American Airlines flight attendant says a woman angry with the company tried to run her off a freeway at 80mph
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- An American Airlines flight attendant posted a video about being involved in a road rage incident.
- Elizabeth Braley said she was driving home from work when a car tried to push her off the highway.
- The flight attendant said a woman shouted 'Fuck your airline!' while throwing objects at her car.
An American Airlines flight attendant said a passenger angry with the company nearly killed her in a road rage incident.
In a TikTok video posted earlier this week, flight attendant Elizabeth Braley said she was driving home on the interstate after an international flight when a red Sedan kept cutting her off at speeds of 80 mph.
"I just had to worry about my life driving home from work," she said in the video.
Braley said she tried to cross multiple lanes in an attempt to stay clear of the car, which she claimed was "trying to run me off the road."
"I get to the farthest left lane and I'm going as fast as I can to try to get away from and she pulls up on the side of my jeep and my windows are down, and she looks at me, and says: 'Fuck your airline!' and starts throwing shit out of her car," Braley, who is still in her uniform, said through tears.
Braley goes on to say that she can understand that American Airlines is "struggling with operations right now" and that passengers feel frustrated by delays or cancellations but urged them not to take their anger out on her.
"I just work for them and I get frustrated too because we don't get paid for boarding, we don't have a contract right now," she said.
The union representing the flight attendants is holding a strike authorization vote on what they see as an outdated 2019 contract later this month.
"We are so tired too, but like really?" Braley said in the video. "It's just like, I just don't get why people are so cruel sometimes."
At the time of writing, the video has racked up more than 125,000 views. Braley and a spokesperson for American Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
@elizabethbraley4 flight attendants should not have to worry about their life trying to just get home #flightattendant ♬ original sound - Elizabeth Braley
Flight attendants across the country are grappling with the rise in passenger aggression and violence. Many have said the harassment has taken a toll on their mental health.
Last year, a flight attendant told CNN that crew members sometimes sprint through airports when there are delays to avoid being hassled by passengers.
"They think it's your fault the flight has been delayed," the flight attendant said.
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