Originally Posted by
Wanderlust_65
Hi, first time poster and avid reader reader of the EK forum.. As I cannot post a link, here the update from Points Guy in his article:
Emirates denied that the suspension ever happened.
“Emirates takes the safety of its passengers and crew very seriously. The cabin crew from this flight is being given full support and was never suspended without pay,” a statement emailed to TPG by an airline spokesperson said. “We cannot comment further on the alleged incident as this matter is now before the courts. The trial will resume on September 10.
Edit: This story was updated with a statement from Emirates Airline.
Unfortunately had to experience on quite a few flights lately that there are just too many DYKWIAs around who try to bluff their ways into business class and think they have all the entitlements in the world! Crews on all carriers I have flown with (EK SQ BA QF) have always dealt very professionally with these people, however, as this example shows, there are plenty of aggressive individuals around who treat cabin crews with no respect at all! Absolutely disgusting. The airline should ban this person for life!!
Given the seemingly contradicting reports, my guess is that the crew member was paid their "base" monthly salary, but not the part of the pay that comes per hour actually being on duty (which is significant).