JetBlue IFC deploys emergency slide
Aug 9, 2010, 2:02 pm
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JetBlue IFC deploys emergency slide
This seems rather funny:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...-k-then-flees/
A JetBlue flight attendant apparently upset with an uncooperative passenger on a just-landed flight unleashed a profanity-laden tirade on the public-address system, pulled the emergency-exit chute, slid off the plane and fled Kennedy International Airport, a law enforcement official said.
Aug 9, 2010, 2:25 pm
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he just did what every F/A only dreams of doing!
Aug 9, 2010, 3:06 pm
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True. Do not know how flight attendants can put up with obnoxious people day in and day out. Luckily on jetblue the overentitled of travellers is not that great since all the passengers have the same status.
Daytime television is not that exciting so having a reality show play out right on the flight can be a new perk.
Daytime television is not that exciting so having a reality show play out right on the flight can be a new perk.
Aug 9, 2010, 3:24 pm
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From the WSJ article:
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010...away/?mod=e2tw
Mad props for grabbing the road beers.
Guess he didn't think a "Cheer Up" box would do the trick.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010...away/?mod=e2tw
Slater is alleged to have then activated the plane’s inflatable emergency slide, grabbed two beers from the galley, then slid down the chute, the official said.
Guess he didn't think a "Cheer Up" box would do the trick.
Aug 9, 2010, 3:29 pm
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They didn't mention that in the New York Times article. 
Indeed, he does deserve some mad props for that! 
This guy obviously thinks quickly on his feet!
Indeed, he does deserve some mad props for that! This guy obviously thinks quickly on his feet!
Aug 9, 2010, 4:31 pm
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Overentitled travelers because of status are actually easier to deal with than unruly pax that rarely or never fly before. At least the former know the rules and the later have no idea or simply don't care.
Aug 9, 2010, 4:41 pm
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If you're going to do the whole "Take this job and shove it!" thing, you get extra credit for remembering to grab a couple of beers in your decision matrix. ^
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Aug 9, 2010, 4:44 pm
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I liked this concluding line from the NYT story:
"In addition to serving as chairman of JetBlue’s uniform redesign committee, the LinkedIn entry says, Mr. Slater serves on the airline’s in-flight values committee."
You couldn't make up this kind of stuff.
"In addition to serving as chairman of JetBlue’s uniform redesign committee, the LinkedIn entry says, Mr. Slater serves on the airline’s in-flight values committee."
You couldn't make up this kind of stuff.
Aug 9, 2010, 5:01 pm
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I just read this story and while kind of sad the guy threw away "28 years" as he put it before he made his unorthodox exit I couldn't stop laughing at the fact he grabbed beers on his way out. That is just priceless.
Also the story is on the top of Drudge.
Also the story is on the top of Drudge.
Aug 9, 2010, 5:18 pm
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What if you had a small business and had an employee who doesn't know how to deal with employees? He then activates the emergency slide. These slides are not $100 or $1000. They are very costly to replace.
The man should be forced to pay for it.
Then jailed on the same threat as passengers get jailed for....being a security risk by interfering with a crew, the other crew members.
People in customer service have to deal with difficult people all the time. Doctors have to deal with crazy patients and insurance companies. Police have to deal with obnoxious drunks (and sometimes can't handle it so some of them, not all, beat others and claim "resisting arrest"). Ticket counter agents have to deal with mad passengers. Store clerks have to deal with mad customers or fake returns. The list goes on and on. Customer service is not easy.
The man should be forced to pay for it.
Then jailed on the same threat as passengers get jailed for....being a security risk by interfering with a crew, the other crew members. People in customer service have to deal with difficult people all the time. Doctors have to deal with crazy patients and insurance companies. Police have to deal with obnoxious drunks (and sometimes can't handle it so some of them, not all, beat others and claim "resisting arrest"). Ticket counter agents have to deal with mad passengers. Store clerks have to deal with mad customers or fake returns. The list goes on and on. Customer service is not easy.