Passengers aboard a flight headed to North Dakota on Thursday afternoon are being refunded after they were forced to deal with a drunk flight attendant.
According to passenger Erika Gorman, the unnamed flight attendant used profanity while going over the safety instructions, telling passengers: ‘If your seatbelt isn’t tight, you f***ed up’. The air stewardess was then filmed getting up in a passenger’s face.
Gorman tweeted: ‘Thanks United, for a terrifying flight! Drunk or stoned stewardess endangered everybody’s lives.
‘I had to go to the cockpit and call the pilot and tell him they had an out of control attendant. The cops and an ambulance were waiting for her when we landed.’
A passenger using United Airlines said Trans States Airlines flight 4689 was ‘terrifying’ because of a drunk flight attendant
One passenger said the unnamed stewardess cursed during safety announcements and got within inches of a man’s face
United Airlines released a statement on Thursday apologizing to customers who took Trans States Airlines flight 4689 from Denver to Williston.
According to Click 2 Houston, the stewardess was not arrested when the flight landed. Police in Willston, however, confirmed the woman was drunk and contacted the FBI to take over the investigation.
Trans States Airlines said the flight attendant was ‘being held out of service’.
‘Trans States Airlines is aware of reports of erratic behavior by a flight attendant on flight 4689 from Denver to Willston.
‘The situation is under investigation and the flight attendant is being held held out of service. The safety of our passengers and crew is our and United’s top priority,’ the company said.
The flight was headed from Denver to North Carolina on Thursday afternoon, frustrated passenger Erika Gorman tweeted. her tweet above was later removed from Twitter
Gorman followed up her original tweet with the one above. She said she contacted the captain to tell them about the ‘out of control’ flight attendant
United said in a statement that it was refunding customers their airfare as a ‘gesture of goodwill’.
‘We are aware of a concerning incident involving a flight attendant serving on our regional service provider Trans States Airlines flight 4689.
‘As a gesture of goodwill, we have compensated all customers aboard the flight and we apologize for any inconvenience or distress this may have caused,’ the airliner said.
‘The safety of our customers and crew aboard all united and trans states flights is a top priority.’
United Airlines said in a statement on Thursday it was refunding passengers as a ‘gesture of goodwill’