Flight Attendant Claims She Was Fired Because of Her Age

A 79-year-old former flight attendant is suing Delta Air Lines for firing her, telling Inside Edition she believes she was let go of because of her age. Ida Gomez Llanos says during her 57 years of service, she received praise by employers for her work. She says her attendance was also spotless. “Luckily, my health is excellent. I never get sick,” she told Inside Edition. She says she was abruptly fired eight months ago after somebody claimed that she took a carton of milk from an airplane. #InsideEdition

[@ricshmitz83]

I bet her work etiquette is better than most I've dealt with.

[@ch1dori]

First comment.

[@catsare2cute943]

First comment.

[@sk_princessS]

Same thing I’m thinking regarding her work ethic!

[@geekedmaxx]

Probably is , alot of jobs discriminate against you if your old ,no matter what race , and if your black or biracial guy like me they won't hire you, they prefer illigals , over biracial men like me sad ,

[@TheSaintbx]

Yes!!! She earned that salary!! Sad they would let it all go over gossip.

[@jeffreyc8499]

She seems really nice! I think they just wanted to get rid of her

[@CetribeaBurundibwiza-tz5le]

Absolutely yes, but they use mean act to do so.

[@jeffreyc8499]

@@CetribeaBurundibwiza-tz5le so true

[@CetribeaBurundibwiza-tz5le]

@@jeffreyc8499 If they gave her $250.000 salary of her one year, and say goodbye to her, it would sound better.

[@jeffreyc8499]

@@CetribeaBurundibwiza-tz5le exactly

[@bearcreekyfc]

@@CetribeaBurundibwiza-tz5le yeah

[@JchaunTownsend]

Not a sick day in 30 years while i have ten in in 7 days

[@다사루]

omg😂😂

[@marvin._.9939]

I legit spent 30 sick hours in one month 😟 and I still have my job 🤦‍♂️

[@overhyped_1005]

From your grammar issues I would recommend trying to fix that habbit.

[@vlixxyr5135]

Wait a minute?

[@DesilovesJesus]

🤣

[@ImmortalBleed]

Poor lady she was just trying to earn money to live her life

[@1966bluemax]

ImmortalBlood you mean from lawsuit money?

[@velcranoxofficials9970]

@@1966bluemax no, from the money she made working

[@InkIsPink]

You mean the millions she already earned?

[@1966bluemax]

Velcranox Naziri how can a flight attendant be worth $250,000 a year?

[@velcranoxofficials9970]

@@InkIsPink jealous?

[@zendayalove9221]

I'm more interested in finding out the secrets to her health. 79 and never gets sick.

[@scribble5105]

@WaffleMinion i was gonna say that 😒 (The first one lmao)

[@BattleTested]

AmericanMade radiation kills virus and cancer

[@MyName_Jeff]

I guarantee you she would just work when she was sick

[@crazysusanaita619]

Same

[@KzxCval]

Water

[@Dallas_AWG]

Damn $250K a year? Good god I’m in the wrong profession.

[@pitbull7885]

Delta didn't want to pay her that amount anymore... lol

[@keamsilva]

PackingMessyCans that’s almost 5 grand a week

[@ilc_mike.2241]

@@keamsilva way to much

[@titus9582]

Every company you work for when you hit top they find ways to get rid of you... Not right just reality

[@pitbull7885]

@WaffleMinion yes you're right! the longer your at a company the more money you can make! It seems like co workers were jealous of her and they picked on her for the littlest things to get rid of her. I would sue too.

[@arthurfano4507]

She is clearly a hard worker and this is an embarrassing move by Delta

[@campkira]

do you think delta care? come one now...

[@BeaTrice10]

"Clearly a hard worker?" How do you know?

[@barbellbuddiezz]

She's such a cute old lady! (Not in a weird way)

[@xxxod]

you didnt have to put (not in a weird way) now its even more weird

[@xxxod]

@Shadow 21 no i wouldnt

[@clownabyss]

"no i wouldn't" bruh yes you would. stop lying.

[@kokichikinnie2309]

Isabelle Mackey why’d you have to add (Not in a weird way) it makes it weird

[@xxxod]

@@kokichikinnie2309 That's what im sayin lolll nothing is weird about that

[@EscapeTheMatrix6977]

Doesn’t matter if someone is old, gay, female, male etc.. if the person is doing the job correctly they don’t deserve to lose their job.

[@ramtab9082]

I think there is a lot we don't know...one thing for sure as a 4'11" she was asking other attendants to put the carry-on luggage up because she couldn't...where do you draw the line at not covering all of her job. I'm not saying one way or the other, it is a fine line that everyone shouldn't be worrying about.

[@EscapeTheMatrix6977]

Ramtab yea true their is always 2 sides to every story...

[@imyuga]

Mauricio_0fficial flight attendants should also be able to swim if an emergency landing is in the ocean and if any sort of crash happened she would immediately break her fragile bones

[@jayla1935]

Mauricio_0fficial actually their is 3 sides to every story

[@EscapeTheMatrix6977]

Dat one girl who is crazy Which is me Explain?

[@Delta_NWAB747fan]

All I can say is I hope she will get benefits for this whole thing and her dedication to the airline for so many years!

[@zippitydodaday6037]

She got fired. All she will receive is unemployment unless it doesn't pay seniors over 65. She may be left in the dirt. Delta use to offer packages if you chose to quit years ago. My ex works for them.

[@Liyahhbabyyy]

XD a plane fan

[@Liyahhbabyyy]

@@zippitydodaday6037 od me daddy

[@Delta_NWAB747fan]

Booplesnoot Damn right, I love the 747!

[@icewallowcome9253]

She made 250000 a year

[@Vociferous]

Woman: gets fired over age Attorney: *wait, that's illegal*

[@Diskillfr]

Very legal

[@vel6979]

If it’s an at will job there’s nothing you can do they can fire you for literally and reason legally

[@booboobunny5655]

feodufg3r4weozjmkdwopsqkf3 No, you cannot fire someone based on age, sex, religion, status, nationality, etc. that goes against discrimination laws. They likely wanted to fire her based on age, but to make it look good they used another excuse.

[@campkira]

she is 79.....

[@setayeshkheyrandish4651]

“It’s not nice” I felt that

[@crazyworld2570]

They just wanted to get rid of her because of the salary she was earning. They can hire four workers for the salary she was making.

[@campkira]

sound like for 20 years... each mangement just don't want to deal with it so they let her be....

[@danielredfox7996]

I think she was probably fired over that 250k salary

[@sbolden123]

Of course

[@crazyworld2570]

That's four new employees.

[@GenEmperor]

@@crazyworld2570 lol

[@timelessmusicfamilymusic9175]

So true!!! Why pay her that much money when you can get another young woman to do the same job for a fraction of that??

[@hellokitty8552]

Eom Kell and young

[@evidence7338]

The lady is so cute and beautiful 😂❤ And if she is healthy and it really is because of her age, let the lady work! She can move her body just fine 😂

[@Ellie_3621]

Even taking a carton of milk is borderline ridiculous

[@matthewritterson484]

Eletricell 18 I mean it’s against policy

[@Ellie_3621]

Matthew Ritterson still tho that’s harsh suspend her but don’t fire her

[@PO-PANDA]

Other flight attendants have taken pop cans and alcohol I have seen.

[@bridgetxrose]

I doubt she stole milk, she was making $250k a year

[@ShoJ369]

So what if she took a carton of milk, maybe she had none fresh at home, it could have been late, and she might not have wanted to stop at a convenience store, at her age she'd be a target for any thief.

[@alexandraschnepf1925]

Awww I feel so bad! This is so wrong!

[@rubencorona9218]

No is not

[@Anthh07]

Ruben Corona How is it not wrong?Delta fires her for no reason at all.

[@LillyTheWolfie]

Ruben Corona yeah it is 😂 she got fired because of her age, that’s so stupid and mean!

[@manamanaman]

It’s not wrong that she was fired because she’s honestly too old to be doing this job. It’s however wrong the way she was fired.

[@willn8664]

@@rubencorona9218 entitled millenial spotted.

[@beachblossoms]

If presidents can be old then she should be allowed to work too 😂

[@campkira]

you know it a physical work right? it not just doing nothing job....

[@ksam1942]

Niko I was told by a flight attendant that I should put the luggage up myself. If that flight attendant is right, then your reasoning doesn’t sound convincible to me because customers should put luggage up themselves at first hand.

[@paigemaria305]

If anyone from delta is reading this give this woman her job back !!!!

[@theevildude154]

I'm a pilot for delta I'm sorry we can't she's too old to fulfill her duties

[@georgewbush43]

@Bongo Cat @FBI

[@slicepie410]

@Bongo Cat ah yes because we want innocent people to die cuz we fired someone who is too old Have you ever thought why was she fired? Imagine being in a dangerous situation as a 79 year old man/woman

[@campkira]

@@theevildude154 yeah..... people just don't care... more people in that age would get the hint and retire before getting fire...

[@rjs1jd]

Boycott Delta airlines!

[@exp037a]

As soon as I heard “Delta” I already know this woman was wronged.

[@tiptipdog]

You've only heard her side, remember.

[@misterpete8001]

Lol delta is a joke

[@nadyaabramov3368]

LOL I died.

[@teddymarian9416]

250K per year?! When I say my jaw dropped😲 that's why they fired her....

[@ok-kv3ml]

@Picolas Cage I dont think that's how it works

[@scottdawson9437]

@Picolas Cage you're only half right. I'm a southwest FA. Certain trips do pay more but you'll be paid at YOUR hourly rate for working the trip not the hourly pay of the senior FA unless you have 57 years with the company lol

[@campkira]

@Picolas Cage yeah buy would it better just give it too younger people...

[@winonaar]

this is honestly so sad

[@Frenite]

I’d like to hear the other side of the story before I make my judgement.

[@charliepsca]

Trust me there is a story. She is not being wrongfully convicted.

[@maebandy]

Convicted or terminated? May we sample your trustworthiness before we buy the whole loaf? A rye slice of insider knowledge fresh out the oven sounds delicious.

[@cleopatrastarseed8558]

I agree. There's two sides to every story.

[@kewl800i]

Not a sick day for 30 years?? That's dedication. Delta got a fine employee here, she could be an instructress/mentor for the airline's stewardess roster. Hope she gets the justice she deserves.

[@Aetherkyn]

I’m a Fuel Technician for Menzies Aviation and I fuel aircrafts at Delta. I actually have seen her a couple times on the job. She was always so sweet.

[@kmcl11]

Why didnt she retire? Shes almost 80! This shows though, dont be too loyal to a job.

[@johnbainivanua2566]

I mean if you've worked at the same job for as long as that, pretty sure it's not just a job anymore

[@campkira]

when you get paid 250k... yeah you not leaving anytime soon...

[@PO-PANDA]

Flight attendants were gossiping about her and a stolen milk carton? She has enough money to buy her own at the grocery store. Jealous flight attendants.

[@transport21]

Here’s the reason she was fired.... because she was getting paid $250k!! The airline didn’t want to pay that anymore.

[@lalalaura4382]

This happens even when you're young. Jealousy in the workplace is everywhere

[@Diana45251]

They can say whatever they want but they better give this women back her job

[@texasrangers812]

Feel like there’s a lot of unknowns here...

[@ergaming137]

That’s just unfair

[@campkira]

79.... and 250k a year... yeah very unfair...

[@serena7397]

Why after 57yrs of employment.....57yrs and NOW she decides to switch her work ethic!!?? There's noway Delta. I will be following this story and praying they BEG this gal to return. How sad.

[@coolguywithshades34]

Oh my gosh! I had her on a flight in business class from LAX to Shanghai pudong! She was amazing, I remember being shocked by how quickly she moved for how tiny and older she is! Very polished service as well! Delta firing the wrong employees...

[@coolguywithshades34]

I also just remembered that she was working that flight on Christmas day.

[@miknes12345]

She is 79, worked there 57 years and earned 250.000 dollars a year. Honestly, she just wants to keep milking it. Why should the airline keep having her on the payroll when they can get somebody at a much lower price and as a younger person is probably more in tune with the majority of their passengers. Time for her to retire - she can't just go on until she drops. How about showing some gratitude and giving up your place for somebody who is just starting their career. With that kind of salary she has been pulling, it is not like she is going to be destitute.

[@444truthteller]

She better have full benefits and retirement 🙏🏽 she deserves to live peacefully.

[@johnwickinfortnite5786]

That is called "retirement".

[@elisejackson2854]

it's called ageism. she didn't choose to retire.

[@johnwickinfortnite5786]

@@elisejackson2854 I was joking, sis.

[@campkira]

@@elisejackson2854 when the job require physical work... clearly they let her stay for too long...

[@georginamannor4373]

No it's not!

[@mistiroberts1576]

I know this lady- her son (pictured) was one of my best friends in high school and I was at her house all the time. There is no way she was stealing- she loved her career and would never do anything to jeaopardize it. I am no longer in touch with them but I hope she wins!!

[@azron201]

Arent flight attendants supposed to be capable of swimming a certain distance and be able to support people in the case the plane lands in the ocean or theres an emergency.

[@fly4561]

My initial taught! she is way past retirement age and earned enough to be able to do so

[@YoBoiDeAndre]

Delta will settle no doubt

[@msincredibelle]

You still can’t fire someone over their age. It’s discrimination.

[@msincredibelle]

The smart thing to do would have been to offer her a retirement package

[@crazysusanaita619]

Wow I didnt know that had to be able to do all those things

[@317Shannon]

57 yrs of working for a company and fired because someone said she "stole" milk🤔. I hope they have "proof" cause if not they're gonna be paying her a pretty penny.

[@crunchycookie8943]

She’s probably better than all of them because she is old she knows what she is doing

[@aesthxtic8081]

That's just cruel, she worked at the airlines for so long just for them to betray her like that

[@kokichikinnie2309]

If she can work then let her work

[@krishagandhi789]

that’s awful! she seems like an amazing woman to be served by on a flight, so disappointed that she was let go. she sounded like a dedicated employee 😔

[@tequisaholloway1738]

57yrs on the job, and haven't took a sick day in 30 yrs, wow. Give that lady back her job.

[@RealJackHQ]

What a sweet lady, how could anyone fire her like that 🥺? This world can be way too cruel sometimes.

[@nicholasnuzzi386]

She was not fired because she stole a milk carton she wasn’t even fired for doing that regularly, she was fired because she would never declare the items she stole at customs (she typically flew SYD-LAX) and this would delay the flight, sometimes hours at a time putting ripples throughout the DL system.

[@EB-sh2jr]

A milk carton doesn't delay a flight. They just take it and throw it away. Total lies

[@mikethompson3534]

Liar from management

[@ethandolny]

As an EMT student wanting to be a firefighter... I know that it’ll eventually happen to me 🤷‍♂️ It’s just safety. But the way they handled this is unacceptable.

[@ramtab9082]

Finally someone understands...it is a safety concern.

[@Traciero]

Exactly...realistically an 85lb elderly woman can not be expected to complete all of the safety related duties of this position, flight attendants aren’t there to just serve cokes, they’re main responsibility is to implement their training to save your life, but most people don’t know that🤦🏽‍♀️

[@hugochen2293]

E_man -228 I mean I agree but what else could they have done better tbh they can’t say she’s too old or not strong/healthy. They probably could have made a new cap on age or lower her paycheck but she would probably still sue because her excuse would be that they fired her because of her age

[@angelamartin1717]

She is soooo glamorous and she deserves BETTER...shame on you Delta

[@JJustinXu]

Older Flight attendants tend to get fired because they get paid a lot more. It’s sad.

[@AFAskygoddess]

laurenmlahrman you sound like one of those new little flight attendants that don't want to do their job and spend all the time texting when you should be working

[@TJSaw]

This is so sad. She seems like such a kind lady. Hope she wins the case against the airline.

[@c.a.t1368]

How could they she's a wonderful old lady give her job back!

[@oncetwice2195]

No one else sees a problem in a 80 year old still working?

[@1materialgurl]

250k for a flight attendant?! No THAT is why they fired you! They just freed up 220k and replaced you with someone entry level

[@Mershell]

She’s been working there for so long and has done nothing that’s bullshjt

[@Lucas21807]

Yes she did, she's gotten older.

[@John-p9m2c]

she’s been loyal for 57 years

[@bradowen8862]

When you have a nice job and well compensated,. You stay not because of loyalty,. It's being practical or you probably don't have a choice

[@John-p9m2c]

spidey 749 ok boomer

[@emmy4030]

They did the same thing at Regions Bank to my Grandma. She worked there for a long long time and never made a mistake or got a write up or whatever. One day she cashed out a check to some guy who had all the necessary stuff to cash it, and got fired because the check was fake/stolen. They were looking for an excuse to fire her for years.

[@Nish555]

Wow not one sick day in 30 years! That is amazing

[@diabatraore4023]

What? Policy violations? After more than 50 years of working? Am dreaming !!!!

[@hithereiam4878]

When I was a kid, I always heard that the general age for retirement was 65. But now, it seems more and more people not only want to work beyond 65 but they NEED to work. It’s really a shame that this lovely, and fully capable woman, is suddenly fired over something so minuscule. Like many others have said they probably just needed any reason they could find, to fire her. She’s never missed a day in 30 years too. It’s just so wrong. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone lied or set her up for the stupid milk. I hope she wins and then she can retire on her own terms.

[@Nadia..J]

Would you want this frail lady in your plane if it were really turbulent & you were frightened. I would not.

[@aferg76]

She should have retired 20 years ago. If a plane were to crash I wouldn’t want my life in the hands of a 79 year old.

[@auroraboobiealice6352]

She's an historical figure. She should be treated with the utmost respect. Classy & elegant, which is more than I can say for the airline industry.

[@Spider-Manfan555]

Pay this lady so she can retire. Nobody is perfect and I mean nobody. She deserves a good settlement for never calling off because I don’t know not one person who hasn’t called off work, not one.

[@jairoherrera4040]

Ageism at it's finest.

[@shelly1432]

Wow 57 years of service👏🏽👏🏽 They were jealous of her. Sue them grandma😤

[@demilevine2458]

“It’s not nice” broke my heart 🥺🥺

[@JustMe88419]

They will NEVER find another employee like this. Willing to work 50+ years for one company and not taking a single sick day in over 2 decades?! They done messed up.

[@NOTYAG]

Sounds like they don’t wanna pay her retirement like some crooks

[@campkira]

sound like they try but she won't take it... so legal fight it is....

[@jnyerere]

$257k/year. There....that's the reason why they got rid of you. Not because you're old but because they didn't like the idea of having to paying you all that money for the next 57 years that you planned on working for Delta.

[@Flangobeast]

I mean, when you reach a certain age past 65 they can get rid of you. It’s messed up but they give you a buyout pay.

[@anthonycooper5730]

@BabyUnicornio hahahah! Andd that's funked up.

[@westcoastorbust2462]

BabyUnicornio something tells me they offered her a settlement

[@campkira]

@BabyUnicornio most company had but it a choice and she would get the memo...(79 she would get if for almost 20 years now...) if you don't retire... management will do something...

[@blydia8906]

Isn't there a mandatory retirement age?

[@sarahbrennan1342]

niq lou that’s what I thought... plus I wouldn’t want to work at 79 yrs of age... good luck to her she looks fabulous

[@goldiea8598]

They probably thought of her as a liability

[@jmckdekalb316]

This is so disrespectful for them to fire her cause of her age.

[@imtiredgoodbye481]

I bet they fired her cause they were paying her so much

[@theonlydog7012]

I’m surprised it’s not American Airlines.

[@BuzzinVideography]

22, male, heterosexual Native American. I think she’s AWESOME. That WOMAN should be able to live her life how she wants. Ida earned it. Anybody else want to see the “policy violations”?

[@kodiak8538]

Why did you mention your sex, sexual orientation, and race?

[@BuzzinVideography]

Kodiak because it throws people off. Most read that and think I’m full of hate and evil. Then see the rest and it tosses them off

[@perfectlyhonest4139]

I thought I was reading a dating ad by that first sentence

[@Lúin216]

Elijah Silva hey some people have different kinks of ya know what I mean lol

[@Maverickman67]

Policy violations my ass!! They will do anything to get rid of an employee that is making $250,000 a year! When they can pay half that for another employee or more than half of that

[@Gunfighter150]

She may have had perfect health but probably staying working from the company for so long was a huge factor. My step dad worked at Home Depot as a manager for one of its biggest stores since he was in his early 20s in our hometown. He had pulled his back and the company tried do get him to come to work earlier than he was suppose to which he refused. So my stepdad’s fellow managers and those above him got angry because of this and also because he working there for so long that his salary would have been high like this woman. They took advantage of a small complaint a new hired had made about him after he had criticized the worker for doing something dangerous that could had gotten himself and others work at the job which they used as an excuse to fire him but still gave him employee retirement benefits for working for the company for so long. So you see this this isn’t anything new, most all companies do this to losing money as my stepdad put it by the time a company starts to use minor complaints or errors against you that a sign you should retire or that your time is starting to run out.

[@Kodboattours]

Over a carton of milk. REALLY?

[@rjs1jd]

250,000 YOU GO GIRL!

[@aqueseth]

There should be an age limit for flight attendant.

[@alexwamser9567]

Never say how much you make

[@チビ-e6q]

especially if your salary is more than being President

[@charityb.8349]

It's probably a good thing that OLDER WOMAN wanted to be an flight attendant.Most people don't because the risks ,and dangers of planes . You're risking your life going up.And you might not come down.Expecially after 9/11 .

[@gregdenys7162]

"destroyed her career" At 79 years old, there isn't much career left to be destroyed.

[@rezbarbie24]

That doesn't make it ok to not let her retire after so many years of loyal employment! Wtf?

[@LimeLivesMatter]

Yep, I agree. She needs pension, whether you like it or not

[@KIWIMADNEZ]

You fired her out of nowhere after over 50+ years of work. Yeah you better believe it’s suspicious. 😑

[@limitedsource6218]

Oh lord, forget about everthing, I just wanna give this sweet lady the biggest hug in the world🥺🥺, she sounds like my grandmother😢😭😭😭😭😭

[@mastiffpeople4868]

Absolutely discriminatory

[@John-oc1sr]

Why “ numerous policy’s violation”, and why only now did you decide to fire her after 50 so years Something is not adding up...

[@charliepsca]

No one is lying about her. No one was jealous of her "Seniority". She made the kind of money she did because she flew over 200 hours a month whereas a full flying month constitutes 80 flight hours. She is a total opportunists and this is a perfect example of that. The managers were doing there job and Ida would be hard pressed to find a flight attendant to defend her. She even attempted to steal trips from fellow co-workers. I know because I was one who she attempted to do this too. I will testify for Delta in a heartbeat of what I saw this so called "exemplary flight attendant" do on flights.

[@MEGIDIOT]

I’m not sure I believe she made 250k because I know for a fact new flight attendants do NOT make a fourth of that.

[@alicejoyce7176]

She

[@grobanite4ever85]

She was a flight attendant for 57 years that is why she made 250k a year! She did not make that starting out! The longer you work the bigger the paycheck

[@grobanite4ever85]

She got a lot of raises

[@Jen-zk9se]

She’s fabulous! I’d be so pleased to be greeted by her. That airline would stand out to me.

[@arno6998]

Probably the company that wanted her fired. Because of they paycheque they had to pay her

[@tonyyero7231]

Quit already! Give someone a chance. There is no way she can open a exit door! I know, I am an ex crew member.

[@suzyq3771]

The airline will have to prove those violations and have documentation of this. 😡😡😡😡

[@sabrinar.purnell3869]

Man, listen. They better leave Ms. Ida alone!! 57 years!!! She probably works harder than her younger counterparts.

[@zeusescoven8266]

She should retire and let young people get an opportunity to work too.

[@deepthoughts8393]

Zeuses Coven some older people want to work because it helps them live longer.

[@anneliselim602]

@@deepthoughts8393 but young people would have no chance to work. Everyone must let go someday

[@watchlighter]

We know what this is about. *She was making $250,000 a year* . So, they want to get a *younger* person in there to pay them *less than $100,000* a year. It's all about *MONEY* .

[@Cheeseyman]

They should just set an age limit, there I said it.😂

[@velcranoxofficials9970]

Bend over

[@manamanaman]

Ikr

[@14104]

Someone should be judged on case by case basis only

[@lorddoma6637]

Bend over for age check.

[@bskilla4892]

Why? Seriously, why? If someone can do the job better than others regardless of age why would you take an inferior flight attendant serving you on a flight? I'll take good service over age any day of the week.

[@2quann]

Numerous policy violations like ..”getting old”