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Violence on board against crew can lead to serious legal consequences. ⚖️

Recently, one of our members was assaulted by a passenger during landing while carrying out standard safety procedures. ✈️

The passenger was blacklisted and later faced criminal consequences. The crew member was summoned to court as the injured party, a mandatory step in such cases. To protect him, we are using an alias.

Interview with Tom (Alias)

What happened on the flight?
During landing, while standard procedures were being followed to secure the cabin, a passenger who was under the influence of alcohol did not comply with basic safety instructions, such as wearing a seatbelt. As cabin crew, we are trained to de-escalate conflicts and manage difficult behavior, but there are situations where passengers become verbally aggressive, make serious threats, and, in this case, even physically assault a crew member.

How did the situation affect you after the flight?
This is not something anyone expects to experience on an aircraft. The threats were already worrying at the time, but the impact became clearer the following day when I returned for another flight. I felt anxious and kept replaying the incident in my head. Knowing that serious threats had been made stayed with me, and it was difficult to shake off. I was later summoned to court as part of the criminal case, which is mandatory. It was stressful, but I felt it was important to see it through.

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When a Passenger Turns Violent, the Story Continues in Court - Flight Personnel Union Romania Violence on board an aircraft does not end when the doors open. After a passenger assaulted a cabin crew member during a flight, the case continued in court and led to serious consequences. We spoke with the crew member involved about what happened and what it means for crew safety.

FPU Romania has been addressing this serious safety topic for some years....

https://fpu-romania.dk/investigating-health-and-safety-oversight-at-wizz-air/

Inspectorul PRO | Companiile aeriene din România ascund pericolul vaporilor toxici din avioane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNvEh3eamNs

On July 17, 2015, James Anderberg had been piloting a Spirit Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis and back, with plans to then go to Boston. On the first two legs, he and first officer Eric Tellman noticed a dirty sock-like smell—an indicator of a fume event—spreading through the Airbus A319 just as they started their descent.
https://on.wsj.com/3Y8YfEb

In the industry, "fume events" are when leaks of synthetic oils or other fluids into an aircraft’s engines produce toxic gases that are released into the cabin and cockpit via the air supply.

The pilots called for maintenance, who told them there wasn’t an issue to fix. When he objected, Anderberg’s superior told him his protests were delaying the day’s flying schedule. Spirit Airlines didn’t respond to requests for comment.

As they started their third descent, over Boston, the fumes returned.

Starting to feel confused and worried he might pass out, Tellman reached for his oxygen mask. To his left, he saw Anderberg slumped in his seat, his eyes half shut. Tellman forced a mask over his head.

Over the next few days both pilots were bedridden, vomiting, with diarrhea, and tremors in their hands and legs. After Anderberg returned to work, pilots flying with him noticed he was struggling with his hand-eye coordination.

After one flight, he parked his aircraft so askew that ground crew had to reposition the jet.

On Sep. 4, Anderberg went to a local hospital complaining of shaking in his arms and legs and severe insomnia.

The next day, after he allegedly acted aggressively toward a woman on a street miles from his home, the woman called the police. When officers arrived they noted the 53-year-old pilot was battling to answer basic questions.

On the ground with his arms handcuffed behind his back, Anderberg suffered a fatal heart attack. It was exactly 50 days after his exposure.

A Wall Street Journal review of dozens of recent research papers and interviews with more than 20 medical professionals, including brain and heart specialists, epidemiologists and toxicologists, show an increasing conviction about the link between fume events and potentially fatal diagnoses.

“It’s a pattern. I can’t ignore it,” said Frank van de Goot, a Dutch forensic pathologist who said he has performed autopsies on 18 crew members who showed signs of toxic exposures.

Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3Y8YfEb

📰 Instanțele au decis că piloții Wizz Air de la bazele din București și Cluj Napoca au fost concediați ilegal în pandemie, iar compania aeriană low-cost trebuie să-i reangajeze.

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