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Airline Steward "Having a Bad Day" at JFK Pulls Emergency Chute, Flies Coop
A flight attendant on a plane that had just landed at Kennedy Airport on Monday afternoon ran out of patience only a few steps from the terminal gate, so he cursed a blue streak over the public address system, pulled the emergency chute and ran away, sources said. (www.nbcnewyork.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The 'facts' of the incident keep changing. Slater has, by his own admission, been wanting to do this for 20 years, and while there was some issue between Slater and a passenger, no one corroborated his story of the incident. Note that his story has had several 'revisions'. My thoughts about this at http://wp.me/pOBw0-qX. While all passengers are made the goat of the airline industry, Slater had the power to legally and forcibly have any passenger detained. Instead he chose to be a drama queen (not a slam at gays) and disrupt the travel plans of hundreds of people. Anyone member of a commercial flight crew who sees him as a hero needs to get out of the airline industry, and preferably not be out in public. I certainly don't want my safety compromised by a flight crew that hates passengers.
I myself missed the good old days of flying. Started after the DEREG of the late seventies. Flyin got alot cheaper, as did the experience. Perhaps its time to consider REREGulating civil aviation.
Curse the Boss Man, cry to your mommy but please if you work with the public, try to have a little class.(coach)
This is not only not amusing, but reprehensible and should be dealt with in the most expeditious and severe terms. As a flight crew member, he not only knows better but is lucky that he did not kill or hurt the ground crew outside servicing the airplane. He should be jailed and fined to set the example that this is serious business and not some actions of some eccentric folk hero.
I do not think this guy should be appreciated or followed, but I do think that the passenger should have listened to hım. His job is not very easy and when you are flying all day, It doesn,t really help the mood. Hıs actions were unacceptable, yes, but I thınk the passenger should be responsible for her actıons as well.
Inappropriate but you have to give the guy some style points. I think he should have taken more beer. One man's opinion.
I'm on the side of thinking it's inappropriate and an embarrassment. However, I'm surprised that it's a crime. I certainly understand that there should be civil issues between the FA and JetBlue, but the police getting involved doesn't seem like the best use of their time.