Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Carrier Calls Notion The Two Are Connected "Half-Baked"...
Eventually
It's uncouth, certainly... but is it grounds for suspension? A
cabin crew steward has been suspended by British Airways, after he
allegedly ate a discarded muffin.
This Is London reports the incident -- which BA is treating as
theft -- occurred at Heathrow on Monday, as the steward cleared
trays following meal service. The muffin had been discarded by the
passenger.
"The cabin crew member on a long-haul flight took a muffin
destined for the bin," a fellow BA employee told the Sun. "Now his
career hangs in the balance. Everyone is up in arms -- it is a
disgusting way to treat a member of staff."
Other airline employees say the incident is but the latest
example of increasingly hostile working conditions at British
Airways, and follows another incident in which a BA flight
attendant was told she couldn't wear a crucifix to work, as it
violated the carrier's uniform code.
"Staff are scared of putting a foot wrong. BA is acting like a
police state," the employee said.
For its part, British Airways initially acknowledged the
incident, confirming Tuesday "[o]ne member of the cabin crew has
been suspended on suspicion of theft. "While such incidents are
extremely rare we take all allegations of theft extremely
seriously."
However, the airline altered its public stance Wednesday,
calling the suggestion the airline would suspend an employee over a
muffin "half baked," adding it "would be inappropriate to comment
further at this stage."
So, maybe we're talking about more than muffins after all... or,
perhaps not. Stay tuned.
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