How would you handle unsanitary FA hair issue?
May 19, 22, 10:32 am
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How would you handle unsanitary FA hair issue?
On a recent regional partner flight, one of the FAs had waist length hair that was free flowing. As she was serving passengers drinks, her hair kept falling forward in front of her face. She was continuously flipping her hair back over her shoulders, several times at each row as she was preparing the drinks. I would normally get a mixed drink, but decided not to as I found the hair flipping to be unhygienic. I would think that they should train FAs not to do those kinds of things. Would anyone have said something to her? Write to UA CS? Just ignore the behavior?
May 19, 22, 12:31 pm
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If you she or others on the plane were breathing or doing anything else on the plane that could have been equally or more unsanitary. Write that up too /s
May 19, 22, 12:45 pm
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On a recent regional partner flight, one of the FAs had waist length hair that was free flowing. As she was serving passengers drinks, her hair kept falling forward in front of her face. She was continuously flipping her hair back over her shoulders, several times at each row as she was preparing the drinks. I would normally get a mixed drink, but decided not to as I found the hair flipping to be unhygienic. I would think that they should train FAs not to do those kinds of things. Would anyone have said something to her? Write to UA CS? Just ignore the behavior?
That said, I love the female hair standards on Gulf and Asian airlines - they exist for a reason and I still don't understand why looking "uniform" is now seen as uncool rather than professional.
May 19, 22, 2:37 pm
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I spent 24 years in the military eating oil, grim, mud and dirt and whatever else was on my hands at mealtime. I actually like Balut. I have eaten all kinds of stuff in Korea, Vietnam and Thailand that most people would literally cry about. That is kind of where my standards are. I also think most airplane food is good.
Some FA with hair that might touch my drink isn't in the top 1000 things I would care about with my drink.
Some FA with hair that might touch my drink isn't in the top 1000 things I would care about with my drink.
May 19, 22, 3:01 pm
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May 19, 22, 3:30 pm
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It's not something I would get worked up over, even her hair falling in my drink. I would probably just put my hand over the drink or politely move her hair to the side. I don't think hair is any more or less gross than the 9 million other things we touch every day.
May 19, 22, 4:05 pm
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I am a confirmed germaphobe, and I would probably have been... mildly annoyed at most.
What would I have done? If anything, it would probably have consisted of asked her if she was able to mix my drink without dunking her hair in it.
What would I have done? If anything, it would probably have consisted of asked her if she was able to mix my drink without dunking her hair in it.
May 19, 22, 4:12 pm
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On a recent regional partner flight, one of the FAs had waist length hair that was free flowing. As she was serving passengers drinks, her hair kept falling forward in front of her face. She was continuously flipping her hair back over her shoulders, several times at each row as she was preparing the drinks. I would normally get a mixed drink, but decided not to as I found the hair flipping to be unhygienic. I would think that they should train FAs not to do those kinds of things. Would anyone have said something to her? Write to UA CS? Just ignore the behavior?
May 19, 22, 4:26 pm
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Not particularly. I might have asked for a new drink? Or maybe not. Are we taking about a strand of hair or a full on dunk?
May 19, 22, 4:53 pm
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May 19, 22, 5:26 pm
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That which does not kill you merely pospones the inevitable. Though in many cases, it leaves your immune system compromised and makes you much weaker.
Or ask for the components so you can mix it yourself.
Or ask for the components so you can mix it yourself.
