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Blue Airlines Flight 1. Pittsburgh to New York City on August 9, 2. The incident garnered significant media attention when, upon landing, Steven Slater, a flight attendant having been in the industry for 2. He then grabbed two beers and exited the plane by deploying the evacuation slide and sliding down it.

Slater claimed to have been injured by a passenger when he instructed her to sit down. Slater's account of the event was not corroborated by others. Incident[edit]Slater claimed that as Jet. Blue Flight 1. 05. She had been instructed repeatedly to remain seated. Despite this, the passenger continued to remove the bag, and in doing so, she hit Slater in the head with the bag.

When asked for an apology, the passenger responded with profanity.[2]Port Authority Police concluded Slater's initial account of a confrontation was fabricated. As early as August 1. Hilary Baribeau, a 2.

She claims that the only incident she recalled had involved a man a few rows back who tried to retrieve his case early, stating: "I saw the male steward get up and say, 'please sit down and wait', and then the female stewardess, said 'Please wait, please wait until the light has turned off.'"[5]A passenger reported that Slater went on the plane's public address system and used his own profanities, concluding, "I've been in this business 2. And that's it, I'm done." He then activated the emergency inflatable slide and exited the plane.[6]Later that day, Slater was arrested[7] and charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and criminal trespass, to which he pleaded not guilty.[8][9]The district attorney pursuing the case said Slater's actions were serious and could have killed or grievously injured anyone below the inflatable plastic chute.[8][1. The Federal Aviation Administration, which certifies flight attendants, is also investigating the incident.[1.

Clearly, you're not supposed to pop the slides unless there's an emergency in the aircraft," says FAA spokesman Les Dorr. We're continuing to investigate circumstances as well as any violations that may have occurred."[1.

Reversing his original declaration ("I'm done."), Slater indicated that he had not resigned, and sought to continue his employment by Jet. Blue. On August 1.

At some point prior to September 5, Slater formally resigned from Jet. Blue, although it is disputed if he was terminated by Jet. Watch All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Online Mic. Blue prior to this.[1.

Slater's account of the events[edit]Slater's attorney has said that at the beginning of the flight, two female passengers had argued over the allocated bag space in the overhead bin. Once the plane landed, the dispute flared again when one of the women was told that a bag she had checked at the gate would not be immediately available. She then began to curse at Slater.[8] According to a Port Authority police officer quoted by the Wall Street Journal, no passenger or other crew member has corroborated Slater's account of a confrontation with a passenger.[1. Investigators believe that Slater was drunk and suffering from mental problems.

A later mental health evaluation found that he had a clinical disorder and alcohol- abuse problems.[1. Third- party reactions[edit]Aviation experts and officials have said the Slater incident exposes gaps in the aviation security system that could be exploited by someone seeking to cause real harm. For instance, after deplaning, Slater was able to run through secure zones near planes while towing two carry- on bags. Some Port Authority police officials have criticized Jet. Blue for waiting 2. Some of the delay may be attributed to the fact that police radios do not work inside Jet. Blue's terminal.[1.

The Port Authority also criticized Jet. Blue for refusing to give them its flight manifest or videos of the incident. Nocturna Full Movie. Jet. Blue has since handed over the flight manifest, but not the videos.[2. Bill Briggs of MSNBC said that the incident "launched a fresh examination of the two- faced persona all flight attendants are asked to master: grinning snack server one moment, frowning rules enforcer the next."[2. Corey Caldwell, a spokesperson for the Association of Flight Attendants, said that while the association did not condone Slater's behavior, it held concerns for flight attendants working longer hours for lower wages and for passengers carrying heavier bags due to fees on checked luggage.[2. Sarah Keagle, a flight attendant who writes in the blog The Flying Pinto, said "Hopefully," the incident "was an 'Aha' moment for the traveling public." Keagle argued that while flight attendants like dealing with most passengers, a few disruptive passengers make the job difficult.[2.

Kathy Sweeney, a flight attendant who worked for America West Airlines, said in an AOL Original article that "While I don't agree with Steven Slater endangering passengers by 'blowing a slide' (let alone forcing Jet. Blue to pay about $1. I can see how he snapped."[2.

Rich Lowry has written that the incident represents "the value our culture puts on emotional expressiveness" drawing parallels between Capt. Chesley Sullenberger's "unadorned professionalism" when he landed US Airways Flight 1. Hudson River with no deaths, and Slater's "tantrum" which escalated into "an act of reckless endangerment".[2. Froma Harrop says in her syndicated column that if there had been an unruly passenger, Slater should not have abandoned his fellow flight crew. She says that even if his story is true, he was just an angry person acting out and not a case of "a working- class hero".[2. Retired airline pilot Arthur G. Schoppaul has said that Slater's actions cost the airline a lot of money; these expenses would have included not only the cost of replacing the deployed chute and the costs associated with delayed passengers, but also costs associated with the disrupted utilization of the airplane down the line.

He also doubted that passengers and crew would feel safe flying with a crew member "who is subject to an act of hysteria".[2. It has been claimed that as a result of his action other flights might have been affected.[2. Jet. Blue's response[edit]Jet.

Blue first discussed the incident with a post on Jet. Blue's blog, Blue. Tales.[2. 9] In a memo to employees, they have said that, "If Mr.