Jail Time....
 

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) -- A New York man who raised a ruckus on a Continental Airlines jet in a failed attempt to get a free ticket has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison....

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/NY-man...-14138008.html

This really didn't work out as he had planned. 2 1/2 years..... woof!

DRW

Well...he DID get a free ticket out of it... :p :D

"He later told investigators that he created the disturbance to get free travel vouchers."


Sounds like this idiot went a little too far with his "distubance"..

There are ways (according to J.Ed) to achieve this without going to jail.

Copies of news stories about this guy will soon be in every gate agent & flight attendant's pocket. Hopefully, it teaches some people to quiet down.

I'm sure he went way overboard but 2 1/2 years is a long time. I wonder if the sentencing was influenced at all by the fact that he was a New Yorker in a Texas court..... just sayin' is all :)

If he truly took things far enough that his actions could be considered "interfering with a flight crew", then he deserves every single day he'll be in jail. I'm wondering if there was an air marshall on board who took him into custody before the landing and gave testimony leading to the conviction.

I'd be all for the FA getting to run him over with a cart. :D

From the news article:

"They say he acted upset and yelled obscentities at a flight attendant and other passengers."

That doesn't quite sound like behavior that merits 2-1/2 years in jail, does it?

It all depends on what he actually did and said. If his actions interfered with the safe operation of the flight, this is a violation of federal laws.

Plus the flight had to divert to another city, which it was a big inconvenience to the passengers not to mention the cost to Cal.:(

Again, I'd like to know exactly what happened. "Being upset" and "yelling obscenities" do not sound, in and of themselves, reason for a diversion, much less an arrest.

The article says he was up set and yelling. It doesn't say what he actually did and said. So, like I said before certain phrases and actions are seen (as per the federal government not necessarily by the airline )as interference with the safety of a flight.
If that is the case a person can face fines and prosecution, including jail time
He was arrested upon landing so whatever it was must have been pretty bad.

He was cursing at the frozen salad?:DSeriously,a newspaper snippet will not give you the full details you desire.

Perhaps. In this day and age, I will not accept an FA's judgment in this regard, nor will I necessarily believe that Texas law enforcement acted appropriately.

As noted, the article snippet is not sufficient information from which to make a determination.

Nor I would take a lawyer's. I guess we are even.