United Airlines Accuses Rogue Flight Attendants of Fraud
Photo Credit: United Airlines caught flight attendants in an elaborate scheme to take the best trips, the airline said in a recent memo. United Airlines
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United Airlines corporate security has been busy this year. First it caught some employees selling their travel passes. Now it has caught a small group of flight attendants who appeared to be scheming to take the best trips from their colleagues.
United Airlines is threatening to fire some flight attendants it suspects are engaging in a sophisticated effort to grab the best trips — such as lucrative and comfortable long-haul flights to London, Sydney, or Tokyo — and selling them to colleagues, according to a new memo.
"We have zero tolerance for this prohibited behavior," wrote P. Douglas McKeen, senior vice president for labor relations. "When we discover that it's occurring, we will fully investigate and take appropriate action, up to and including discharge."
This marks the second time in the past month United has warned employees not to commit fraud against their employer. Early in March, United admitted it fired 35 employees it said had sold their employee travel passes. Employees can give th
