A revealing ‘behind-the-scenes’ video from a social media influencer, vlogger, and ex-flight attendant at Dubai-based Emirates has reportedly ended up with the entire crew onboard one of her flights getting in serious trouble with the airline, according to insiders.
The video was posted after the flight attendant had already reportedly resigned from Emirates, although that didn’t stop the airline from going after other cabin crew who were working alongside the former crew member.
Popular YouTube video creator Amanda King created a fascinating look inside the world of being an Emirates flight attendant with a series of videos that laid bare what its really like being cabin crew at one of the world’s biggest airlines.
Alongside videos that revealed how much Emirates cabin crew earn and what the layover life is really like, Amanda also posted a BTS video of a trip to Shanghai titled ‘Things you DONT see as a Passenger.’
The video, which has amassed more than 1.2 million views on the popular video platform, provides a captivating ‘day in the life’ of an Emirates flight attendant, although some of the content was, perhaps, a little too engrossing for the famously strict airline.
According to insiders, Amanda may have unwittingly got other crew members disciplined after giving away a little too much, including baking a cake onboard and sharing it with her colleagues and allowing her boyfriend into the restricted crew bunk area during a flight.
Amanda also revealed that she had swapped her assigned crew jumpseat with a colleague in order to sit closer to her boyfriend during takeoff and landing. Emirates was also reportedly unhappy with the location of some safety and emergency equipment being shown on camera, as well as other onboard stowages.
The problem, however, is that the other crew who worked alongside Amanda may also have ended up in trouble because they knew what was going on, but didn’t report the issues to the company.
Of course, these sorts of minor rule violations happen fairly regularly, but they are not then shared online.
Social media is becoming an increasingly tricky field for aircrew to navigate as they look to share their lives online without crossing the line and breaking stringent guidelines set by major international airlines.
In 2023, pilots and cabin crew at British Airways feared they were effectively being barred from social media after the airline forbade staff from creating content, such as taking and sharing a seemingly innocent photo of themselves at work, during times when they are “professionally engaged” in their job.
Popular content that became outlawed by the revamped social media policy includes pilots sharing photos from the cockpit, cabin crew taking photos of themselves and their colleagues anywhere on a plane, and any photos taken of a passenger – such as a celebrity – unless they provide express written consent for the photo to be shared.
The new social media rules also expressly ban photos and videos taken into the ‘secret’ crew rest bunks, as well as timelapse videos of crew working in the gallery during the meal service or during boarding and deplaning.
At the time, British Airways said its intent wasn’t to ban workers from posting on social media but to provide ‘clarity’ about what is and isn’t acceptable.
“It’s not unreasonable to ask them to wait until their break to take photos,” a spokesperson for the airline said.
Early last year, Qatar Airways significantly eased its famously strict social media policy, allowing cabin crew to post photos and videos of themselves in uniform for the first time since 2016.
Qatar Airways had banned cabin crew from posting photos of themselves in uniform after a social media backlash ensued when a picture of a flight attendant holding two abayas that female passengers had abandoned on a flight to Europe went viral.
The crew member was accused of mocking the local culture and quickly ended up losing his job, while other staff were barred from identifying themselves as Qatar Airways crew on social media.
I don’t understand why employees of any employer think it’s okay to use their employer’s name to create and post social media or to spend part of their working hours on creating social media content that is wholly unrelated to their job duties. If you want to be a YouTube content creator or social media influencer, quit your job.
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupidity cannot be fixed. These narcissistic individuals will post things about where their last flight was or when they had their last bowel movement. So when they post things that defame the employer, violate company policy, etc. they can’t understand why they got terminated. The sad thing is (besides getting fired) when these narcissists get their next job, they will repeat the process. Again, stupidity can’t be fixed!
Imagine how ignorant and cruel you can be to put your co-workers in danger or get fired/get in trouble FOR YOUR OWN sake. Imagine doing stuff only to gain money/likes/followers, and not caring for the people around you. I don’t think the next airline she goes to will look at her the same. If she goes back to flying. This is why a lot of people resign and say Emirates is toxic because people do sh”””t like this…
restricted means RESTRICTED, which part you don’t understand????