Flight Attendant Story 1
SUGGESTED SHEP INTRO:
UNRULY PASSENGERS ON PLANES.
IT’S GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY.
THE F-A-A REPORTS —
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 34-HUNDRED (3,420)
REPORTS MADE SO FAR THIS YEAR…
A TYPICAL YEAR?
BETWEEN 100 TO 150 INCIDENTS.
SO WHAT’S IT REALLY LIKE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS…
THOSE ON FRONT LINES —
DEALING WITH THIS EACH AND EVERY DAY?
C-N-B-C’S ANDREA DAY HAS THE STORY.
PACKAGE SCRIPT:
NAT
WOMAN PUNCHING FLIGHT ATT IN HEAD
STANDARDS: *MUST BLUR FLIGHT ATTENDANT’S FACE*
SCREAMING SMACK
TRACK: 1
PASSENGERS GONE WILD.
PUNCHING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE FACE
NAT
MORE FROM ABOVE SIT DOWN SIT DOWN
TRACK: 2
THE FOOTAGE SO DISTURBING –
IT’S TOUGH TO WATCH
NAT
SCREAMING
TRACK: 3
IN THIS CASE – THE CAPTAIN EVEN CALLING FOR HELP
NAT
ALL MALES COME TO FRONT TO HANDLE PROBLEM PASSENGER
TRACK: 4
AND THE WORST PART?
IT’S NOT SLOWING DOWN
NAT FLIGHT AT TERMINAL
NICKI DEVINE
NAT
FIGHT AT TERMINAL
TRACK: 5
AND FOR THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES –
A FRIGHTENING REALITY:
SOT:
MITRA AMIRZADEH:
00:12:37;24
we had a gate agent that was punched in the head so bad, so severely that she had to go to the hospital
NAT
BLEEDING FLIGHT ATTENDANT
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:15:48;06
it’s definitely out of control.
TRACK: 6
MATTHEW COOK –
AND MITRA AMIRZADEH (MEET-RA AH-MEER-ZA-DAY)
ARE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FOR MAJOR AIRLINES.
MATTHEW COOK:
SOT 00:13:28;03
I have apprehensions going to work — every day. I have a lot of anxiety
TRACK: 7
SO DOES *THIS* FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
SHE FEARS LOSING HER JOB –
AND ASKED US TO CONCEAL HER IDENTITY.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
SOT
13:29:24;24 people are pushing the envelope a little bit more, and making it a more volatile situation. //13:31:37;02 35,000 feet is not the place that you want anything to go down.
SOT
ANDREA DAY:
13:32:15;10
Is it making you reconsider your job right now?
SOT
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:32:20;09
yeah. For sure.
SWISH
TRANSITION
SOT
MATTHEW COOK:
00:24:00;24
I’ve had the f-bomb dropped on me– “This is ridiculous,”
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:24:34;08
side-eye, lip, and a little temper tantrum in their seat.
MATTHEW COOK
00:14:21;02
I don’t know if they’re gonna get violent. And I don’t wanna have to deal with that kind of situation.
TRACK: 8
LIKE THIS ONE –
WHEN A WOMAN ON BOARD HAD TO BE TACKLED TO GROUND
NAT
GOOD FIGHT NAT
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:14:52;11
Are they gonna throw punches? Is it just gonna be verbal?]
SOT
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:53:47;01
How does it get to that point? I don’t know. I– I’m alarmed.
SOT:
MITRA AMIRZADEH:
00:05:42;24
I think people are using the mask mandate as an excuse for poor behavior. A rule is a rule.
SOT:
MITRA AMIRZADEH:
00:03:23;24
I absolutely think that our jobs are getting harder
TRACK: 9
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS –
NOW WATCHING YOUR EVERY MOVE.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:32:45;24
every passenger that I come in contact with // I’m definitely gonna size you up on how big of a risk you are
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:30:13;03
especially if they’re not wearing their mask properly, as soon as they get on.
SOT
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
13:54:40;05
we are all watching, and we all have a lotta power to say if you can or cannot go.
SWISH
TRANSITION
ANDREA DAY:
13:47:13;21
What do you think should happen to someone who assaults a flight attendant?
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:47:17;24
You’re a no fly list. I would hope forever.
MITRA
00:15:16;24
if it were up to me, not only would they go to jail, they’d pay a fine. And they wouldn’t be allowed to fly any air carrier, they’d be riding the Amtrak
##PKG END##
ADAY LIVE TAG:
SHEP – THIS HAS GOTTEN SO OUT OF CONTROL – SOME FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAY THEY’RE “THIS CLOSE” TO WALKING AWAY FROM A JOB THEY LOVE – AND WHAT COULD MAKE IT EVEN WORSE? MEETRA SAYS HER AIRLINE WILL BEGIN SERVING “ALCOHOL” AGAIN ON BOARD SOON – AND SHE’S WORRIED THAT WILL JUST ELEVATE THE SITUATION. SHEP?
Flight Attendant Story 1
SUGGESTED SHEP INTRO:
UNRULY PASSENGERS ON PLANES.
IT’S GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY.
THE F-A-A REPORTS —
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 34-HUNDRED (3,420)
REPORTS MADE SO FAR THIS YEAR…
A TYPICAL YEAR?
BETWEEN 100 TO 150 INCIDENTS.
SO WHAT’S IT REALLY LIKE FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS…
THOSE ON FRONT LINES —
DEALING WITH THIS EACH AND EVERY DAY?
C-N-B-C’S ANDREA DAY HAS THE STORY.
PACKAGE SCRIPT:
NAT
WOMAN PUNCHING FLIGHT ATT IN HEAD
STANDARDS: *MUST BLUR FLIGHT ATTENDANT’S FACE*
SCREAMING SMACK
PASSENGERS GONE WILD.
PUNCHING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE FACE
NAT
MORE FROM ABOVE SIT DOWN SIT DOWN
THE FOOTAGE SO DISTURBING –
IT’S TOUGH TO WATCH
NAT
SCREAMING
IN THIS CASE – THE CAPTAIN EVEN CALLING FOR HELP
NAT
ALL MALES COME TO FRONT TO HANDLE PROBLEM PASSENGER
AND THE WORST PART?
IT’S NOT SLOWING DOWN
NAT FLIGHT AT TERMINAL
NICKI DEVINE
NAT
FIGHT AT TERMINAL
TRACK:
AND FOR THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES –
A FRIGHTENING REALITY:
SOT:
MITRA AMIRZADEH:
00:12:37;24
we had a gate agent that was punched in the head so bad, so severely that she had to go to the hospital
NAT
BLEEDING FLIGHT ATTENDANT
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:15:48;06
it’s definitely out of control.
TRACK:
MATTHEW COOK –
AND MITRA AMIRZADEH (MEET-RA AH-MEER-ZA-DAY)
ARE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FOR MAJOR AIRLINES.
MATTHEW COOK:
00:13:28;03
I have apprehensions going to work — every day. I have a lot of anxiety
TRACK:
SO DOES *THIS* FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
SHE FEARS LOSING HER JOB –
AND ASKED US TO CONCEAL HER IDENTITY.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:29:24;24 people are pushing the envelope a little bit more, and making it a more volatile situation. //13:31:37;02 35,000 feet is not the place that you want anything to go down.
SOT
ANDREA DAY:
13:32:15;10
Is it making you reconsider your job right now?
SOT
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:32:20;09
yeah. For sure.
SWISH
TRANSITION
SOT
MATTHEW COOK:
00:24:00;24
I’ve had the f-bomb dropped on me– “This is ridiculous,”
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:24:34;08
side-eye, lip, and a little temper tantrum in their seat.
MATTHEW COOK
00:14:21;02
I don’t know if they’re gonna get violent. And I don’t wanna have to deal with that kind of situation.
TRACK:
LIKE THIS ONE –
WHEN A WOMAN ON BOARD HAD TO BE TACKLED TO GROUND
NAT
GOOD FIGHT NAT
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:14:52;11
Are they gonna throw punches? Is it just gonna be verbal?]
SOT
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:53:47;01
How does it get to that point? I don’t know. I– I’m alarmed.
SOT:
MITRA AMIRZADEH:
00:05:42;24
I think people are using the mask mandate as an excuse for poor behavior. A rule is a rule.
SOT:
MITRA AMIRZADEH:
00:03:23;24
I absolutely think that our jobs are getting harder
TRACK: 15
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS –
NOW WATCHING YOUR EVERY MOVE.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:32:45;24
every passenger that I come in contact with // I’m definitely gonna size you up on how big of a risk you are
SOT:
MATTHEW COOK:
00:30:13;03
especially if they’re not wearing their mask properly, as soon as they get on.
SOT
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
13:54:40;05
we are all watching, and we all have a lotta power to say if you can or cannot go.
SWISH
TRANSITION
ANDREA DAY:
13:47:13;21
What do you think should happen to someone who assaults a flight attendant?
FLIGHT ATTENDANT:
13:47:17;24
You’re a no fly list. I would hope forever.
MITRA
00:15:16;24
if it were up to me, not only would they go to jail, they’d pay a fine. And they wouldn’t be allowed to fly any air carrier, they’d be riding the Amtrak
##PKG END##
ADAY LIVE TAG:
SHEP – THIS HAS GOTTEN SO OUT OF CONTROL – SOME FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAY THEY’RE “THIS CLOSE” TO WALKING AWAY FROM A JOB THEY LOVE – AND WHAT COULD MAKE IT EVEN WORSE? MEETRA SAYS HER AIRLINE WILL BEGIN SERVING “ALCOHOL” AGAIN ON BOARD SOON – AND SHE’S WORRIED THAT WILL JUST ELEVATE THE SITUATION. SHEP?
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