Delta Pilot and Flight Attendant Fight, Delay Flight

Image: PHOTO: A flight attendant talking to passengers. (photo via Flickr/Rick Kimpel)
Image: PHOTO: A flight attendant talking to passengers. (photo via Flickr/Rick Kimpel)
Patrick Clarke
by Patrick Clarke
Last updated: 11:34 AM ET, Tue July 25, 2017

An altercation between a Delta Air Lines pilot and flight attendant prompted a two-hour flight delay at New York's LaGuardia Airport Monday.

According to the New York Daily News, a 54-year-old pilot and 26-year-old flight attendant got into a dispute shortly before the plane was scheduled to take off for Portland, Maine.

A source told the publication that the male pilot and female crew member exchanged words in the aisle, with each accusing the other of aggressively grabbing the other's arm.

"His conversation was racist, inconsiderate and unprofessional," the source said, pointing out that he called her "a piece of s---."

The two Delta employees were later interviewed by Port Authority police officers carrying "huge guns" at the jet bridge. However, officers determined neither individual was injured and made no arrests.

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Both the pilot and flight attendant were ordered to stay behind, causing the flight to depart two hours after schedule at 1:30 p.m.


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Patrick Clarke

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A Maryland native and wanderer who has lived across the U.S. from North Carolina to SoCal, Patrick Clarke graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in journalism. He previously worked for Bleacher

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