Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
Taxiied back to the gate and gave the boot to a cranky UAL jumpseater that played nice until we pushed back. As soon as the tug was disconnected, he started bitching about how we (United Express) were stealing jobs from UAL guys and he thought we should all be fired and he didn't give a damn about anybody at our company.
Captain looked him straight in the eye and said with a smile, "Well if you feel that CRJ's don't belong in the United system, then I suppose you can find another United affiliate to take you to work. I certainly am not going to tolerate a hostile attitude from you in my cockpit. As of this moment I consider you a security concern and I don't want you sitting up here." Too bad there wasn't a seat in the cabin...
And now....the rest of the story. That United Express Captain continued to work for ACA until they became Independence Air. Within a year IDE was bankrupt and out of business. Now that captain is waiting for United to accept resumes in 2007 so he can quit his crappy corporate job at CAT, and throw gear for that said "cranky UAL jumpseater"