Recently, British Airways is investigating an incident involving a flight attendant. The flight attendant was reportedly asked to return to the UK after a drunken altercation at a luxury hotel in the Maldives. It is reported that the flight attendant stayed with his daughter and a friend at the Obru Experience Alafush Resort in the Maldives with the British Airways crew who flew from Heathrow Airport to the capital of Malé last week.
According to British media on April 8, the trio enjoyed all-you-can-drink at the resort as part of a vacation package, and then continued to drink on the balcony of one of the villas. However, some hotel guests complained that their accommodation was ruined because of "screaming and screaming all night."
A brawl broke out after the hotel management warned the three of them about their actions. One source told The Sun: "There was a lot of pushing and shoving, and then fists flying. Bystanders joined in to try to stop it. This was the last straw for the hotel. When British Airways learned of the situation, it asked the flight attendant to return immediately. ”
Hotel staff contacted British Airways and threatened to remove the entire crew from the hotel. The flight attendant returned to Heathrow last Wednesday, followed by his daughter and friend the following day.
In response, British Airways confirmed that it was "investigating the matter". According to The Sun, the flight attendant took advantage of the employee travel discount to make the trip available to his daughter and friends at a discounted price. At the same time, the British Airways regulations make it clear that employees are responsible for the actions of anyone travelling under their name.
This is the latest embarrassing incident for British Airways in the Maldives. Last year, a crew member ran naked in a hotel's cafeteria, and in 2022, a flight attendant was banned from a liquor promotion at another location after getting drunk on the beach.
Meanwhile, an incident occurred at Heathrow airport on Saturday when a Virgin Atlantic plane collided with a British Airways airliner. According to eyewitnesses, the incident involved an empty Virgin 787 aircraft being towed at Terminal 3 when it accidentally touched the wing of a British Airways passenger A350 parked there. It is reported that no injuries were caused in the collision.
"At 12:09pm on Saturday, April 6, the Aviation Police were notified that two aircraft had collided with a trailer," the Metropolitan Police said.
"Officers rushed to the scene and concluded that the plane towed by the tugboat had hit the wing of a stationary aircraft. At the time of the accident, there were passengers on one of the planes and no injuries were reported. ”
Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have launched investigations into the incident to ensure the safety of customers and crew.