Originally Posted by
mcgahat
This quote from the article highlights the attitude involved here. It is very sad. I didn't realize that Delta FA's aren't union but I can bet the FA in question didn't vote for that.
"Don’t use the call button to ask for a drink,” Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants told TPG. “As a general rule, don’t think of the call button as your vodka-tonic button.” Nelson explained that it’s “not intended to be for ordering drinks."
It is simply incredulous of Sara Nelson to be saying that. The intent of the call button is to get the attention of the cabin crew for any purpose. Period.