Delta Pilot Scolds A Diamond, Lifetime Elite Passenger
Meg Butler August 01, 2018
Tamar Braxton, Grammy nominee, Emmy nominee and also a Delta Diamond and Lifetime Elite member was Scolded by a Delta captain in an incident that was captured on video:
While it’s not clear exactly what happened immediately preceding the encounter, the manner in which the captain speaks to one of his passengers has caused this interaction to go viral:
Captain: Here’s how this works. My flight attendants work for me. They give orders that come from me, OK? And so if you get an instruction from a flight attendant, I need to know that you are willing and able to do what you are told to do. Are you willing and able to do what you are told to do by a flight attendant? Don’t ask me any questions… answer yes or no.
Tamar Braxton’s sister, Towanda Braxton recorded the incident and posted it to her Instagram and Twitter pages. Delta responded to the incident on Twitter:
Towanda, our employees reflect our culture of treating all people with dignity and respect, and if we aren’t doing that, we aren’t doing our job. We’re looking into it now. Please DM here for additional assistance. *HCJ https://t.co/6iDGBJRMTU
— Delta (@Delta) July 28, 2018
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Another poor one sided story trying to make an issue out of a non issue. Shame on the author - she is attempting to make controversy for no reason, another bad FT one sided article with no 360 on the full picture so here both sides!
Bravo, Delta captain. Status and personal prestige is no excuse for bad behavior. Ms. Braxton: your fans wouldn't tolerate this treatment from you. Be an adult. Respect those who are in authority for the >safety and well-beingall< people. If you can't do this, fly private (and I hope your hired pilots don't sacrifice safety for the sake of how important you think you are).
At the end one says to the other "You were under the blanket sleeping." So it sounds like a flight attendant was trying to give instructions (is this an exit row perhaps?) and the pax wasn't responding. So then the pilot totally respectfully did what he needed to do. What am I missing?
Maybe Delta should cancel her accumulated points for spreading a false narrative that this incident was racially motivated. Defending these false charges will be costly and Delta’s reputation has been tarnished.
no idea who Braxton is & don't care. There are too many self appointed VIPs flying around, otherwise known as Figjammers (f..k I'm good just ask me).