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Jet Blue Attendant Jumps Plane
Posted by: Lez Get Real on August 9, 2010. Melanie Nathan – 08-09-10
A JetBlue flight attendant found a unique solution for AAWPS (Attendant angry with passenger syndrome) – he became a “jumper.”
A passenger allegedly cheesed off (polite for pissed off) the flight attendant, Steven Slater, 38, after knocking him with his luggage which he was retrieving from the over head compartment. Apparently, requesting an apology, the passenger refused, prompting the angry attendant to grab the PA system, as a means to conveying obscenities to the entire plane load of passengers aboard, and then without further ado, the well trained in safety procedure attendant activated the plane’s emergency chute, jumped and slid his way down to the tarmac, poised for healing from a bad case of AAWPS.
The exercise, in freedom from passenger antic, occurred aboard JetBlue Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh to John F. Kennedy airport Monday, at Terminal 5, Gate C an airport official told news media.
Slater made his way to his car and drove to his residence in Belle Harbor, Queens, the official said. JetBlue officials waited until about 25 minutes after the chute was deployed before they notified Port Authority Police. The wait enabled Slater to make the getaway, the airport’s police force. Steve Stampley, a jetBlue spokesman, declined to comment on the alleged reporting delay.
BUT unfortunately the freedom was short lived and Slater went from GO to Jail, without collecting 200. Instead he collected an immediate 600 plus firneds ion the new FaceBook site created called “Free Steven Slater Club.
Authorities picked the flight attendant up at his home on Beach 128th Street Monday afternoon and brought him to the Port Authority Police station at JFK airport for questioning. The official said that Slater was calm when arrested and remained calm throughout his interrogation and the booking process.
He was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. He was awaiting arraignment Monday night. Attempts to reach Slater’s relatives were not successful. (No word on whether the flight attendant was one of the many former NYPD officers in jetBlue’s employ.)
Stampley said that jetBlue’s corporate policy prohibits the company from divulging information about crew members.
“At this time, we are working with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to investigate this incident. At no time was the security or safety of our customers or crew members at risk,” Stampley said.
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Jet Blue Attendant Jumps Plane
Melanie Nathan – 08-09-10
A passenger allegedly cheesed off (polite for pissed off) the flight attendant, Steven Slater, 38, after knocking him with his luggage which he was retrieving from the over head compartment. Apparently, requesting an apology, the passenger refused, prompting the angry attendant to grab the PA system, as a means to conveying obscenities to the entire plane load of passengers aboard, and then without further ado, the well trained in safety procedure attendant activated the plane’s emergency chute, jumped and slid his way down to the tarmac, poised for healing from a bad case of AAWPS.
The exercise, in freedom from passenger antic, occurred aboard JetBlue Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh to John F. Kennedy airport Monday, at Terminal 5, Gate C an airport official told news media.
Slater made his way to his car and drove to his residence in Belle Harbor, Queens, the official said. JetBlue officials waited until about 25 minutes after the chute was deployed before they notified Port Authority Police. The wait enabled Slater to make the getaway, the airport’s police force. Steve Stampley, a jetBlue spokesman, declined to comment on the alleged reporting delay.
BUT unfortunately the freedom was short lived and Slater went from GO to Jail, without collecting 200. Instead he collected an immediate 600 plus firneds ion the new FaceBook site created called “Free Steven Slater Club.
Authorities picked the flight attendant up at his home on Beach 128th Street Monday afternoon and brought him to the Port Authority Police station at JFK airport for questioning. The official said that Slater was calm when arrested and remained calm throughout his interrogation and the booking process.
He was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief. He was awaiting arraignment Monday night. Attempts to reach Slater’s relatives were not successful. (No word on whether the flight attendant was one of the many former NYPD officers in jetBlue’s employ.)
Stampley said that jetBlue’s corporate policy prohibits the company from divulging information about crew members.
“At this time, we are working with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to investigate this incident. At no time was the security or safety of our customers or crew members at risk,” Stampley said.
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