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Fired Pro-Life Flight Attendant Calls Reinstatement the ‘Best Christmas Present’

Southwest Airlines restores Charlene Carter to her former position after lengthy legal battle

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Fired Pro-Life Flight Attendant Calls Reinstatement the ‘Best Christmas Present’
Charlene Carter, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired in 2017 for her pro-life views, feels more joyous this Christmas as she anticipates returning to her job under a court order in early 2023, pictured in her Aurora, Colo., home on Dec. 19, 2022. Courtesy of Charlene Carter
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
12/20/2022|Updated: 12/21/2022
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After five years of court battles, Charlene Carter is thrilled that Southwest Airlines has taken steps to return her to work under a federal judge’s order—despite the airline’s earlier statement that it was planning to continue the fight.

“Oh, it’s the best Christmas present in the world to receive, that you get to go back to the career that you love!” Carter told The Epoch Times in a Dec. 16 interview, shortly after Southwest told Carter that she was scheduled to report for a required four-week training session in Dallas at the end of January.

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Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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