A man has been arrested for arguing with Spirit Airlines staff over carry-on item fees at Las Vegas Airport, at one point pronouncing prophetic judgement on gate agents for charging him for his carry-on bags.
The Prophet: Carry-On Fee Leads Man To Pronounce Judgement Over Spirit Airlines Employees
Olalekan Oguntiba lives in Vallejo, California but was at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for a flight to Cleveland (CLE). A Las Vegas Police Department report notes that the trouble began at check-in, when Oguntiba was informed he would have to pay to bring his carry-on items onboard (Spirit Airlines allows for one complimentary underseat item, but charges extra if you wish to bring a larger or second carry-on bag onboard).
He protested the unexpected fee, but eventually paid it. Still, he continued to berate staff for the fee and this continued even after he left the check-in desk, proceeded through security, and walked to the departure gate.
At the gate, Oguntiba raised his voice in such a mater that a disturbance was created. Police were called and proceeded to the gate in an effort to calm him down.
It did not work: Oguntiba continued to raise his voice, yelling that the Spirt Airlines employees who charged him for his carry-on item will be “judged at the time of their deaths” for their conduct. Because he refused to lower the volume, Spirit Airlines denied him passage to Cleveland and the police informed him he had to leave the airport since he was no longer a ticketed passenger.
He refused, insisting that he would board the plane anyway. Refusing to leave or lower his voice, he was arrested and even handcuffed after resisting arrest.
In the last few years, Spirit Airlines has done a much better job of revealing its fee structure, which includes charging for carry-on bags. This was not always the case, particularly on online travel agencies like Travelocity or Expedia where so many passengers book their tickets. It isn’t clear where Oguntiba booked his ticket, but it would surprise me if the fees were not disclosed in advance. If they were not, I understand his anger.
CONCLUSION
A Spirit Airlines passenger was arrested in Las Vegas when he simply could not stomach the budget carrier’s carry-on fees. As annoying as they are, I’m not sure why he continued to fight the battle after paying….he had already lost the war.
mugshot: LVPD
Ohhhh, there is a reason Vegas is called the Sin City. And the look on his picture says it all.
Vegas being called Sin City and the actions of this individual at an airport are totally unrelated. He’s not even from Las Vegas. The story gives his residence as Vallejo, California and the two cities are about 500 miles apart.
About your comments regarding his picture. Does his face frighten you? Do you not like people of African ancestry?
You misspelled judgment.
I prefer the British “e” (as well as the Oxford comma).
I fully agree. Judgement with an e.
The oxford comma is the way to go. If you used any other way of separating items in a list on your blog, I would pass judgement on you and NEVER come back again!
I hope that murky error didn’t prevent you from understanding the article. When people have nothing intelligent to contribute to a conversation they resort to trivia and inanities.
Note to self: never accept representation from a lawyer who doesn’t grasp that “judgement” is a correctly spelled word. And feels compelled to “correct” people over such spelling!
Why make fun of him when idiots all over this country drive every Sunday to listen to same crap, different words from a similar person.
Turds will believe words written in a black book that no knows who wrote but want 100% proof from scientists.
So (Debit) you believe the galaxies, stars and planets exploded out of nothing, for no specific reason or cause, and that life arose from a lucky combination of organic chemicals, and then evolved over eons via chance random mistakes into animals and people? That’s like believing that random keystrokes can lead to the operating system of your computer.
We (all) live in a fallen world, to be sure, and see the consequences of it daily. Denying one’s accountability to the LORD is both a cause and a symptom of that.
Praise the lord.
I think lord works through us everyday. Everything happens by him through us. And when we criticize BLM we criticize the lord that works through BLM. Stop criticizing BLM.
Praise the BLM.
Praise the murderers and rapists too. Wow! Lord does that too?
The Lord created man/kind. Some people in the United States created BLM. Others created the NRA, while others created the Republican and Democratic and Libertarian parties. God gives people (temporary and limited) free will to do what they want (whether it is or is not what He wants). That free will gives us the freedom to do good and/or to do evil. What’s your point?
The Lord will outlast everyone and everything.
I hope that murky error didn’t prevent you from understanding the article. When people have nothing intelligent to contribute to a conversation they resort to trivia and inanities.
Demonstrate that your “LORD” exists or check in for psychiatric help.
Demonstrate that your “Lord” exists or admit that you’re delusional.
Just be glad that this nutty jihadist wanna-be wasn’t with aloft with a team of cohorts.
Typo – yelling that the “Spirt” Airlines…
OK, his choice of booking portal didn’t disclose the baggage fee. He should feel umbrage against that agency and pursue recourse. That’s no excuse for behavior affecting one other person, much less an entire flight’s passengers.
All the religious BS directed at this is nonsense.
I’m an atheist, but I do believe that all Spirit Airlines employees will go to hell. That airline sucks.
Ah, another religionist – he needs professional psychiatric help.
As do all persons with an imaginary friend.