Call them your not so friendly skies.
A Jet Blue flight from Pittsburgh to New York had just arrived at JFK airport shortly after noon today when attendant Steven Slater snapped. He cursed at passengers over the p.a., pulled the emergency chute, and dashed across the tarmac toward the terminal building.
According to the website of WNBC, the New York TV network affiliate, Slater had had an altercation with one of the passengers on the
flight. The cause of the incident is familiar, at least to anyone who has ever flown into New York. In short, a female passenger rose before the plane completed its taxi to the gate with the intention of retrieving a piece of luggage from the overhead compartment. Slater told the passenger to return to her seat but the woman ignored him.
When the exchange grew heated, so did the underside of Slater's collar. After treating the 100 passengers onboard to a stream of four-letter invective, he grabbed a six-pack of beers, activated the emergency side near the rear of the aircraft, and hightailed it from the scene.
Witnesses claim that the woman was the more flagrant offender during the verbal exchange, delivering a few choice profanities of her own, all directed at the flight attendant, who was doing his job. WNBC reports that as Slater was exiting, he said something to the effect of "there goes 28 years." He was later arrested at his home in Queens by Port Authority officials.
According to a spokeswoman for the Queens DA's office, Slater is being charged with 2nd-and 4th-degree criminal mischief, 1st- and 2nd-degree reckless endangerment, and criminal trespass in the 3rd degree.
No word on what became of the foul-mouthed passenger.
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aha ha ha ha ha *gasp* aha ha ha ha ha
So, it was alright to swipe the six pack?
This is hysterical.
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Things could have went way worse, I think the female passenger is lucky he did not take out his frustration on her in a physical matter. Who knows what people are going to do when they snap?
He should have put her in the overhead until the captain had turned off the seatbelt light and than dropped her to the floor. Just a thought. I'd also like to buy his beers!
People are so self centered and rude. I wish he would've had her arrested and saved his job. People,follow directions. We all have to live together. Some dumb lady got this guy fired because she thinks rules don't apply to her. I hope they lose her luggage next time she flies.
I think the people on planes are very rude and stupid! They should of took her ass to jail!
I agree 100% Take the rule breaker (passenger) off the plane and directly to jail. The airline company will save her luggage at their office. When she gets out and pays a fine, she can get her luggage and move on in her world. Passangers are not and never be above the law. Set an example and other passengers will do what they are told. Maybe they body scanned her and she was found to have fake Boobs. Then she takes out her anger of the staff of the airline. She was the guilty one, case closed
I was wondering, do they still have air marshals (TSA) on domestic flights? I will Google for the answers, but if they no longer have them, that in itself would be a security breach, and passangers will feel the now can get away with things. She should have been tazered and kept on the aircraft, till all the other people have been let of the plane. Then as I stated in the earlier post, arrested. She should be serve a penalty as being a no-fly person for a year for the 1st offense, 3 years if she does it again, and then BANNED for life with a 3rd offense. Let the foul mouthed bish take a train or a bus.
his fine should be to pay for the six pack. Although I think it was actually 2 beers he took.
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