Jet Blue Flight Attendant

OK, I know what he did was way extreme, but doing what I do for a living and dealing with all kinds of crazy, I can certainly identify!!!


Anyone else?

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ita !

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??? what happened?

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I was reading the story to DH and we both said there is NO WAY he grabbed the beer before leaving the plane Because that would just be TOO perfect of an ending to that story!

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Can we say crazy!?!?


JetBlue attendant flies off handle after passenger ignores him

Puzzled passengers on a JetBlue flight that had just landed at Kennedy Airport Monday watched as a flight attendant crashed and burned - first cursing out a passenger on the plane's intercom, then grabbing beer from the galley, activating the emergency chute and sliding to the tarmac before driving home, officials and at least one witness said.

Officials said Steven Slater, 39, was later arrested at his home in Belle Harbor, Queens, by Port Authority of New York & New Jersey police.

He was charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, police said.

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The incident occurred after JetBlue Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh landed at Kennedy and taxied to a stop at Terminal 5, officials said. According to a law enforcement official, Slater became upset after a passenger got into the overhead luggage bins while the plane was taxiing to the gate - after being given repeated orders to sit down.

The official said the passenger hit Slater in the head with his luggage and, when the passenger refused to apologize, Slater used the plane's public address system to utter an oath and say he's "had it."

Blogger Phil Catelinet said he was a passenger on the flight. In his blog, "Phil's Occasional Musings," Catelinet wrote Monday night:

"As we were taxiing to the gate, we stopped and several passengers got up to get their bags. One of the flight attendants announced that we were not quite at the gate yet and asked everyone to sit down. I hadn't moved since I was in row 15. We pulled up to the gate and people started to get off the plane."

He said as he got up to get his bags, the flight attendant swore at the passenger over the intercom, saying the passenger had cursed at him first. He added, "I've been in this business 28 years and I've had it," according to Catelinet's blog.

Catelinet wrote that the passengers were "surprised to have just heard that over an airplane intercom."

An official who requested anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said JetBlue waited more than 25 minutes before contacting the Port Authority about the incident.

Catelinet said he later saw the flight attendant at the AirTrain terminal. "It looked like he had a cut on his forehead," Catelinet wrote. "I recognized his voice when he started talking to another passenger from our flight about how he'd just had enough and quit his job. Then he said something about using the emergency slide to get off the plane. I still wasn't sure what had happened. I thought a passenger had taken the fun way out."

In a statement, JetBlue said there were no injuries in the incident and that all customers deplaned safely through the jetway. The airline declined to comment on how long it took to inform police. The airline said it was investigating.

"At no time was the security or safety of our customers or crew members at risk," the statement said.

The FAA said it had been notified about the incident, but deferred comment to JetBlue and the Port Authority.

The Associated Press reported that a woman who answered the phone at a previous residence listed to Slater in Thousand Oaks, Calif., identified herself as his mother - but said she wasn't speaking to the media about the incident.

Slater, who was held overnight pending arraignment, could not be reached.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Slater has been with JetBlue since 2008. He is the chairman of the airline's Uniform Redesign Committee and a member of the Inflight Values Committee. According to Slater's MySpace profile - which includes a photo of him holding an old copy of Newsday - he has been a flight attendant since 1990.

Catelinet, who said on his blog that he is a New York City resident, wrote: "The flight was never in danger. We were on the ground, at the gate. None of the passengers on my flight were delayed or detained as far as I know.

"I'm mostly concerned that a flight attendant would lose their cool that way over a bag in the overhead. But I'm sure he's served his last bag of in-flight cookies."

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He had to have snapped!!

I was reading that on his myspace page he is a fan of Alcoholics Annonymous and Recovery...guess he fell off the wagon??

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This guy is my new hero!

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At first I really LOL'd: at the thought of this guy grabbing a beer & exiting in such a fashion, but then I thought what if some rowdy teens had followed & jumped on the slide or a small child got away too quickly & went down the slide? On top of the danger of the ride down the slide, you'd now have people wandering around down on the ground where large trucks (and other planes!) move around...it could also cause a major security risk. Not cool

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Yeah, I get that he probably shouldn't have done it but a passenger hit him with a bag and cursed at him.

He had had enough and went out in a blaze of glory-love that he grabbed beers first (unless he is an alcoholic, that ruins the fun aspect).

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They were just talking about him on the news. Apparently, his step father had recently died of a horrible disease and his mother is dying of cancer. I know it is not an excuse, but sounds like he has a full plate and snapped.


On a side note....I remember him, he was my flight attendant in the past.

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They were talking about him on Z100 and supposely he is going through a lot personally, his father recently died and they are saying his mother is now sick.

I am sure everyone has felt like they were going to snap while they are at work, most of us know how to calm down... but when your stuck on a lane how wll you calm down... its not like you can walk away....

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We were at dinner at parents last night and my mom told us before we saw it-kicker on the news she said it said "and then he drove home to Belle Harbor where he lives" and that is where DH is from

Funny story and yes I can see why someone would snap. I have witnessed flight attendants getting treated poorly.

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One of my best friends is a jet blue flight attendant out of jfk just like this guy (ironically) and the stories she tells me are unreal... Passengers are really total PITAs... They are rude, obnoxious, and really treat them like garbage! Yet the flight attendents have to keep that smile on and try not to explode in front of pax.... Just be warned, if you fcuk with them, they will retaliate... maybe not as publically as this guy, but your soda will be shaken up, chips crushed, and im not even going to mention the completely horrid things they have been known to do...

Bottom line... be respectful of the crew... they are not your personal servants who can be walked all over!!!

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I heard this story and was .... actually sliding out of the plane... so hilarious!

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Posted by MaZz
and im not even going to mention the completely horrid things they have been known to do...

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haha I love this guy!

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The passenger should be arrested by the feds for not listening to the crew

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I really think this guy will become a big star because of this- I could totally see him being everywhere after this.

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Posted by MrsPJB2007

haha I love this guy!

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I've been talking about this story all morning. Love it!

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This guy is awesome. I hope his fall back career as a young Ron Howard works out for him.

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