[Responsibility2nd]

Union jobs. What I wouldn't give for a Union job like this!

[nwrep]

Wow, all this sounds very petty. I wonder what the real story is...

[Repeal The 17th]

What?
Delta has 80 year old Flight Attendants?

[Regulator]

It’s comical to see the ancient FA’s on the big legacy carriers.

Had one on a transatlantic flight who literally had the shakes and almost could not make it down the aisle. She told me she had just come back after a 2 year medical leave, and she was at least 65. All I could think of was, why bother coming back?!

But with them it’s like, what, leave show business?!

Feel bad asking for a drink....don’t want them to miss their naps!

[Waverunner]

They would have been smarter to offer he a golden parachute for retirement, now she and her lawyers will have their own Delta Jets before this is over.

[I want the USA back]

If they want you gone, they’ll find a way.

[FrdmLvr]

No wonder airline tickets are so expensive. If the flight attendants make a quarter million, what do the pilots make?

[Meatspace]

She may have a good case.

Delta could have found a cheaper way out.

Now they will likely have to pay.

[centurion316]

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.

[GaryCrow]

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

For the record, Delta flight attendants are NOT unionized.

[alternatives?]

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..

[Hazwaste]

I bet she was something before monoplanes.

[Georgia Girl 2]

OMG! There are stews that old? Freakin retire! 😨

[bigbob]

79 years old? That’s just wrong.

[ifinnegan]

$250K per year?

No wonder flights cost so much.

[edhawk]

Also know as sky hags. Old NWA mainly.

[ClayinVA]

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.

[ExGeeEye]

I bet she remembers lighting a passenger's cigarette.

Scratch that-- cigar.

[mad_as_he$$]

I am shocked that a FA makes that much even with that much seniority.

[moovova]

She should just stay gone. Now she can travel...

[LeoTDB69]

“Colleagues also claimed Llanos put Bailey’s Irish Cream in her coffee.”

OMG! Throw the book at her.