Originally Posted by Lambourne

The problem is that ALPA WOULD get behind this if it had occurred exactly as the Altar Boy version printed here. From some reliable sources I spoke to today the truth is somewhere in between. The key is to follow the arrest. The pilot "was" a member of an exclusive club in N.M. The cops were actually on his side until he showed his inability to keep his cool and lost it on the jetway. There is supposedly video footage of the entire event and that is being used to validate the CSR's claims. What we have in this thread is an email/council letter of damage control by the LEC and the Capt trying to make him not look like a tool in front of his peers. In the age of the internet it is posted on a forum and gains traction as the gospel. When in fact the Captain's version as posted in the OP are far from the truth and what the video evidence shows.

This comes from a reliable source within the union that says this could wind up being a black eye for ALPA. The CSR and company have too much evidence against him to let him off free. They said termination is still on the table.

The information the ALPA guy had was that the OMC was assigned a seat in the cabin. It had boarding zone 4. The agents were told the overhead bins were full and they were tagging ALL bags for passengers sitting in zones 3-4. The JetBlue pilot handed the agent his boarding pass and the agent tagged his bag per UA procedures. The Capt used some threatening body language toward the agent, didn't know the door code and acted up pretty significantly on the jetway.