Reversing his original declaration ("I'm done."), Slater indicated that he had not resigned, and sought to continue his employment by JetBlue. "We're continuing to investigate circumstances as well as any violations that may have occurred." "Clearly, you're not supposed to pop the slides unless there's an emergency in the aircraft", said FAA spokesman Les Dorr. The Federal Aviation Administration, which certifies flight attendants, also investigated the incident. 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. Later that day, Slater was arrested and charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and criminal trespass, to which he pleaded not guilty. And that's it, I'm done." He then activated the emergency inflatable slide, exited the plane and threw his tie to the tarmac as he walked away. Ī passenger reported that Slater went on the plane's public address system and used his own profanities, concluding, "I've been in this business 20 years. As early as August 13, investigators stated none of the dozens of passengers interviewed about the incident had corroborated his account. Port Authority Police concluded Slater's initial account of a confrontation was fabricated. When asked for an apology, the passenger responded with profanity. Despite this, the passenger continued to remove the bag, and in doing so, she hit Slater in the head with the bag. She had been instructed repeatedly to remain seated. Slater claimed that as JetBlue Flight 1052 taxied to a stop, a passenger stood up too early to retrieve her bag from the overhead compartment.
His account of the event was not corroborated by others. Slater claimed to have been injured by a passenger when he instructed her to sit down.
He then grabbed two beers and exited the plane by deploying the evacuation slide and sliding down it. Steven Slater, a veteran flight attendant announced over the plane's public address system that he had been abused by a passenger and was quitting his job. The JetBlue flight attendant incident occurred after JetBlue Airways Flight 1052, from Pittsburgh to New York City on August 9, 2010, had landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City N274JB, the aircraft involved in the Incident
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