Narrative:

During our flight to ZZZ the pilots received an ACARS stating that; 1) flight attendants should contact scheduling when we arrive and; 2) that flight attendants will now work outbound flight abcd back to ZZZ2. This would make our original 3-DAY trip into an overnight turn. The entire crew was exhausted and if we took the flight back to ZZZ2 we would have been up for over 24 hours. This is a safety issue. I contacted scheduling. He notified me that we were now being sent back to ZZZ2 because the crew was arriving late to ZZZ. I advised him of our situation and that we would not be able to work that flight. That we will be doing fatigue. Scheduling stated that we would have to report to the hospital if we intend on doing fatigue. I responded that it would not be a problem. Scheduling said that he would set it up and call me back. In the meantime; the outgoing pilots to ZZZ2 arrived and heard what was going on. Captain stated that he would not fly the plane back to ZZZ2 if we were working it. Short time later; airport paramedics and police arrived to the airplane. Paramedics wanted to know the situation. We explained what was happening. The lead paramedic stated that he could not treat us unless we were ill. He said that there was nothing he could do for us except give us a pillow and tell us to go to bed. He clearly stated that they do not get involved in employee relation issues. Scheduling said that the paramedics would take us to the hospital. The lead paramedic said he was not a taxi service. I contacted again and he said that he could go to plan B and call me back. Once again; he called me back and said that a van service would now take us to the hospital. We were sent to the hospital. We were admitted to the emergency room; after receiving funny looks from the er staff. After falling asleep in our hospital beds; the doctor arrived. He asked what was wrong. I explained the situation to the doctor. He responded 'so you are not sick?' I said no; just tired and fatigued. He then responded; 'this is idiotic that your company sent you to the er and wasted my time when I could be seeing patients that really need my attention.' we were released from the hospital to get rest in our hotel room. We continued to the hotel. We finally checked into the hotel. We deadheaded back to ZZZ2 on our original flight that we were supposed to work.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 FLT ATTENDANT CREW RPTS REFUSING TO FLY AN UNSCHEDULED TRANSCONTINENTAL RETURN FLT BECAUSE OF FATIGUE.

Narrative: DURING OUR FLT TO ZZZ THE PLTS RECEIVED AN ACARS STATING THAT; 1) FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD CONTACT SCHEDULING WHEN WE ARRIVE AND; 2) THAT FLT ATTENDANTS WILL NOW WORK OUTBOUND FLT ABCD BACK TO ZZZ2. THIS WOULD MAKE OUR ORIGINAL 3-DAY TRIP INTO AN OVERNIGHT TURN. THE ENTIRE CREW WAS EXHAUSTED AND IF WE TOOK THE FLT BACK TO ZZZ2 WE WOULD HAVE BEEN UP FOR OVER 24 HRS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED SCHEDULING. HE NOTIFIED ME THAT WE WERE NOW BEING SENT BACK TO ZZZ2 BECAUSE THE CREW WAS ARRIVING LATE TO ZZZ. I ADVISED HIM OF OUR SITUATION AND THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WORK THAT FLT. THAT WE WILL BE DOING FATIGUE. SCHEDULING STATED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO REPORT TO THE HOSPITAL IF WE INTEND ON DOING FATIGUE. I RESPONDED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A PROB. SCHEDULING SAID THAT HE WOULD SET IT UP AND CALL ME BACK. IN THE MEANTIME; THE OUTGOING PLTS TO ZZZ2 ARRIVED AND HEARD WHAT WAS GOING ON. CAPT STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT FLY THE PLANE BACK TO ZZZ2 IF WE WERE WORKING IT. SHORT TIME LATER; ARPT PARAMEDICS AND POLICE ARRIVED TO THE AIRPLANE. PARAMEDICS WANTED TO KNOW THE SITUATION. WE EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE LEAD PARAMEDIC STATED THAT HE COULD NOT TREAT US UNLESS WE WERE ILL. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO FOR US EXCEPT GIVE US A PILLOW AND TELL US TO GO TO BED. HE CLRLY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN EMPLOYEE RELATION ISSUES. SCHEDULING SAID THAT THE PARAMEDICS WOULD TAKE US TO THE HOSPITAL. THE LEAD PARAMEDIC SAID HE WAS NOT A TAXI SVC. I CONTACTED AGAIN AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD GO TO PLAN B AND CALL ME BACK. ONCE AGAIN; HE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT A VAN SVC WOULD NOW TAKE US TO THE HOSPITAL. WE WERE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. WE WERE ADMITTED TO THE EMER ROOM; AFTER RECEIVING FUNNY LOOKS FROM THE ER STAFF. AFTER FALLING ASLEEP IN OUR HOSPITAL BEDS; THE DOCTOR ARRIVED. HE ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE DOCTOR. HE RESPONDED 'SO YOU ARE NOT SICK?' I SAID NO; JUST TIRED AND FATIGUED. HE THEN RESPONDED; 'THIS IS IDIOTIC THAT YOUR COMPANY SENT YOU TO THE ER AND WASTED MY TIME WHEN I COULD BE SEEING PATIENTS THAT REALLY NEED MY ATTN.' WE WERE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL TO GET REST IN OUR HOTEL ROOM. WE CONTINUED TO THE HOTEL. WE FINALLY CHKED INTO THE HOTEL. WE DEADHEADED BACK TO ZZZ2 ON OUR ORIGINAL FLT THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.