Flight attendant reported feeling pressured to sit in a cabin jumpseat near passengers assigned to c...

Narrative:

Gate agents used block seats [on this flight] for passenger. I was unable to sit in my assigned jumpseat due to gate agents selling seats. We notified company and a supervisor came down and talked to agents. The supervisor then asked me; in front of the passengers; if I wanted to have a passenger taken off [the flight]. I was given the choices of dead head on the flight or sit in the jumpseat. I felt pressured to take a jumpseat; sharing with another flight attendant.a week later; I was notified that a crewmember working that flight had tested positive for covid-19. I'm very upset that I was put in this position and put myself at risk. I still don't know if the flight attendant I sat next to on the jumpseat is the one who tested positive.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported feeling pressured to sit in a cabin jumpseat near passengers assigned to company blocked seats. Flight Attendant was later informed of exposure to COVID-19.

Narrative: Gate agents used block seats [on this flight] for passenger. I was unable to sit in my assigned jumpseat due to gate agents selling seats. We notified company and a Supervisor came down and talked to agents. The Supervisor then asked me; in front of the passengers; if I wanted to have a passenger taken off [the flight]. I was given the choices of Dead Head on the flight or sit in the jumpseat. I felt pressured to take a jumpseat; sharing with another Flight Attendant.A week later; I was notified that a crewmember working that flight had tested positive for COVID-19. I'm very upset that I was put in this position and put myself at risk. I still don't know if the Flight Attendant I sat next to on the jumpseat is the one who tested positive.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1766051
Time
Date	202010
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Flight attendant reported feeling pressured to sit in a cabin jumpseat near passengers assigned to company blocked seats. Flight attendant was later informed of exposure to covid-19.