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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
Passenger Accused Of Punching Attendant In Face, Screaming Racial Epithets DENVER (CBS) ? An unruly JetBlue passenger from Queens who lit up a cigarette mid-flight Tuesday forced the 145-passenger flight to be diverted after she became violent and uncooperative when asked to stop smoking, CBS 2 has learned. Christina Szele, 35, was arrested and charged with assault and interfering with a flight crew, and remains locked up in Denver until a detention hearing scheduled for Monday. According to an FBI affidavit, Szele, who resides in the Woodside section of Queens, boarded JetBlue Flight 643 from New York to San Francisco after having consumed two beers at home. She told investigators that once onboard the plane, she then consumed three drinks containing vodka. Sometime after the third drink, flight attendants told authorities that Szele began smoking in her seat. One of the attendants, identified as Paul Whyte, approached Szele and took the cigarette out of her mouth, telling her she was endangering the other passengers. Whyte, who is black, claimed that Szele began kicking and screaming and when he tried to restrain her with flex cuffs after she'd already broken through one pair, she punched in him in the face with a closed fist and called him a "dumb m----- f-----" and racial epithets. Whyte said that Szele also told him "I'm going to get you" and threatened to kill him. Eventually, the captain decided to divert the flight to Denver, where Szele was apprehended by federal agents. Inside a holding cell in Denver, however, Szele said she didn't remember smoking on the flight or hitting the flight attendant, and that if she did, she was likely drunk. She told authorities she wasn't a violent person, but often uses the "F" word. The affidavit says Szele told investigators she thought she was being abused by the crew when they tried putting her in flex cuffs. If convicted on all charges, Szele faces 20 years in prison and more than $250,000 in fines. This isn't the first time Szele has been in trouble with the law. In 2007, she was arrested in Santa Barbara, Calif. on disorderly conduct charges. (© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
On Jun 19, 7:52 pm, Brian wrote:
snip According to an FBI affidavit, Szele, who resides in the Woodside section of Queens, boarded JetBlue Flight 643 from New York to San Francisco after having consumed two beers at home. She told investigators that once onboard the plane, she then consumed three drinks containing vodka. /snip =========== Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
Duh_OZ writes:
Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? It's not JetBlue's fault, but airlines shouldn't be serving any alcohol at all. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Duh_OZ writes: Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? It's not JetBlue's fault, but airlines shouldn't be serving any alcohol at all. That's probably the best solution. Anyone who can't go without a cigarette or a drink for a few hours definately has a serious problem. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:40:32 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Duh_OZ writes: Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? It's not JetBlue's fault, but airlines shouldn't be serving any alcohol at all. Sure. Lose even more revenue. Brilliant solution. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
"John Kulp" wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:40:32 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: Duh_OZ writes: Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? It's not JetBlue's fault, but airlines shouldn't be serving any alcohol at all. Sure. Lose even more revenue. Brilliant solution. Is it really more revenue? Maybe a dozen people on any one flight spring for a drink or two. Minus the fact that FC is all freebies. They seem like they may cancel each other. Then a situation like a diverted flight comes up. (This wasn't the first alchol related diversion.) Big bucks were lost on the diversion. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:11:59 -0500, "Jim Davis"
wrote: "John Kulp" wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:40:32 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: Duh_OZ writes: Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? It's not JetBlue's fault, but airlines shouldn't be serving any alcohol at all. Sure. Lose even more revenue. Brilliant solution. Is it really more revenue? Yes. Why do you think they serve them? Maybe a dozen people on any one flight spring for a drink or two. Minus the fact that FC is all freebies. They seem like they may cancel each other. Then a situation like a diverted flight comes up. (This wasn't the first alchol related diversion.) Big bucks were lost on the diversion. Ridiculous. There is no free lunch. FC passengers pay for their drinks in their tickets. You have no idea how many drinks they serve on a flight. You just made that up as if you knew. And a diversion is extremely rare. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
John Kulp writes:
Sure. Lose even more revenue. Brilliant solution. It's better than losing a flight. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:46:10 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: John Kulp writes: Sure. Lose even more revenue. Brilliant solution. It's better than losing a flight. And just what flight was lost genius? Other than in your imagination. |
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FBI: Flight Diverted After NYC Woman Lights Up
In article , John Kulp says...
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:40:32 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: Duh_OZ writes: Long story short, she files a lawsuit claiming JetBlue should have never served her the third drink?? It's not JetBlue's fault, but airlines shouldn't be serving any alcohol at all. Sure. Lose even more revenue. Brilliant solution. What - alcoholic drinks are the only kind of drink they can sell? Where did you get that idea?? They can sell soft drinks and juice drinks. At ball-park price levels if they want. I drink alcohol myself, but I never understood why and how it got so strongly associated with airplane flights. Other than the business-lounge-flying-in-the-sky idea. I can certainly travel without imbibing. Anyone who can't has a bigger problem (and is the most likely to *become* this kind of problem.) It's just not necessary. Banty |
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