A JetBlue flight attendant blew his top on an incoming flight at Kennedy Airport on Monday, dropped the F-bomb over the intercom and bolted down an emergency slide.
The mad-as-hell worker stunned passengers when he spewed profanity and boasted about quitting his job as the flight from Pittsburgh pulled up to the gate around noon.
"To the passenger who called me a m---f--er, f--- you," flight attendant Steven Slater ranted over the intercom, passengers said.
"I've been in the business 28 years. I've had it. That's it."
After activating the emergency exit and sliding down to the tarmac, Slater returned to pick up his bag and rode the AirTrain to his car parked the the JetBlue lot, cops said.
Slater stripped off his company tie and flung it off the train as bemused passengers watched at the Terminal Five stop.
Port Authority police arrested Slater at his home in nearby Belle Harbor, Queens. Charges were pending.
Just before his dramatic resignation, Slater had argued with a passenger who was trying to retrieve a bag from an overhead compartment before the plane was stopped


Read more: Fed-up JetBlue flight attendant drops intercom F-bomb, screams, 'I've had it,' bolts plane

 

That is one way to go out.

At my former job, we had an FA that was also a stripper. On her last day, she took off her uniform going down to her bra and thong, put the uniform on the ground, and danced on it while on the ramp. God bless her.

 

I'd be interested to hear the "charges". Yelling and using profanity it's illegal. Blowing the emergency exit... well, there might be something there. Maybe he didn't have a SIDA badge or some other security BS.

 

I wish I could have been there for that one

 

Ya think?

I'm going to say they're going to add every charge they can, end-to-end, and make an example. You wouldn't want to encourage this type of dramatic exit. The f-bomb doesn't matter, but the emergency exit was a really, really stupid idea. And since it was part of a larger tantrum, and since intent was demonstrated on the PA, there is no credible claim the slide was blown by accident.

Sometimes, you see a huge isolated event get swept under the rug, but this one is going to be the opposite. And the company will not help.

Dumb move.

Funny, but dumb.

 

Maybe you do and maybe you don't!!

Denny

 

JetBlue Flight Attendant Quits Spectacularly After Fight with Passenger

August 9th, 2010 • By Matt Molnar

Steven Slater, seen here on an apparently happier day in the friendly skies.

Flight attendant Steven Slater on Monday all but guaranteed that he’ll never have to deal with a disgruntled passenger again.
While JetBlue Flight 1052 was taxiing to the gate at New York-JFK after a flight, a passenger reportedly attempted to remove his bag from the overhead bin. A heated argument ensued when Slater told the passenger to wait until the plane had reached the terminal and stopped moving.
According to the Daily News, Slater then got on the PA to make a very special announcement:When the plane made it to the gate, Slater allegedly grabbed two beers from the galley, deployed one of the Embraer E190’s emergency escape slides, glided down to the tarmac and walked through Terminal 5 to the AirTrain, where he was seen throwing his jetBlue uniform tie to the ground. He rode the train to the long-term parking lot and drove home.
Though jetBlue says passengers were never in any danger, deploying an emergency slide is no laughing matter: They can cost around $10,000 to replace, not including losses incurred from the plane being out of service while the work is done. As a result, Port Authority Police arrested Slater at his home in Queens. He awaits indictment on reckless endangerment and criminal mischief charges.

 

Fabulous!!!

 

Awesome. Are they going to arrest the passenger for interfering with the crew?

 

He would have