Wednesdays crazyness – Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater says he wasn’t fired, he quit

The former flight attendant landed in the national spotlight last month when he made a dramatic exit from a flight at JFK, telling passengers off over the loudspeaker and then sliding down the emergency chute.   Reports swirled on Saturday that the airline fired Slater following his outburst. Jenny Dervin , a spokeswoman for jetBlue, had confirmed that Slater was no longer with the airline, but declined to reveal further details. Apprehension further sets in, will you be bumped, is there going to be a problem with my carry-on, is this one of the airlines that was recently cited for poor maintenance on their aircraft, etc. The airline said Saturday he was no longer an employee but didn’t give any details. After his publicized exit from the JetBlue flight 1052, Slater was on paid suspension. The response does not meet your needs, but you know better than to pursue with a comment or ask another question fearing you may be bumped and at worse arrested.   You now board the aircraft and as you walk to your seat you notice nothing but unhappy faces, conditioned, you try to pick out the next shoe bomber. But some other passengers said that the supposedly malicious passenger wasn’t being that terrible and actually Slater was acting weirdly (an internal JetBlue memo says he lied ). There is talk of him hosting a reality show , but I’m not quite sure his zeitgeist-y 15 minutes will last long enough, so he might end up having to take up another working-stiff gig. Horwitz says he and Slater are working out some details with the airline but won’t get into specifics. Slater had been suspended pending an investigation into a profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and exit down a plane’s emergency chute at John F. You may read more about Steven Slater, and read the criminal report here. The flight attendant begins to have a nervous breakdown and heads for the exit door.

Kennedy International Airport following a flight from Pittsburgh on Aug. 9.

One who started the Steven Later Legal Defense Fund told ABC News , “I’m a pilot myself and I was working with my crew when we heard about this. His lawyer says a passenger’s “lack of civility” prompted his behavior. It’s just the way that we’re treated. You may see photos of the damage in the video player below. On Facebook the ” Steven Slater ” page gained more than 210,000 fans and over 900 people have joined the ” Steven Slater Legal Defense Fund ” group. Thirty-eight were taken to hospitals following the crash and fire. Slater was suspended from jetBlue pending an investigation after the incident. He is charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing, and is expected in court on Tuesday.