLESS. SHE DEMANDED MY NAME. I GAVE HER MY CARD AND LET HER KNOW WE WERE STILL CONCERNED OVER HER ZEALOUS CURIOSITY OF OUR HABITS. I RETURNED TO FIRST CLASS AFTER SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS A PLATINUM PAX AND WAS GOING TO WRITE A LTR. WHILE I WAS IN FIRST CLASS DOING MY PAPERWORK WITH #7 FLT ATTENDANT; THE PAX CAME STORMING UP FROM THE REAR TO FIRST CLASS. SHE WAS WRITING MY NAME. I TOLD HER I GAVE HER MY CARD WITH MY EMPLOYEE NUMBER. SHE SAID THEY WERE NOT THE SAME. I SAID THEY WERE. CAPT WAS OBSERVING INCIDENT. SHE PROCEEDED AGAIN TO TELL ME I WAS RUDE. I SAID; AGAIN; AFTER 9-11 EVERYONE IS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. SHE SAID; 'LET ME TALK.' I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT HER. THEN; SHE STOPPED AND TOLD ME TO SAY SOMETHING. I ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED ME TO TALK OR TO LISTEN. SHE SMILED AND SAID I WAS VERY SMUG. I SAID I HAD OTHER DUTIES TO COMPLETE AND SHE WAS VIOLATING SECURITY AGAIN BY XING CABINS. SHE STOOD THERE; BUT EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO HER SEAT. CAPT ASKED ME IF I WANTED HIM TO TALK TO HER. I THANKED HIM; BUT SAID I WAS HOPING TO DIFFUSE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.