Flight Attendant: Slides down emergency escape chute to (semi) freedom.

[techs]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...wn-emergency-chute-after-fight-with-passenger

JetBlue attendant slides down emergency chute after fight with passenger

Police arrested a JetBlue flight attendant today at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after he got into a verbal altercation with a passenger and then fled the scene by sliding down the plane's emergency evacuation chute.

It all happened as the plane pulled into the gate at JFK after what had been a routine flight from Pittsburgh. But shortly after landing, a passenger stood up as the plane was taxiing to the gate and began removing his bags from the overhead bin. According to the Wall Street Journal's Sean Gardiner, the flight attendant, identified as Steven Slater, asked the passenger to return to his seat.

A "heated" exchange ensued, which culminated in Slater walking to the rear of the plane, where he grabbed the intercom. "To the passenger who called me a motherf***er, f*** you!" Slater yelled, passengers tell the New York Daily News. "I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it." He activated the emergency chute and slid away.


Slater then walked along the jetway into the terminal, where he took a shuttle to the employee parking lot. Observers watched as he ripped off his JetBlue tie and threw it to the ground. Slater got into his vehicle and drove to his home in Queens. According to the New York Times' Ray Rivera, he was arrested shortly afterward and faces charges of criminal mischief and trespassing.

A source tells WNBC that Slater was "having a bad day."

Wheee!!

 

[waggy]

trespassing? wtf that's insane.

 

[Genx87]

Haha that is a great story!

 

[zerocool84]

trespassing? wtf that's insane.

Cus he walked along the jetway. Flight attendants can't just walk anywhere they want.

 

[DaTT]

Awesome....

 

[MJinZ]

I don't know, I'd have fired that passenger if I could.

 

[OCGuy]

Now THAT is how you go out.

 

[Tsaico]

Wow, arrested, they should have left it be with a fine or something. That really is the way to go out though... lol

 

[OCGuy]

The man did what every employee in the service industry wants to do when they get pissed on by a customer.

 

[Eli]

Arrested him? For quitting, essentially? That's a little much.

 

[TallBill]

The man did what every employee in the service industry wants to do when they get pissed on by a customer.

Haha I wanted to do something like that to a table last night.

 

[OutHouse]

"To the passenger who called me a motherf***er, f*** you!" Slater yelled, passengers tell the New York Daily News. "I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it." He activated the emergency chute and slid away.

lol that is gold, pure gold!

but im sure the FAA is going to smash his face in fines and other charges for fucking with the emergency chute.

 

[ksheets]

Luckily he didnt decide to quit 30 minutes earlier...coulda been an ugly scene

 

[preCRT]

He's Howard Beale!

 

[Sluggo]

I think we may have just learned Macbaine's true identity.

 

[F1N3ST]

Good for him, all except the whole being arrested and possibly incriminated..

 

[Newbian]

Maybe he just wanted to go down a slide. 😛

 

[dfuze]

What an idiot, you'd think someone in that position would know you can't do something like that 🙄

 

[Rubycon]

Now THAT is how you go out.

Yeah I'm sure that wait in the unemployment line is going to make his mood better. D:

 

[Judgement]

"I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it." He activated the emergency chute and slid away.

Yeah I'm sure that wait in the unemployment line is going to make his mood better.

Maybe he can retire?

 

[techs]

Maybe he can retire?

On a Jet Blue salary? Not likely.

 

[marvdmartian]

CNN reported that he allegedly also grabbed some beer from the beverage cart, before deplaning. Guess he had his priorities straight, eh? :hmm:

Sadly, the flight attendant will probably get in more trouble than the idiot passenger. 🙄

Personally, I'd like to see the FAA arm the flight attendants with stun guns, exactly for use on passengers like this.

"Sir, you must sit down! The captain hasn't turned off the seat belt like, and we're still taxiing to the terminal!!"
"Oh yeah? What the hell do you think you're gonna do about it? I'm already home!!"
ZZZAAAAPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!! (passenger shrieks like a little girl) "I said, SIT DOWN, SIR!!!!" :awe:

 

[DrPizza]

CNN reported that he allegedly also grabbed some beer from the beverage cart, before deplaning. Guess he had his priorities straight, eh? :hmm:

Sadly, the flight attendant will probably get in more trouble than the idiot passenger. 🙄

Personally, I'd like to see the FAA arm the flight attendants with stun guns, exactly for use on passengers like this.

"Sir, you must sit down! The captain hasn't turned off the seat belt like, and we're still taxiing to the terminal!!"
"Oh yeah? What the hell do you think you're gonna do about it? I'm already home!!"
ZZZAAAAPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!! (passenger shrieks like a little girl) "I said, SIT DOWN, SIR!!!!" :awe:

I'd be in favor of that. 🙂

 

[Triumph]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...wn-emergency-chute-after-fight-with-passenger
A source tells WNBC that Slater was "having a bad day."

Ya think?

 

[Ns1]

DUDE, THIS GUY IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

Slater was later arrested at his home in Belle Harbor, Queens by Port Authority officials. Police sources said that when authorities found Slater he seemed to be in the midst having sexual relations.

lololol