Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Electronic Device; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors
Made our pre departure announcement. I did a compliance check on my way back to 'B' and noticed 4b on her phone. I let her know we were closing the MCD (Main Cabin Door) and asked her to finish her phone call. She replied 'uh-huh'.A noticed that she was texting after we took off and asked her to please make sure her phone was in airplane mode.After we did a service and I went to the front of the aircraft; I could see her texting again. As soon as she saw I passed she flipped her phone face down on her tray table. I made an announcement to please make sure electronic devices are in game/airplane mode.This passenger is a [premium frequent flyer.] I feel if we would of returned back to the gate or had authorities meet the plane the company would not have had our back and would have reprimanded myself and my other flight attendant. However; she was not compliant. It wasn't that she just didn't know any better. She is a [frequent flyer] which is a hard status to achieve and she was purposely not complying and having a smug attitude.
Flight Attendant reported passenger using electronic device in prohibited mode.