The aircraft was being prepared for takeoff when flight attendants became aware oil from the aircraft’s auxiliary engine was used to paint the words “BYE BYE” in 6-inch-high letters above two faces, “one smiling and the other with a more troubling devilish expression,” according to a federal complaint filed Wednesday with the Department of Labor.
The flight attendants say that on July 14, United Airlines ignored a “serious and credible threat to the security and safety of passengers by ordering them to fly in order to avoid cost and disruption to the airline’s flight schedule and revenue,” said David Marshall, the attorney representing the group.
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The flight attendants were fired in October for insubordination. The federal complaint accuses United of bullying and retaliatory firings. The flight attendants want their jobs back, back pay and compensatory damages.
