Polish airline cabin crew head fatshames British Airways staff in FB post. She is fired

The cabin crew director for LOT Polish Airlines has been fired after she insulted the staff of British Airways in a post on Facebook.

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Polish airline cabin crew head fatshames British Airways staff in FB post. She is fired
Image posted on Facebook by Katarzyna Richter.

The director of cabin crew for LOT Polish Airlines has been fired after she wrote offensive comments against the staff of British Airways in a post on social media, The Independent reports. Katarzyna Richter shared pictures of the flight attendants on a British Airways flight on Facebook and criticised them for their "unpolished shoes, holes in tights, too tight uniform, double chin, rotten and uneven teeth, messy hairstyle".

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Richter's post was described in detail by A Fly Guy's Cabin Crew Lounge, a group for flight attendants on Facebook. "Without permission, Katarzyna Richter snapped photos of the BA crew, then uploaded them to Facebook, writing in Polish an attack on the crews' appearance including commenting on their weight and teeth," an excerpt from the post on A Fly Guy's Cabin Crew Lounge reads.

The Facebook page also includes a screenshot of Richter's post on the British Airways flight attendants.

A spokesperson for LOT Polish Airlines apologised about the incident in a statement to The Independent and confirmed that Richter was fired with immediate effect. In addition, the airline also said that it will reiterate the importance of its social media policies to its employees to prevent the recurrence of such an incident.

"We are truly sorry for this situation. The comments published by one of our employees on the private Facebook profile are contrary to the applicable standards and the value system adopted at LOT Polish Airlines. Such behaviour is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by our company, therefore we decided to terminate the co-operation with Ms Richter with immediate effect," the spokesperson told The Independent.

"Furthermore, we ensure that this situation will never happen again by drawing even more attention to the notification of Social Media Policy and applicable procedures to our employees. The importance of Social Media Policy shall be once again underlined during upcoming trainings which our employees undergo on a regular basis," he added.

Meanwhile, Katarzyna Richter also apologised for her remarks in the comments section of the post published on A Fly Guy's Cabin Crew Lounge. "I would like to apologize to the British Airways crew and all those affected by my inappropriate comment. I regret my behaviour - I should not assess the competence and appearance of employees of another airline. I'm very sorry," Katarzyna Richter said.

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