A flight attendant was fired from Alaska Airlines after twerking for a viral TikTok video during a two-hour delay.
Nelle Diala, has been fired after a video of her twerking on the job went viral. The TikTok showed the crew member shaking her hips while waiting for the captain during a two-hour delay on a flight.
In the clip, Diala captioned, “ghetto bih till I D-I-E, don’t let the uniform fool you.” The incident occurred shortly after the flight attendant celebrated completing her probationary period, marking the end of her new hire phase.
“What’s wrong with a little twerk before work, people act like they never did that before.” She included the hashtag #discriminationisreal, suggesting that she felt unjustly treated. In response to her firing, Diala has set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money while she looks for new job opportunities.
She wrote: “I never thought a single moment would cost me everything. Losing my job was devastating.”
She went on to explain that her position as a flight attendant had allowed her to meet new people and see the world, and that she used her income to fund her growing lingerie and dessert businesses. The campaign has raised $182 of its $12,000 goal.
Some supported her, while others criticized her actions. One user on The Crew Lounge, an aviation-focused Instagram page, said: “You don’t respect the uniform, you don’t respect your job then.” Another commenter mocked her GoFundMe, stating, “Support for wrongly fired flight attendant?? Her GoFund title says it all. She still thinks she was wrongly fired. Girl you weren’t wrongly fired. Go apply for a new job and probably stop twerking in your uniform.”
