Over Two-Thirds of Flight Attendants Say They Have Been Harassed by Passengers: Union Survey
Photo Credit: Roughly two-thirds of flight attendants say they have endured sexual harassment, according to a recent survey. Pictured are American Airlines flight attendants. American Airlines
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We'd love to say we're surprised by this report. But we're not. Flight attendants have rough jobs, and passengers can be abusive.
More than two-thirds of flight attendants in the U.S. report experiencing verbal or physical sexual harassment during their careers, according to a study released Thursday by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.
About 35 percent of flight attendants taking part in the survey said they experienced verbal sexual harassment, including lewd, suggestive and inappropriate comments, in the past year alone. Eighteen per
