Two Qantas flight attendants, whose drunken shenanigans caused the evacuation of a five-star hotel in Queenstown last month, have resigned.
Many of about 200 Crown Plaza guests were ordered into the street and two fire engines rushed to the hotel after one flight attendant smashed a fire-alarm access point late on July 31.
The false alarm cost the flight attendant $1500 to cover damages and the cost of the call-out.
Qantas initially said two crew members were being stood down pending an investigation into the hotel incident, and yesterday the airline confirmed that two attendants had tendered their resignations. No further details were given.
Crowne Plaza boss Brett Wilson said the other guests had been far from happy with the evacuation.
"We were about 75 percent full, so that's about 200 people, and we aim to get everyone out in about three minutes," Mr Wilson said. "(The guests) were very disgruntled."
