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Tarmac tirade: Woman opens emergency exit, flees airplane down inflatable slide

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A California woman went on a tirade against airline workers and escaped an airplane through the emergency exit and inflatable slide just before takeoff in Buffalo, New York on Tuesday. The woman, Cynthia McKnight, reportedly ran around on the airport tarmac before being apprehended by police, according to WIBV 4. McKnight's flight was on board an American Airlines flight bound for Chicago. (www.foxnews.com) More...

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jamesdsisti
jim sisti 8
Sure hope the airline bills her for the full cost of her behavior- not just the labor and slide, but the lost revenue she caused.Maybe if more of these idiots had their feet held to the fire, financially, there would be fewer and fewer doing it.
ewrcap
David Beattie 1
Yes! I’m sure the new chute pack, cancelled flight, pax accommodation and MX crew amounted to a hundred thousand
bucks.
user3956
user3956 1
This woman isn't even original, Steven Slater did this in 2010. From what I can find he paid the airline $10k for restitution and figure for the replacement are quoted at $25k. I would think it would be more than that...
ADXbear
ADXbear 4
I hate Buffalo too but this is taking it about tooo far! Lol

Seriously though, she should be banned fro fling any airline again, big fine, and some jail time!
paultrubits
paul trubits 1
Maybe she left her wings from Duff's at the gate?
stansdds
Michael Stansfield 4
Hope she faces civil and criminal penalties as well as a lifetime ban on commercial flights.
user3956
user3956 1
Steven Slater did this in 2010 and was charged with "criminal mischief".
avionik99
avionik99 3
That link requires you to turn off ad blockers. Screw that I'll find another source no problem!
jdriskell
James Driskell 2
I agree with you. Any site that doesn't accept my ad blocker is toast.
CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 1
I hope the cell they put her in is padded.
watkinssusan
mary susan watkins 1
BEING STUPID AND/OR CRAZY COMES IN ALL SIZES AND SHAPES..WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE WAS THINKING..IN ANY CASE, PEOPLE WHO DO SUCH THINGS NEED TO BE BANNED FORM ANY FLIGHT OR AIRLINES FOR LIFE..
kiwipop
Geoff Arkley 1
Someone should have picked up on this when she started barking at the gate agent.
laker150
Dennis Dulac 0
Oh dear....maybe she was mad because they told her she didn't have to wear the mask.
DRotten
D Rotten -8
Moderate to Severe MENTAL issues/impairment, these days, is due to the EXPERIMENTAL mRNA BIO-WEAPON INJECTION(S). Over the past 4 to 6 weeks, here in my small state, we have had 8-10 (I've honestly lost track) of WRONG WAY DRIVERS on our roads. And it's only going to get worse! We'd NORMALLY get A FEW every YEAR. There is NO DOUBT in my mind, that these are due to the Experimental Bio-weapon Injections. Every REAL Doctor states that these Injections effect the brain (among MANY other things).
rb522140
ROLAND BALCH 5
Plain stupidity affects the brain also .
user3956
user3956 3
Can you use more caps?
CombatGuido
Guy Rovella 3
I'll bet that made sense in your head.

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