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Glenn Beck Announces Boycott Of American Airlines After Bad Service

Posted: September 4, 2012
Glenn Beck Announces Boycott Of American Airlines After Bad Service

 Glenn Beck Announces Boycott Of American Airlines

Glenn Beck has vowed to permanently boycott American Airlines after he was treated badly by a flight attendant during a recent flight on the airline.

Beck, a conservative media personality, announced on his radio show that he plans to never fly American again, stating his preference to boycott the carrier outright, reports The International Business Times.

Beck’s announcement quickly yielded an apology from the carrier as well as a promise to find out what exactly happened in the incident. The radio show host talked on Tuesday about his experience with the airline on a flight from New York City to Texas.

The airline attendant reportedly treated Glenn Beck as if he was “blacklisted.” Part of the show’s context reads:

“My flight attendant nearly ‑‑ merely barked the word ‘breakfast’ when he came to me. When others were politely asked if they cared for anything to eat and given the choices, I was just barked at … I had service unlike I have never had ever before in my life, and I have had rude service before. I lived in New York City. I have never had service that was specifically designed to make me feel subhuman.”

CBS News notes that Beck’s rant and promised boycott immediately prompted an apology from American Airlines, with spokesman Matt Miller saying:

“We are sorry for the experience Mr. Beck had on a recent flight. The comfort and satisfaction of our customers are very important priorities to us and we take these matters seriously. We have reached out to Mr. Beck’s office and are actively looking into the situation.”

Glenn Beck’s boycott of American Airlines came with the following promise:

“My family will never choose American Airlines again … if this is the kind of people that American Airlines likes to hire.”

Have you ever had a bad experience with American Airlines like Glenn Beck?



Comments


44 Archived Responses to “ Glenn Beck Announces Boycott Of American Airlines After Bad Service ”

  1. Nice BABES!

  2. American Airlines for me from today on!

  3. Oh god yes….. After spending 3+hours in a seat behind some broad who insisted on shoving my knees up to my chest by putting her seat all the way back… AA refursed to put me in an exit row seat, despite having the seats empty, and me being there IN PERSON to show at 6'5" that I was more than able to do the duties, and willing to boot… I haven't flown that airline again in the 15 years since this hqappened… I fucking hope they go bankrupt.

  4. Anonymous
    Sep 5, 2012

    Good luck with that. Airlines have virtual monopolies in some hubs.

  5. every story has two side to it. What was his attiture in the first place?

  6. Kristina Anastasiya
    Sep 5, 2012

    Glen Beck is fucking whiner.

  7. Kristina Anastasiya
    Sep 5, 2012

    Glen beck is a fucking whiner…he needs to get over himself…

  8. Customers are rejoicing.

  9. John Miller
    Sep 5, 2012

    Yes, indeed! Fly American, live American!

  10. John Miller
    Sep 5, 2012

    Cellphone video, maybe?

  11. Thats funny.

  12. " I have never had service that was specifically designed to make me feel subhuman.”.

    subhuman? then you were treated as you deserve, you POS.

  13. Debi Winter-Blood
    Sep 5, 2012

    Having worked in the airline industry for years and years, I wonder if the flight attendant was gay. (I promise I'm not just ignorantly stereotyping, ALL of my male besties in the industry were gay.) In which case i can't help but wonder if pill-poppng-but-now-I-love-Jesus-Beck had it in for the guy right off the bat. It certainly wouldn't surprise me.

  14. Ben Budick
    Sep 5, 2012

    Some one should ask this genius if he;s better off now then he was 4 years ago…

  15. Huh, no place to thumbs down on these comments? Just reply, like, and follow for choices? I will never come to The Inquisitr ever again. Have a nice day haters.

  16. Maggie Lourance Grant
    Sep 5, 2012

    As if he's never insulted people…give me a break. Pay back is great, isn't it?

  17. Anonymous
    Sep 5, 2012

    the flight attendant deserves a raise…when you're an a**hole, you deserve to be treated like one..scumbag.

  18. Anonymous
    Sep 5, 2012

    Mr Budick that is a good question. Let's see 4 years ago I just got laid off because my company decided to outsource my work to a foreign contractor. Now I have a full time job with decent job security (great job security is dead). So yeah I guess I am.

  19. Not surprised. Just look at the comments on this forum. This is the way left.
    wingers treat everyone who does not agree with their opinions. There is no.
    compromise or tolerance in this country any longer. We all know that airlines.
    and their employees with treat you like Crap if you get them on the wrongl day.

  20. I'm not a Glen Beck fan by any means but those who work on the airlines are expected to treat all customers equally decently – that's called good customer service- don't you expect good customer service on public transportation when you've paid for your ticket to ride? Regardless of Beck's views, he paid for his ticket and tickets for his kids – just like everyone else – so he deserves good customer service – just like you and everyone else. This should have nothing to do with what side of the fence someone is on – it all boils down to the kind of customer service expected as a passenger on any airline. Next time you pay for a flight, if you're treated rudely because the attendant is tired, stressed, or just plain doesn't like you for some reason, are you going to consider lodging a complaint or perhaps choosing another airline next time? Probably.

  21. Stop whining Glenn, suck it up and buy your own jet. Regards, The One Percenters.

  22. Tonya Hamp Washington
    Sep 5, 2012

    Nobody cares about Glenn Beck or his hissy fit over sausage and eggs! He could stand to miss a meal or two.

  23. even though I think all should be treated with good customer service especially when one has paid for a ticket, etc. I liked your comment about how he can stand to miss a meal or two!!

  24. American Airlines has got to be one of the worse airlines ever! I fly them generally because there is no other option. They go in markets, lowball then run other airlines out of business then raise the prices to twice or three times what is was. Their customer service is horrible to non existent most like because of the unions. I have never had a flight on them where everything went smoothly like on other airlines.

  25. Great fly American, no chance of seeing the slim ball on a flight.

  26. Anne Kendal
    Sep 5, 2012

    I've encountered poor attitudes by American Airlines flight attendants. Needless to say, I don't fly A.A.

  27. Gee, you liberals sure are showing how tolerant you are. Your comments prove that liberals are the least tolerant people in the political universe. You are tolerant only of those who agree with you.

  28. Anonymous
    Sep 5, 2012

    Who really gives aflyin'shaaat about glen f'ing beck's problems-How does it feel to be pissed on', glenny-babe? Next time catch the'Hound'and sit next to some of the peeps u bastardos r always castigating.yeah how does it feel to be an amerikkkan on American Airlines-what a great country; its called Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-American Airlines Style.Now I can put away the tissues, enuff allready! feel sorry for glenn 'a-hole'beck, puuhleeese? salaam!

  29. Annie Cowfannie
    Sep 5, 2012

    And, again. Why do we care about Glen Beck's pain?

  30. Brenda Nephew Breyette
    Sep 6, 2012

    Typical liberal response!

  31. Brenda Nephew Breyette
    Sep 6, 2012

    We wonder why more and more kids are bullying. Liberals are nothing but fear monger, blood sucking bullies!

  32. Brenda Nephew Breyette
    Sep 6, 2012

    Tonya…Obama giving you an extra welfare check. Tired of Liberal bullies. We need to fight back.

  33. Brenda Nephew Breyette
    Sep 6, 2012

    NNNNNNOOOOOOO!

  34. Brenda Nephew Breyette
    Sep 6, 2012

    Typical Liberal Brutality.

  35. BNB, maybe you should remove your mouth off the republican cock….typical enough for you?

  36. Anonymous
    Sep 7, 2012

    Glen Beck did not ask or express a boycott. Only liberals and those who hate free speech lie like the author of this article. Pathetic….

  37. I'm a big fan of Glenn Beck and will likely continue to be so. But in this instance, Glenn targeted the wrong one. To assume that American Airlines, currently in bankruptcy fighting for it's life, should have no bad apples is a bit idealistic. Perhaps ludicrous is a better word. Every company that size has bad apples. The target here should have been their employee, not the employer. But going there could have easily led to litigation I suppose. Glenn should have gone directly to the airlines with that employee's name and registered his complaint. Then he might better be able to judge the airline, based on their response. Instead, he simply used his significant clout to publicly attack the employer, unmercifully. I don't excuse AA, but I also don't condemn them for having a bad apple. AA should have been given the test to rectify the matter. Instead, Glenn Beck did to them what their employee did to him. Sort of an eye for an eye. Shame on ya Glenn.

  38. Julie Thorne
    Sep 8, 2012

    Saying you won't do business with a company because of disgustingly bad customer service is nothing but reasonable.

  39. Reading the liberal response's here proves that they are all intolerant bigots with those that don't agree with their life views.
    Sad but true. Truly horrible non caring people.

  40. Whaaaah!

  41. Mike Leary
    Oct 26, 2012

    This has been the worst travel experience of my life on American airline. do not fly with this airline.

  42. Judy Raml
    Nov 21, 2012

    I can be obnoxious and rude but heaven forbid I ever get that returned to me!

  43. Roxie Deyo
    Nov 21, 2012

    He is such a cry baby, did you ever watch is show,he is something else.