Originally Posted by teddyballgame

Did you all notice this particular sentence from the written story accompanying the video?

The incident started on the plane, when the passenger said the pilot was taking up too much room in the aisle and being disrespectful, the police report says.


I think we can all envision how this scenario may have played out in the cabin.

It is common professional courtesy -- and even written policy at some airlines -- that non-revs and DHer's deplane last, after all the paying customers.

I can't count the number of times I have seen crewmembers sitting mid-cabin jump up, take their several bags out of the overheads on both sides of the aisle, and build their bomb stack right there in the middle of the aisle, holding up 50 paying passengers.

And that includes the pilot's whacking the passenger's hand and knocking his phone out of it, although I agree that the attempt by the passenger to photograph the pilot's badge was indeed a security violation.