Furloughed American Airlines flight attendant contracts coronavirus days after losing health benefit
Thousands of airline employees have been furloughed because of the coronaviruspandemic this year -- but this flight attendant’s situation just got even more difficult. Erica Carmine was a flight attendant for American Airlines before she was furloughed earlier this year. Her health benefits reportedly expired Oct. 15 and within days she was diagnosed with COVID-19 despite the extra precautions she was taking due to a heart disorder. On Friday, Carmine posted a photo of her te