Originally Posted by
sluggoaafa
The policy of taking videos or pics is available to all in the back of the American Way Magazine.
American Way Magazine, Page 108 of the June 2015 states the specific policy on American.
I recently had a pax video recording the FAs in FC. As soon as I saw him with his phone recording them, I paused, stooped down, and informed him of what he was doing was against AAs policy, and if he wanted to know more about the policy, it was in the back of the American Way Magazine. Asked him to delete the recording...which he did, and there was no issue. I, nor he, made a huge scene. I didn't call the flight deck, or make any report about it....it was just a pax who just wanted to video everything....he was doing it without their, or AAs, consent.
On a different flight, I had a pax who informed myself and the other FA that he was a travel blogger, wanted to know if it was ok to take a couple of pics, and use them for his blog. He handed us his business card, said if it wasn't ok, then he was ok with it. I immediately knew the site he was blogging for, and told the other FA that if she was ok with it, I definitely was. You can read his review on
Jaunted.com.
It's all in the way one handles the situation.
Wish there were more FA's like you. The clearness of the policy wasn't really directed toward AA, who does make it known in the magazine (COUGHjetblueCOUGH). The power tripping comment was though, and the FA in the original story should've done exactly what you did.
Just as an FYI, I do take plenty of pictures on planes, but it is all directed out of the window
