Flight Attendant 2
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SUGGESTED SHEP INTRO:
MORE AND MORE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS — TAKING PART IN *SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES
AS THE NUMBER OF UNRULY PASSENGER INCIDENTS CONTINUES TO SKYROCKET.
(FS – STAT)
THE F-A-A REPORTS IT HAS SEEN A NEARLY 300-PERCENT *INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES SO FAR THIS YEAR… COMPARED TO ALL OF 2020.
(FS – STAT)
TO DATE…
THE AGENCY HAS RECEIVED NEARLY 4-THOUSAND REPORTS OF BAD BEHAVIOR…
NEARLY 3-THOUSAND OF WHICH WERE RELATED TO FACE MASKS.
(ON-CAM)
OUR CAMERAS GOT ACCESS TO ONE OF THOSE SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING SESSIONS
OFFERED TO CREW MEMBERS… INSIDE A SPECIAL *FLIGHT SIMULATOR*.
HERE’S C-N-B-C’S VALERIE CASTRO:
PACKAGE SCRIPT:
((NAT – MONTAGE))
(inside the flight simulator, crew members being attacked)
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NEVER KNOW
WHAT SORT OF PASSENGER THEY’LL FACE.
Nats
IN THIS SIMULATION,
AN ARMED HIJACKER TRYING TO BREACH THE COCKPIT,
Nats
BUT LATELY…
(3rd scenario in the back of the flight simulator)
”give me a beer”
AN UNRULY PASSENGER,
IN THIS CASE DEMANDING ALCOHOL, IS NOT THAT FAR FETCHED.
(Monica Sundseth – flight attendant)
11:25:54;22with the changes on board, with people having to wear masks, has caused a lot of anxiety.”
(Daniel Babor – Surpervisor Air Marshal in Charge, LA Field Office)
13:26:25;03when these flight attendants come out of this training, they walk away a lot more confident about their ability to handle a variety of situations.
CREW MEMBER SELF DEFENSE TRAINING,
HAS SEEN RENEWED INTEREST AS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS HAS
SOARED OVER THE PAST YEAR.
Nats from file video
JORGE ABREAU HAS BEEN GROUNDED SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, HE’S SET TO FLY AGAIN COME NOVEMBER.
I’m not by nature a violent person // I’ve never been in this situation … what do you do when that moment freezes you
THE TRAINING COVERS
A VARIETY OF SELF DEFENSE MOVES.
<nats from an instructor>
This palm to go through his chest and go back through his back…
I TOOK PART IN THIS SESSION AND LEARNED
FIRSTHAND YOU CAN PUNCH, KICK, STOMP
<STOMP NATS>
AND EVEN GOUGE OUT THE EYES OF YOUR ATTACKER.
FOR SOME OF MY CLASSMATES, THE SKILLS SEEMED TO COME VERY NATURALLY!
(smaller woman yelling)
“Get back get back…”
AFTER LEARNING THE MOVES…
THE PARTICIPANTS ARE PUT TO THE TEST INSIDE THIS FLIGHT SIMULATOR, UNAWARE OF WHAT’S JUST AROUND THE CORNER OR DOWN THE AISLE
(Renee Elmore – flight attendant)
14:13:11;24 I was thinking that this was for real. // You know, that // those guys could try to hurt me.
RENEE ELMORE BECAME A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN JUST LAST FIVE YEARS,
SHE OFTEN FLIES *ON* SMALLER PLANES AND SOMETIMES IS THE ONLY FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON BOARD
WITH THIS TRAINING, SHE NOW FEELS READY TO FACE ANYONE AT ANY TIME.
(Renee Elmore – Flight Attendant)
14:14:13;24 I just feel so much more empowered and more confident that I will be able to defend myself
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