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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 3:51 pm
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Originally Posted by HomerJ
why o why do policies like this exist? i know of no other country in the world that tests their FA's. Can someone explain the logic to this??
I'm not a huge fan of drug testing policies - but I can see where they are advantageous and necessary in certain industries. Aviation certainly falls in that category, imo.

Do you really want a high FA on board when you find out the guy next to you is an angry drunk? Or when you have a heart attack in the middle of your flight? Or when you need to evacuate a burning aircraft?

I don't. I could care less what the burger flipper at Wendy's is smoking, but I definitely prefer to have sober FA's.
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