Lucky asks, “Did this lady deserve to be kicked off a flight?” My answer is yes, though not for the reason she was.
I know a thing or two about getting kicked off a flight without just cause. Indeed, power-tripping flight attendants seem a common theme in our two stories. But that’s not the central issue in this latest case.
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If you haven’t heard, a woman named Susan Peirez, a New York state employee on the Council of the Arts, was kicked of a Delta Connection flight from New York JFK to Syracuse. She was the last to board and began swearing when she found she was seated in the rear of the aircraft across from a baby.
The baby’s mother told her to stop swearing, to which Peirez responded by cursing her out. The mother then started recording. A FA intervened and Peirez demanded a new seat, claiming she “works for the governor”.
LOL.
The FA suggested she take the next flight instead. That promoted a demand from Peirez for the FA’s name. The FA provided it and the conversation then took this turn:
Peirez: Thanks, Tabitha, you may not have a job tomorrow.
FA: I want this lady off my plane.
Peirez: I apologize, please, I apologize, I apologize. I’ll be quiet now please. I’m sorry, I was really stressed out. Please Tabitha. Thank you.
She has now been suspended from her job and her picture removed from the Council website.
The Real Reason She Deserved to be Thrown Off
People have bad days. And when situations can be diffused, they should. Based on the video, it seems she was removed from the flight for “threatening” a FA, a laughably baseless threat. I don’t think she deserved to be removed for that reason.
But she cursed out a mother at the sight of a baby. The baby was not even crying! No one has a right to curse out another passenger, especially a mother minding her own business. She deserved to be removed for that reason.
That also seems to be the position Delta has taken in downplaying any potential power-tripping from the FA:
We ask that customers embrace civility and respect one another when flying Delta. This customer’s behavior toward a fellow customer on a flight from New York to Syracuse was not in keeping with those standards.
CONCLUSION
It’s simple: you don’t curse our fellow passengers. If you do, expect to be thrown off the flight. Cursing out a mother of a baby who was not even crying suggests a level of emotional instability that renders her a potential threat to others with nowhere to go once the aircraft takes off.
You won’t hear any argument from me. Even if the FA were power-tripping to a degree, I have zero sympathy for a$$hats. (Also, if you listen closely to the recording, towards the end, yelling at the mother and baby was one of the reasons given by the FA for having her removed.)
Why do you refer to her as a “lady”? Being female doesn’t confer that title on her when she’s just a rude woman.
I suspect the baby was crying when she boarded. It’s not like she was a threat. The FA abused her authority. I am reminded of the recent video of the toddler who screamed for HOURS on the flight from Germany. I wonder if you would’ve have written this post before you became a father; I suspect not.
You “suspect?”
I suspect you’ve been kicked off and out of places for being rude. Or crying.
I suspect you’re not a nice person.
I suspect you were treated poorly as a kid.
I’m not a parent, and I understand the baby has no control over incomodating fine people such as you.
It’s the “lady’s” lack of self control that leads me to support her removal. If someone is hostile and hurls racial, ageist, discriminatory, bullying, etc. comments at a random passenger and threatens someone with losing their job, they need to check themselves (or have someone else check them). Swap out her baby dislike for a dislike of (insert any minority) and it would be making national news.
I am glad she was removed from the flight and now may not have a job.
Nothing pisses me off more than f***ing assholes swearing in front of babies. Keep it classy frequent fliers.
“I want this lady off *MY* plane”.
Quite impressed by an FA that doubles up as a Captain!
Or she might just be the typical US3 or (worse) BA FA, who think they’re god’s gift and are always on a power trip.
Typical woman government employee. She probably will collect a nice pension too. Out of control!