[Oratam]

I flew United about this past spring. Meal service was going on and I was passed over. The two other people who shared my row were served but not me. As I was on the aisle, I watched the flight attendant, a big gal in her middle 50s, rummage around in the cart expecting I would be served, either by her or the attendant coming up behind.

That didn't happen.

I said, "Excuse me. I didn't receive a meal."

The flight attendant's eyes went wide, real wide, like she was about to pounce. She said, "That's because you didn't . . . ." She got a hold of herself and simply apologized and handed me my crummy meal.

So ready to blame the customer. So ready to fight.

[QBFimi]

What keeps US carriers in the international pax hauling business is our safety record (thanks to our pilots, training departments, and maintenance personnel). Period.

(Retired UAL 767 Captain)

[Verginius Rufus]

Drudge Report right now has a link to a story about a United Airlines flight that had to return to the airport because two of the flight attendants got into a fight.

I don't think the story said whether they were male or female. The passengers finally got to their destination three hours late.