The thought of being hauled across the air suspended in a metal tube is a daunting experience for many. I’m one of those people! I often look to flight attendants for comfort because if I see them going about their duties as normal it gives me a sense of security and reassurance. I spoke more about it in episode 9 , but it almost makes me forget that we could fall out of the sky at any moment and die in a fiery plane crash!









Now, what if I was to look up and see a flight attendant down a quarter of a bottle of vodka? I’m not sure if that’ll be quite the reassuring sight I’m after. Well, that’s exactly what happened on an international Qantas flight where a flight attendant was caught drinking on the job!









After a long investigation and appeals process, she was eventually sacked from her role as she admitted to drinking a quarter of a bottle of vodka during her shift. For me, this is a very controversial decision. I totally understand that flight attendants are responsible for the security and well being of their patience, but is sacking her over one incident a proportionate response?









To my knowledge, a quarter of a bottle of airplane Vodka doesn’t amount to much more than a shot. Now, I’m not defending her actions and she should totally have been punished over this incident, but she was with Qantas for over 30 years with a perfectly clean record. Give the lady a break!





We spoke in more detail about this story and shared our views on it in episode 9 .





Let us know your thoughts below, do you think she deserved to get the sack?