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
Kris
June 13th, 2011
1:36 pm
Casey, making such a blanket statement shows ignorance on your part. There are plenty of well educated people with broad vocabularies who use profanity. Kicking someone off a flight for dropping the f-bomb is excessive. I have 3 small children and do not condone use of profanity in public, but unfortunately, the way consumers are treated these days, it is hard not to become frustrated and sometimes use a poor choice of word.
Devil's Advocate
June 13th, 2011
1:37 pm
Jeremy,
There are exceptions to Freedom of Speech in the United States and I believe obscenity is at the top of that list.
Devil's Advocate
June 13th, 2011
1:38 pm
Oh yeah, I love how it’s always someone else’s fault why people cannot control themselves. /rollseyes
Kathy
June 13th, 2011
1:38 pm
Snafu – get a clue. Freedom of speech gives you the right to speak your opinion about things. He had the right to complain – that’s what freedom of speech is about. He doesn’t have the right to use profanity in that situation – that one’s not in the Constitution.
JoyRide
June 13th, 2011
1:39 pm
Snafu,
You and Sayegh are more than welcome to have a seat in the cargo bin. Just because you have freedom of speech doesn’t mean you have a right to abuse it, use it threateningly, or ingnorantly. Heck, I’m free to jump off a bridge, but most people know it is not an intelligent thing to do. But, since you enjoy all kinds of freedoms with no restraints….be my guest and JUMP off the highest bridge and use all the profanity you want on the way down!
Grow up
June 13th, 2011
1:40 pm
Kris – this had NOTHING to do with being a “consumer.” It was other “consumers” taking so long – not the airline. Get a clue.
JIM
June 13th, 2011
1:40 pm
ASA = A$$holes Server A$$holes
JIM
June 13th, 2011
1:40 pm
ASA= A$$holes Serving A$$holes
Dave
June 13th, 2011
1:41 pm
Applaud! Applaud!
We’re so proud of you JIM, you figured out how to use characters instead of letters so you can get your feable thoughts past the censoring program.
Applaud! Applaud!
Lundy
June 13th, 2011
1:44 pm
Feeble.