When questioned over her unauthorized use of the lavatory on Spirit Airlines, a passenger asserted her majesty over flight attendants and passengers, declaring she was queen.
The Queen Of Spirit Airlines
The plane had landed in Sacramento and the woman stood up to use the lavatory before the aircraft had fully taxied to the gate. Flight attendants did not even stop her, but one did try to get past her in the aisle to disarm her exit door. The following conversation (warning: language) ensued:
This went on two minutes too long.
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) September 11, 2020
As the flight attendant tried to slide by, the passenger became upset. She demanded the flight attendant not push her.
The flight attendant, perhaps afraid to confront the woman, simply said, “Oh, excuse me,” and tried to slide by again. In doing so, she brushed the passenger’s backpack. The passenger angrily responded:
“Did you see what she did? She put her hands at me. She wants me to go to jail, y’all. See how she’s antagonizing me?”
Looking to her fellow passengers for support, she complains that the flight attendant was “getting aggressive.”
But instead of receiving support, a White passenger reprimanded the Black passenger. The Black passenger responded by calling the passenger “White Privilege” and turning her ire to her:
“What do I got to listen to? Are you my boss? You’re White privilege, you are not my boss. Sit down! You are White privilege, sit down! You wait for me to get to my bathroom. Have respect for me.”
Turning back to the (White) flight attendant, she pulled down her mask and said:
“You have a mask on, you’re in the government, too, you’re confined, and you don’t have White privilege anymore. I’m a Queen from California!”
Another passenger told her to use the passenger and she responded with a reprimand not to rush her.
Here’s a video of her being escorted off the flight (to laughter and applause):
And this is the end… pic.twitter.com/TnOASFr7qB
— Eddy de Santi (@eddydesanti) September 11, 2020
CONCLUSION
I have no idea what was bothering the lady, but the irony of “privilege” on display is breathtaking. Thankfully, she did not put up a fuss when police escorted her off. I post this story not to ridicule the woman, though her antics were funny, but to commend the Spirit Airlines flight attendant for remaining so calm. That took some self-control!
I am absolutely shocked the FA and passengers would treat a woman of color this way in the current climate. I think they should all undergo mandatory racial justice and social equity training.
Good thing there weren’t two “Queens” on that flight. There’s only room for one “Queen” per “Throne”. Oh, not EVERYTHING is racially motivated, as you seem to insist so often.
@Chivas What way did they treat her? It goes both ways, She needs to undergo That mandatory training you mention. The FA was trying to perform her job duties and this so called queen interfered with her performing those duties.
It also wasn’t clear from the videos, did this so called queen ever get to perform her duty?
This article is very inaccurate. She pointed out that the name California was named after a black queen Califa and she is representing her as a fellow black queen. The white attendant did push her as you can see in which she should press charges against her or Spirit Airlines. If anyone knows true history they can verify everything this woman said as facts.
Exactly. It’s quite disgusting that people with so called public power would report such an clear visual incident this way. This writer is incompetent! If nothing else, bare minimum you couldnt find a more educated and subtle way of stating “ANY FACT” too support his or her obvious disdain that a woman of indigenes color would communicate historic truth so clearly. How dare her’ I’m sure the fearful would say. I say, as a journalist, reporter, Whatever you consider yourself. Did you forget the code of ethics concerning true reporting? Speak to be truth, it WILL SET YOU FREE!
Do you normally read this blog? Are you an airline enthusiast? I’m just curious because your comments seem out of context. Just curious.
@ Key Dixon yes she referenced Califa a fictional Queen that’s referenced in a story that was written in the 1600 about an island called California off Asia! Next to flight attendant did not push her she touched her backpack. I’d love to see her try to sue the airlines considering her tirade considering she was supposed to be in her seat considering she ignored the flight attendant who is trying to do her job considering she went out of her way to be disruptive
All I can say is the FA was poised and dignified the passenger acted like a fool. This is NOT what equality is. The passenger was verbally assaulting the fa and the other passenger. She should have been arrested for interference with aircraft/ passenger safety . The fa told her on more then one occasion she had to get to her door to disarm. Move aside queen. You look like a complete idiot in this video. I give a hoot what color ANYONE is, you bleed red and are human, live by the golden rule madam…do unto others….another showing that common sense is not so common.
Interfering with flight crew duties is a federal offense. This isn’t your bus or train service. Most people don’t realize that any threat to a crew member will get you arrested.
Rudeness knows no race. She was just as rude as the others.
Rudeness AND racism knows no race. I’ve seen it from every possible angle.
Another California Drama Queen looking for a throne…
Spirit airlines should ban that racist cow off all its flights she need to use the bathroom ( my [redacted by admin]) she is a racist pure and simple every white person is to scared to call it when it’s in front of there face you must stand up white American and confront a racist [redacted by admin] like this when you see one put those [redacted by admin] at the back of the bus where they belong
You don’t want justice…you want to be “Above the Law” The women got what she asked for!…Equality = banned from Spirit and possibly give 10 yrs for interfering with the Duties of a Flight attendant! I supported your cause until YOUR people started Rioting, Looting, Burning and Assulting people….now I could care less! No Justice until we get Peace!
Throw the “Race Card” much! I hope they ban her and the Queen get the minimum 10 yrs for Interfering with the Duties of a Flight Attendant! And the only Racial Tentions where CREATED by people like you! Made up so you can Break the Law and steal and burn….
Yeah Joe, they should have stopped the plane in the taxiway and rolled out the red carpet for Her Majesty to go and take a leak. How racist that they didn’t do that. Because, as the Queen said, it’s 2020 and that’s how things are this year: she’s the Queen and the rest of us are to be treated as crap.
Your moral compass is off. After reading your comments I would say it’s been off for quite soom time.
She used the current climate to her personal advantage and that sets back everyone who has worked hard to push for equality for all people of color. You’re not quite understanding the situation in which this happened on board. She was standing while the aircraft was a movement which is unsafe and not in compliance with the FAA rules and regulations. Also, the flight attendant has to disarm the door slide otherwise it can deploy at the gate and possibly hurt people on the ground. Also not to mention that she was not wearing a mask which is a requirement on board that she agreed to and her blatant disregard for other passengers health is wrong on many levels. The passenger regardless of her color was in the wrong.
I hope she gets thrown from the bus next
@ joe chivas . I hope your joking!! This [redacted by admin] should go to jail !!!!!
Unless you are being funny, you are an idiot. It doesn’t matter what color she it. She is an entitled piece of garbage. SHE was the one being racist. She should have been tazed and removed in handcuffs like ant white man would have been. Instead they treated her with kid gloves because she is black.
She was trying to use the bathroom as the plane just landed and didn’t even get to the gate yet! She wasn’t being mistreated. It started when the fliggt attendant was trying to get past her and she accidentally touched her bag. Read the article correctly.
@joe chivas – you have to be joking … right ??? (or delusional). She should have been arrested or dethroned and taken to the dungeon of her castle and then beheaded.
Are you sh*tting me? This isn’t a matter of racial justice training. The flight attendant did fine. If I go into my mama’s house I’m expected to follow my mama’s rules. PERIOD. This was not an issue if race. That lady made it an issue of race. This is an issue of “if the fucking plane is taxiing, sit your ass down”. That rule applies whether you’re White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Indian, or any other form of human. Because of our countries blatant and systematic racism we are opening the door for all of this f***ery. These rules are there for a reason. Just follow them. And if you want to be petty, be petty. But don’t make it a race thing when clearly it isn’t. I do not go into anyone’s business and expect that I can do what I want. I have the right (as this lady and others do) to be treated fairly and justly, and if I am not, I can absolutely lose my shit, but when I don’t want to comply with basic ass rules it’s not the company’s fault, it’s mine. Before anyone jumps on the “she must be White” train, I am not.
She should be on the no fly list after that racist rant.
What exactly is your problem? She said excuse me, and needed to disarm her door (I am a flight attendant for another airline…this is an important job duty, lest you blow a slide) there is nothing motivated racially. This person made it about race, and they kept telling her to go to the bathroom because it was open
There are rules and laws onboard aircraft to protect everyone!
This lady was clearly out of her lane and big time!
I would even venture to say she was having a break down.
Would you want to be at 35,000 feet
when she decides to go off?
Educate yourself and stop playing the race card.
There aren’t ANY exceptions to wearing a mask onboard on an aircraft period.
In being that she hasn’t the intellect to understand this is for her benefit as well as for others, then she MUST be called out. If she’s bothered by the race of the person in charge she shouldn’t have put herself in a position to be singled out.
It was an inconvenience for ALL involved. Very selfish. She should have been removed in handcuffs.
The woman is trash, plain and simple. She shows it in the way she behaves and in the way she speaks. Being a “woman” of “color” makes no difference; trash is trash. If a white man behaved in such a manner, he would have been escorted off and arrested.
Enough is enough; this incident shows what happens when our society makes excuses for this kind of behavior and looks the other way, just because somebody has skin of a different color. Equality means treating everyone equally under similar circumstances.
The fact is that she was dealt with quite gently, and they even made certain to have black officers escort her off to avoid additional trouble from this idiot.
Ur an a p e
Wow I’m absolutely shocked that anyone in their right mind would believe what this woman did on the plane was appropriate! Hilarious her referring to privilege as she is behaving as she’s privileged! How she was treated with how she should have been treated she acted like garbage yet wasn’t treated like garbage but should have been
@ Joe Chivas
Really……?? One can only conclude that you are being ironic/sarcastic. I agree with the OP on this: that nonsense went on for two minutes too long.
Two minutes and fourteen seconds too long, actually.
Have you seen the 5+ minute video? She goes on and on till the police take her away.
I believe you meant the passenger should undergo trsining
Yeah your [redacted by admin] cooked
There was only one mouth running on that plane if she tried that sh!t in the hood I woulda b!tch slapped her b!tch a$$ n!ggas like her make us all look weak pathetic and stupid and you da same asher dumb b!tch
She should be arrested and charged with interfering with the duties of a flight attendant and banned from flying Spirit for life for same and Also for not wearing face covering during her unnecessary rant.
Queen or no Queen. NO ONE is above the law.
Shes black so she’s not expected to follow any rules or behave in a civilized manner right now.
Let’s not go there, Dean.
But, sadly, Dean’s not wrong.
Imagine this is a man and he’s being more irrate, may be under the influence or armed. All people, especially black, need to make it very clear that she is wrong and this is absolutely wrong behavior.
Why not go there, it’s the truth. Are you afraid of the truth?
What the heck you saying Dean!! Your race, breaks the law, is uncivilized, more than any other race, with your trashy nasty [redacted by admin] behind. You all have have been stealing from ppl for years!!! You all didn’t get rich because you’re smart! Go kick rocks Dean!!!
This airline seems to attract these nutty pests…
You can often spot the Spirit/Frontier passengers in the terminal. General look: carrying bags not designed as baggage, pajamas/pajama like clothing, phone on speaker or FaceTime, any children completely unsupervised.
All in all, I hope I never have to be somewhere so badly that I’d have to get on one of their aircraft.
I hope that is the case as well.
We don’t do well with bigotry
and racism..
I think I found the American Queen..!!
Why is the queen in coach? LOL
Looking forward to the days returning when the biggest daily drama is a mistake premium fare to Hong Kong on Cathay
I believe the flight attendant was doing her job. EVERYONE must follow the airline rules and wait until authorization is given to leave your seat. Those are the rules that apply to EVERYONE, what is hard to understand?
It appears she might of having mental issues by displaying she was the queen of California. Hopefully her family will assist her in getting mental health or back on her medication.
This woman appears to have a neglected mental health issue(s) that need to be addressed immediately. I hope she gets the help, validation and attention that she’s screaming for. Good job on the SA staff remaining calm despite the situation.
Ohhhhh California!!!!! The land of entitled snowflakes. No need to say anything else.
Where is Gene? There is only one Queen in California and his name is FCQ!
If we are going to have a stereotype for one race enthusiastically embraced by the mainstream media we should have them for all.
White privileged woman – Karen
Black privileged woman – Shaquanna
Shani’qua
The flight attendant was rude and completely disrespectful she showed a lot of aggression by pushing the passenger out of the way and also by continuously putting her hands in the passenger’s face several times . The flight attendant was completely unprofessional this type of behavior is unacceptable I would have been upset too.
Genensis 25 :23 Concerning Jacob an Esua the Black and White Twins from the Black Hebrew woman Rebecca. History and Truth….
Black Hebrew’s are the chosen generation. Blacks product all Shades.
Wow I’m absolutely shocked that anyone in their right mind would believe what this woman did on the plane was appropriate! Hilarious her referring to privilege as she is behaving as she’s privileged! How she was treated with how she should have been treated she acted like garbage yet wasn’t treated like garbage but should have been
Can someone please explain to me what the f*** white privileges I am sick and tired of seeing black Americans constantly say this to us also why is it constantly them making such an issue never played they have no manners anything they can say and do whatever they want. If I was to act or say things like that I would probably be arrested it’s incredible
@Red LOL I love the twisting of the Bible scriptures to suit your agenda! So, only black Jews are the chosen huh?? Laughable you keep holding on to that one biblical story for your salvation and justification of your racism see you again! Don’t worry it’s not without precedent Hitler tried the same thing
The black hebrew isrealites IS SATAN’S EVIL RACISTS CULT.
Omar ,
Do you even have a clue on what kind of a accident can occur if the flight attendant isn’t allowed to disarm the rear doors soon arrival ??? If the rear doors are not disarmed the caterers or cleaners could possibly open a armed door causing the escape Shute to open knocking them off their lift truck. I worked for a major airline for almost 20 years and regretfully have seen people seriously injured. The woman was doing her job.
You obviously weren’t listening when she asked to get by to do her job. This incident had NOTHING TO DO WITH WHITE PRIVILEGE !!!!!
You’re a queen who’s flying on Spirit. Your kingdom is not doing well.
Spirit made an unscheduled stop at Crazytown International Airport so queen Crazy III could return to her subjects. If only she will stay there.
How can anyone tell who the white people and black people are? I’m so confused. Unless they’re referring to shades of skin? But that would be racist :/
Royalty doesn’t fly Spirit.
Royalty doesn’t fly Spirit
the only racial slur I heard was saying white privileged that to me is insulting and no difference in saying black trash in my eyes. Race has nothing to do with comprehension or being civilized. This world is filled with ignorance fueled by a hypocritical and selfish one sided mentality. Mental illness or not sorry we all have people to answer too whether we like it or not stop making excuses people just to fit your goal or agenda. Childish behavior is what I see
Bravo!
I agree 100%
If it was a white woman, the flight attendant would have done the same exact thing. No matter what color you are, you do not interfere with a flight crew whatsoever. I hope she is banned from flying. She can drive her queen self everywhere she wants to go.
Exactly and if it was a white woman you probably wouldn’t hear all the bull*** there would’ve been more confrontation but because it’s a black white issue you can’t do a thing
This is why I would never fly Spirit. Trashy people galore.
Again. As she said this is 2020, there should not be black queen, white, pink, or blue.
The solution probably would be segregated flights with homogenous crews to the passengers so no one can throw around the word racism. The word racism reflects a double standard because no one would call their views racist for doing what other groups do. Somehow it is wrong to celebrate white pride, to point out black on white violence, and to want your own space, but it is ok to have black pride, to point out white crime, and for blacks to want their own space. Racism is just a punch line used to antagonize people into giving you what you want and to excuse bad behavior.
By “Your People” you must mean white people, and at least some right wing white people. I’ve seen the videos of the white people looting, and the arrest reports that some of them were far right agitators.
This queen here, doesn’t fly spirit, and you have no idea what a true Queen is girlie. A true Queen respects all her sisters and brings them up instead of degrading them! You’re a classless POS to call anyone less or “the recessive gene”, it shows your ignorance. I say this all not due to your race, due to your rude, nasty classless behavior.
A thousand yesses to your post!
The Prime directive of all Flight Attendants is the safety of the Aircraft, Crew and Passengers. There are normal functions at various stages of the operation that require actions by crew. The disarming of doors is one of those action items. People have been killed by inflating slides inside the aircraft. The slide must be disarmed or when the service crew enters the door it will activate and there could be injury or death. Cleaners or catering assumes the doors are DISARMED. It is like putting the pin back into a landmine.
This entitled and emboldened individual should face Federal Charges and be added to the No fly list.
The behavior would be offensive in any public setting but is a criminal act on an aircraft.