A flight attendant reported that a team of federal air marshals introduced themselves and asked if t...

Narrative:

[In the] middle of the flight; one of the federal air marshals on board started talking to me and inquired if I knew that he was on board. He showed me his badge and identified himself and his partner. He said he had talked to the customer service person and specifically asked if the crew was advised that he and his partner were on board; customer service said; 'yes.' no one; including the pilots; knew they were on board until the middle of the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reported that a team of Federal Air Marshals introduced themselves and asked if the customer service person had; in fact; advised the flight and cabin crew of their presence as they had been assured. The answer to both questions was negative.

Narrative: [In the] middle of the flight; one of the Federal Air Marshals on board started talking to me and inquired if I knew that he was on board. He showed me his badge and identified himself and his partner. He said he had talked to the customer service person and specifically asked if the crew was advised that he and his partner were on board; customer service said; 'Yes.' No one; including the pilots; knew they were on board until the middle of the flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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	981895
Time
Date	201111
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Security Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A flight attendant reported that a team of federal air marshals introduced themselves and asked if the customer service person had; in fact; advised the flight and cabin crew of their presence as they had been assured. The answer to both questions was negative.