A Southwest pilot frustrated about the number of gay, overweight, and old flight attendants at Southwest decided to share his “experiences” with his fellow pilot, though as it turned out the mic was keyed and he was actually transmitting what he was saying to the whole frequency. Here’s a video that includes some of the stuff he says (and the response from another pilot):
He was suspended without pay and had to undergo diversity training, though is now back on the job. Your thoughts? Was the punishment fair?
Whether we like it or not, pilots probably often have these types (by that I mean negative conversations you wouldn’t want to know about) of conversations, be it about flight attendants, passengers, or how bad the company is. Obviously it’s not professional, but it happens and it’s not preventable. That being said, when someone is so dumb as to go off on a two minute tirade and have the whole thing available on public airwaves, they kind of have it coming for them, in my opinion…
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