Airline passenger drops F-bomb, gets boot
An author of alleged “children’s books” needs to wash his mouth out with soap and find a new airline after dropping the F-bomb aboard an Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight.
Unlike the rain in Spain, Sayegh could not remain on the plane.
The Detroit News reports Brooklyn author Robert Sayegh is thinking about suing the Delta Connection carrier.
According to the article, the 37-year-old, was flying from Kansas City to Newark when a flight attendant overheard him ask “What’s taking so [bleeping] long to close the overhead compartments?”
The plane taxied to the runway but returned to have Sayegh forcibly removed.
Sayegh told the Detroit paper he used the F-word twice.
“I’m like, ‘Are they throwing me off the plane? This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever been through in my life. It’s embarrassing.”
Sayegh, who’s also a TV producer, said he is not “a crazy maniac” and that in New York “we curse as adjectives.”
Oh well, at least he didn’t drunkenly flirt his way into the news.
The airline says the incident is under investigation.
Sayegh said would never intentionally disrupt a flight: “My cousin was killed in 9/11. A lot of friends died in 9/11. I would never come close to doing anything like that.”
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169 comments Add your comment
ssmith
June 13th, 2011
1:03 pm
A lot of people can no longer express themselves without profanity.
Muley Powers
June 13th, 2011
1:03 pm
Take your fowl mouth back to New York Son.
myother
June 13th, 2011
1:04 pm
Some people need to be taught respect for others. I don’t appreciate people spewing profanity in public. Keep it at home.
Marilyn
June 13th, 2011
1:04 pm
I am glad to hear he was kicked off the plane. People are allowed to be disrespectful wat too often these days!
Fred
June 13th, 2011
1:05 pm
Good! Maybe he can learn to grow up and express himself in civil language.
Sandi Disher
June 13th, 2011
1:06 pm
Flight attendant needs to get over herself…like she nevers says the f word
jim
June 13th, 2011
1:09 pm
He’s right about people taking too long to put their stuff in the overhead bin, why does it have to take so long?
Jeremy
June 13th, 2011
1:09 pm
I still do not believe that it constitutes forcibly removing him from the plane. I do have to agree, we should be able to speak however we want, even though I also agree its disrespectful. We have the right of Freedom of speech. The law states: freedom to speak freely without censorship. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law. Its just mind boggling to me the way our country is turning out to be. Before we know it, they are going to start cutting our tongues out like 3rd world countries.
Casey
June 13th, 2011
1:10 pm
“we curse as adjectives.”
That shows his level of education. Sayegh must have a very poor vocabulary as do all those who use profanity.
There is never an appropriate place or time to use these dirty words.
Al Sharpton
June 13th, 2011
1:11 pm
Call me to discuss!!