Flight attendant spills tray of drinks over her airline’s CEO
A flight attendant said she wanted to ‘drop dead right there’ after accidentally tipping a tray of drinks over her airline’s CEO.
American Airlines cabin crew worker Maddie Peters, 28, soaked her boss Doug Parker on a flight from Phoenix to Dallas last Thursday.
She told NBC News that she and her colleagues had been warned Parker was going to be on the flight, and that they ‘had to be on our best behavior.’
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But Maddie’s best-laid plans were left in ruins as a passenger she was following down the aisle suddenly stopped and stepped back, sending her drinks tray flying.
She shared the story on Instagram, writing: ‘Guys I have worked for American Airlines for 4 years, and not once have I ever spilt a drink on a passenger.
Game Of Thrones’ Lyanna Mormont was only meant to feature in one episode‘Guess who they land on. Half of them went all over me, the other half in Doug’s lap.
‘I WAS MORTIFIED. I wanted to drop dead right there in the aisle. (Like am I still employed?!) I’m still slightly traumatized/embarrassed.
‘Luckily he was super cool, and a good sport about it. He later came back and we chatted for a little, and joked about it the rest of the flight.’
Thankfully, Parker saw the funny side of the accident, and later visited the galley to check if Maddie was okay.
She said: ‘I asked him, “Am I fired?” and he said, “Of course not.”
‘When he was getting off the plane he told me he’d never forget me … guess that’s a good thing, right?’
Maddie has worked for American Airlines for the last four years, and has traveled to 32 different countries.
She has since brushed off the incident, saying: ‘Most people never even meet their CEO let alone shower them with beverages.
‘But it’s too good of a story not to tell. Accidents happen…OOPS.’