The flight yesterday, July 24, was supposed to go from the airport LaGuardia to Portland, Maine, was delayed for two hours.
According to the Daily News, citing its own sources, this was because right in the aisle of the plane one of the pilots began to argue with a Junior flight attendant.
According to witnesses, 54-year-old man called the 26-year-old girl «piece de mA…» and said other insults, including «racist».
Both sides accused each other of aggressive behavior and light physical abuse (grabbing hand).
The incident was hushed up only when the Board went up six policemen of the airport. They didn’t arrest anyone, but the dispute blew up, and he could still fly.
The plane owned subsidiary of Delta under the name Endeavor Air, which apologized for the incident in an official statement.
«The actions of these crew members is unacceptable. We expect our employees respect and professionalism,» the statement said.
