Originally Posted by ClipperClub
Im a UA flight attendant, and was based in New York at the time. A friend was working this flight, and there were even more bizzare occurances.....
He was making out hot and heavy with a woman during the flight (not sure if they were together before takeoff or not...)
They couldn't get clearance to land aircraft early as there were quite a few South American diplomats onboard (cant remember which countries)
The guy tried every move in the book to somehow legally pin events on the crew.
We talked about this one for months!
And, by the way, as far as I remember....this guy was actually the HEAD of his company.
That Mr. Finneran "was actually the HEAD of his company" doesn't rule out the possibility that he was "AB-normal" starting further back in time. Indeed, I can imagine someone with developing organic brain disease managing to hold on longer as head of the company, especially if also the owner, than a subordinate in the company, whose failings would not be overlooked or tolerated for so long.
Yes, it would be interesting to know more about him before and after, as well as more details of the fateful flight. (I think it safe to assume he was not making out hot and heavy with his wife.)