American Airlines Flight Attendants Demand Investigation into ‘sexist’ Musical Skit
The union that represents American Airlines Customer Service Phone Number has demanded an investigation into a skit that surfaced over the weekend depicting cabin crew singing “Big Spender” to a man portraying a high-paying customer. The video of the skit, which was performed on a small stage that featured American Airlines’ name and logo on a screen, was posted to Twitter by Jamie Larounis, who writes the Forward Cabin travel blog. Larounis, who has since removed the video, tweeted that the “the people in the skit were on the payroll of AA” and that they have a group called Salute, which performs at shows. In the video, four women presented as flight attendants sing the song from “Sweet Charity,” a musical about a dance-hall hostess, to a seated man, changing some words to include “Executive Platinum,” the top frequent flyer status for American’s frequent flyers. American Airlines said the skit was performed at a “customer-organized” concert in a private residenc...