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Delta flight attendant, 79, making $250K a year allegedly fired for stealing milk carton
Fox News ^ | 12-06-2019 | Gerren Keith Gaynor

Posted on 12/06/2019 1:10:07 PM PST by Responsibility2nd

A 79-year-old former Delta Air Lines flight attendant is suing the airline after being fired over accusations that she swiped a carton of milk and other on-flight goods.

Ida Gomez Llanos, who worked for the company for 57 years, claims she was the victim of a smear campaign orchestrated by envious colleagues who wanted her gone because of her seniority and whopping $250,000 salary.

The lawsuit, filed this month in a Los Angeles court, claims she was “harassed” and “bullied,” and that the spreading of lies led to her being penalized and eventually terminated.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Llanos told the Daily Mail. “I’ve been accused of so many things and none were true. I try not to take it personally, but when you get mean about me and start lying, that is a problem.”

Llanos, who was reportedly the highest-ranking flight attendant in Los Angeles and ranked fifth in the country, said she received her first write-up in nearly 60 years in April 2018. She had been accused of stealing a carton of milk, as well as cereal packets and a chocolate bar. Colleagues also claimed Llanos put Bailey’s Irish Cream in her coffee.

‘They want to get rid of the older flight attendants,” she said. “I think they put us on a higher surveillance. It’s because they have to pay us so much because we’ve been there forever and your pay scale goes up each year. I think they can hire four newer flight attendants for what they pay me.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: airlines; aviation; delta; flightattendant; idagomezllanos
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To: Responsibility2nd

She may have a good case.

Delta could have found a cheaper way out.

Now they will likely have to pay.


21 posted on 12/06/2019 1:27:35 PM PST by Meatspace
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To: Responsibility2nd

They need a PT test and a competence test to ensure that she can perform emergency procedures. I suspect that she would choose to retire.

I’ve seen super senior flight attendants who fly out of major international airports who can barely pour a cup of coffee much less help to evacuate an airplane. This is a safety of flight issue.


22 posted on 12/06/2019 1:28:51 PM PST by centurion316
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To: crz
"I wonder if her teeth are likes stars and come out at night."

On the night table, along with her glass eye.

23 posted on 12/06/2019 1:31:30 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: FrdmLvr

Good question. Pilots actually earn LESS than she did!

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for airline pilots and copilots is $117,290. The bottom 10 percent earned under $60,770, while the top 10 percent earned more than $187,200.

https://pilotjobs.atpflightschool.com/2015/01/23/how-much-money-can-airline-pilots-really-earn/


24 posted on 12/06/2019 1:32:24 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

I see several posts in this thread referring to a union.

For the record, Delta flight attendants are NOT unionized.


25 posted on 12/06/2019 1:34:57 PM PST by GaryCrow
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To: GaryCrow

Well, well. You are correct. They are the only airlines that are not unionized.

That being the case, they DO have to follow union standards, payscales and benefits or else lose employees to other companies.


26 posted on 12/06/2019 1:37:49 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Flight attendants are not there just to serve drinks and snacks. They have responsibilities in the event of a crash or other emergencies that can impact how many passengers survive. I don’t believe an 80 year old can handle these responsibilities..


27 posted on 12/06/2019 1:39:36 PM PST by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: Repeal The 17th

“What?
Delta has 80 year old Flight Attendants?”

My sister was a Delta stew. They referred to them as “Flying Fossils”.


28 posted on 12/06/2019 1:40:17 PM PST by CrazyIvan (The Democrat party. A collaboration of Cloward-Piven and Dunning-Kruger.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

There are not too many 79 year old commercial airline pilots.

At least on no flight I’m going to board.


29 posted on 12/06/2019 1:40:49 PM PST by Meatspace
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To: Meatspace

Actually there are NO 79 year old commercial airline pilots.

Per Federal Law - they age out at 65.


30 posted on 12/06/2019 1:43:16 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

I bet she was something before monoplanes.


31 posted on 12/06/2019 1:54:28 PM PST by Hazwaste (Democrats are like slinkies. Only good for pushing down stairs.)
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To: CrazyIvan

Lmao!!! Any lawyer would take her case! Her age has a golden ticket!

I hope they settle quick, her actuarial table ran out!


32 posted on 12/06/2019 1:55:55 PM PST by Recon Dad (Force Recon Dad)
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To: FrdmLvr

I retired in 2003 at $201,000


33 posted on 12/06/2019 1:59:03 PM PST by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: Responsibility2nd
OMG! There are stews that old? Freakin retire! 😨
34 posted on 12/06/2019 1:59:33 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Responsibility2nd

79 years old? That’s just wrong.


35 posted on 12/06/2019 2:03:31 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

$250K per year?

No wonder flights cost so much.


36 posted on 12/06/2019 2:07:56 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Also know as sky hags. Old NWA mainly.


37 posted on 12/06/2019 2:08:59 PM PST by edhawk
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To: Responsibility2nd

A better question is why she was still working at 79? No offence but at some point you have to hang it up and make way for the next generation. This is an emergency response position for crying out loud.


38 posted on 12/06/2019 2:09:09 PM PST by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: Meatspace

Pilots are aged out at 60.


39 posted on 12/06/2019 2:13:07 PM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Responsibility2nd

United has one who is 82 or so and she has been with them since 1957. You look these flight attendants up on YouTube.


40 posted on 12/06/2019 2:18:33 PM PST by Captain Peter Blood
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