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Man who opened Delta flight emergency exit granted station bail

The passenger who opened the emergency exit of a Delta aircraft when the plane landed from New York on Friday at Timehri has been placed on station bail.

Stabroek News understands that the man was taken to Eve Leary where he was questioned and was placed on bail as the police seek legal advice.

The Guyanese citizen was returning from New York and was travelling first class.

He refused to wait for the plane to open to allow passengers to disembark and instead opened the emergency exit door and went down the emergency slide onto the airport tarmac. He reportedly became agitated after no instructions were being issued to the passengers after the plane landed.

The plane was grounded as a result of the deactivation of the emergency exit and parts and engineers were reportedly flown in to fix it.

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63 Responses to “Man who opened Delta flight emergency exit granted station bail”

johnson john
on July 8th, 2008 6:25 am

Mybe Fineman made him do it, eh Mr Greene

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jenbri
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 2:42 pm:
this is a typical example of guyanese mentality..
he should of charted his own plane if he was a big man.
that is why some of we guyanese do not want to associates ourself with this country?

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The On-Looker
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 10:05 pm:
Jenbri!! we will continue to associate ourselves with our country and continue to hold our heads high because we know how to behave in public. However, we will not condone such utter nonsense from an arrogant damn drunk.

bishnu R
In reply to the above comment on July 13th, 2008 3:32 pm:
after reading all of the above i wonder if some of you ever travel in a plane.
passengers are advised to remain seated until advised.
I travelled a bit and this never is the case,
as soon as the plane stops 99% of us get up and start to get our hand luggage,
there is no way a flight attendant can control that.
so instead of jailing the man and making an order for him to pay all the expenses/cost and put him on a international no fly list let ’s just blame the airline staff. and let mr. X get lots of liquor and try walking back to the US.

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Berkeley Van Bowen
on July 8th, 2008 7:15 am

This passenger displayed sheer arrogance by opening the emergency doors while the plane was not yet cleared for exit. His actions jeopardized the safety of hundreds of fellow passengers and caused the airline to incur tremendous financial expenses. This is very serious matter and he should be consequenced in the following manner:

1)He should be labeled a threat to air travel and banned from Delta and other Airlines
2)Charges should filed in the Guyana courts on behalf of the passengers
3)He should be made to pay financial compensation to the airline for the expenses he caused

Furthermore, I hope his passport was ceized by the Guyana police to prevent him from leaving the country.

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The On-Looker
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 10:39 am:
So far this is what I know he’s going to be banned from flying Delta, also other carriers will be hesitant in issuing him a ticket to fly with them. I guess it’s boat here on out for this dude.

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buxton_man
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 12:02 pm:
No boat for this banna either. He might inflate a life raft and jump overboard.
jacqui
on July 8th, 2008 7:27 am

Please explain to me why victims names are published in your article, but someone opens the emergency exit of an aircraft , risking the lives on all onboard, but his name is not published?

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BADLALL
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 8:25 am:
Only certain Guyanese names and pictures are published …he was in first class so he may be a big one…can’t upset him by publishing his name.

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The On-Looker
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 10:36 am:
Absolutely his name will be published; however on the INTERPOL flight risk watch list manifesto. I don’t think he will be able to fly internationally for quite sometime.

Evan
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 10:48 am:
That is a very fair question. he was a first class passenger, that’s why. A first class jackass I would say. He should be banned from ever putting food on an aircraft again. By his arrogance and stupidity he has shown that he is a hazzard to public safety and no regard for human life.

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billp
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 1:17 pm:
It seems this passenger is well connected. First his name dos’nt get mentioned, then he was granted station bail.Such serious offence should’ve gone through the courts,and let the court decide if it’s a bailable offence. This is a very serious offence as he could’ve endangered the live’s of so many other innocent passengers.

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freetorun
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 8:10 pm:
this fool think he is above the law.
all airlines should ban him
La vie est bonne!
on July 8th, 2008 7:28 am

If the passenger was intoxicated… the question is… Did the airline serve him alcohol? If, so the airline is partially responsible for this saga.

Airlines have to be prudent when serving alcohol on board to passengers.

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BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 3:47 pm:
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.

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colt45
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 12:20 pm:
Passengers also drink at the airport bars before boarding. That is why closure of these airport bars is being considered.

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Incognegro
on July 8th, 2008 7:34 am

Funny, but all he should get is a good thumping at the police station. They seem to learn their lesson after those beatings.

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billp
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 1:24 pm:
Are you kidding then everyone will start crying out police brutality.

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BOEING777
on July 8th, 2008 8:10 am

As La Vie indicated, if Delta served alcohol to the passenger whom became intoxicated, Delta must share the blame. However, this is not going to happen.

Perhaps Delta’s flight attendants need to be trained properly in the serving of alcohol.

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The On-Looker
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 10:44 am:
I hate to disagree with you here, but this man seems to be a piece of work. Hey he believed since he’s on Guyana soil he can do whatever he pleases i.e open the plane door. I’ve flown FC many times and I can tell you first hand about some of them behavior.

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BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 11:44 am:
Were you there? We don’t have all the facts!

The On-Looker
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 10:01 pm:
What I know he wouldn’t be flying back to the states he might check with the “back-trackers” to find out means what of transportation is available for violates of the friendly skies.
And to put this nonsense to rest about this being a case of DELTA fault no no this is not GAC or GA2000 these people have strict guidelines they follow from the FAA. This dude had his own alcohol he bought duty free and got drunk!!!

Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 11:13 am:
I strongly disagree with your assessment that the airline is responsible for this passenger’s asinine behavior.

The amount of alcohol it takes to render a person intoxicated varies in each individual. Therefore, each adult passenger should know their limit and cease drinking when they feel inebriated.

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BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 11:54 am:
The airline is somewhat accountable when someone drinks into a druken frenzy. Who served him the alcohol? Himself? I think not! You seem to make up rules for the airlines now!!!

stone80
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 12:36 pm:
WE can’t blame alcohol for our actions,he should be held responsible as he is.He made the evening news in Toronto.

Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 1:54 pm:
stone80, your keen sense of reasoning is an enviable quality.

THRUSTT
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 3:05 pm:
BOEING777, AS IN A PREVIOUS ARTICLE REGARDING JUNGLE JIM, YOU SEEM TO BE BLATANTLY IGNORANT OF THE POINTS THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO MAKE. YOU TALK ABOUT PEOPLE MAKING UP RULES FOR THE AIRLINES NOW, YES IT IS TRUE THAT THE AIRLINES HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY WHEN TO CUT THE ALCOHOL OFF, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THIS PERSON WAS JUST TOTALLY BEING FOOLISH, WHEREAS IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DELTA WAS NOT AT FAULT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THERE TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. I WONDER SOMETIMES ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS, ARE YOU REALLY A 777 PILOT? I HAVE BEEN FLYING FOR 22 YEARS NOW, AND AM STILL FLYING PROFESSIONALLY AND SOMETIMES THE RULES OR THE CHECKLIST HAS TO BE PUT ASIDE, AND COMMON SENSE AND LOGIC APPLIED.

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BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 3:31 pm:
YOU ARE THE IGNORANT ONE.
IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN THE US. TRUST ME DELTA WILL BE THE ONE FACING THE COURTS AS WELL.

jerry
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 4:13 pm:
Mr Pilot like u said common sense and logic should apply. The article clearly stated that this man was behaving disordelry, is that not enough evidence for the flight crew stop serving him alcohol?

Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 6:06 pm:
Nowhere in the media has it been reported that the individual was intoxicated. It stated that he became enraged because of the flight crew’s delay in announcing exit instructions. How you all concluded that he was drunk boggles the mind.

Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 7:07 pm:
oops… I have to eat crow on this one. It seems as though Boeing777 is correct afterall.

I ascended to the Kaiteur News website after some SN bloggers mentioned that the site provided expanded coverage on the story. Indeed KN reports that the passenger was drunk as a skunk and was disorderly throughout the flight. Their account holds credibility since it was apparently gleaned from passengers who shared the “first class” cabin with the inebriated air traveler.

I have to say that I am becoming very disappointed with what seems to be a trend of lazy reporting by SN. Its becoming a patter for the once reputable news paper to provide incomplete details on a story which skews the view of its reader.

What is going on at the SN?

La vie est bonne!
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 7:29 pm:
thrustt, you seem like an angry person. When someone’s point differs from yours you “cuss out”. Shows your level of maturity calling others ignorant. Why is it that Guyanese have to ‘cuss out’ when others have differing opinions.
Is shows your ignorance and level of tolerance for differing opinions.
COSMIKE
on July 8th, 2008 10:13 am

I Understand That The Passenger In Question Is The Son Of A Gas Station Owner Who Recently Passed Away (”Sorry To Hear That”) But Even If He Was The Queen’s Son It Does’nt Make It Okay For Him To Behave Like An Idiot With Total Disregard For All The Other Passengers And Flight Crew Respectively, I Think That He Should Face Some Sort Of Penalty

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Dinstinct
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 9:25 am:
If this same flight was landed at JFK you think this IDIOT would be out on station bail???? God bless America !! We finally get a US airline to start going there and these Fools do not appreciate.

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mrahaman
on July 8th, 2008 11:12 am

What is the man’s name who caused all the ruckus by opening the door?
Ban alcohol an all flights. Many Guyanese drink too much rum to begin with.

I do not think that the man could be banned from future flights, but the man should be made to repay all expenses caused to Delta Airlines for tis incident and compensation to each passenger delayed by his actions and all court costs and expenses incurred by the police because of his actions.

Now, what is this man’s name?

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buxton_man
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 12:08 pm:
Ban alcohol on all flights? How? Even if they stop selling, remember the passengers have the duty-free allowance of 2 bottles. That’s enough to get a group of friends wasted.

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Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 1:58 pm:
I for one hope they don’t ban alcoholic beverages on flights. I am a responsible drinker and should not be inconvenienced because of the inane actions of a Neanderthal.

BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 3:47 pm:
Ban alcohol on all flight - period!!!
opgy
on July 8th, 2008 12:17 pm

SN - why are you and the rest of your compatriots so loathe to printing this man’s name. Is there some media blackout on this person??

This is highly irregular to see a man released on bail but you can’t name him - Guyana too small a place anyway - we’ll know soon eneough.

But most are correct, if the sensationlist news people is correct, dah man been drinkin since before he get on deh plane an he bought more pun deh plane and was quite a singer as well it seems.

Delta shoulda land in PR and let him off deh.

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addy
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 3:57 am:
Well that would’ve cost more than what they have to pay for fixing the door. The landing fees and extra fuel etc would be more than the $20,000 they have to pay for fixing the door.

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Pilatus-PC12
on July 8th, 2008 1:45 pm

I agree with the first blogger and I find the perception that Delta served him too much booze difficult to acknowledge. Flight crews are trained to observe passengers especially those that are consuming alcohol to ensure they are not too inebriated.

H

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BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 3:46 pm:
Read the article in KN today. It clearly states from eye witnesses that this passenger was in a drunken stupor… yet the flight attendants kept serving him alcohol. He kept throwing the empty liquor bottles over his head. Obviously both ariline and passenger should equally be blamed.

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La vie est bonne!
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 7:31 pm:
I absolutely agree. Delta is partially at fault as well for serving this obviously intoxicated passenger. The matter should go to a US court then Delta will get a fat fine and someting written up with the FAA.
Reader2008
on July 8th, 2008 1:56 pm

First of all a ” Big Thanks to Delta” for considering to do business in Guyana.
Guyanese travelling on this airline should be thankful to have such a reputable company serving their travel needs.

Knowing that Delta Airlines just start operations in Guyana, this passenger should be punished with the highest extent of the law.

He is so crazy, thank god he didn’t open the door while in the skies.

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Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 6:12 pm:
This is one of the reasons Guyana has a problem attracting and retaining reputable scheduled airlines. Guyanese have garnered a reputation for being uncouth brutes and also the region is noted for narcotics trafficking which cost the airlines punitive fines.

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GTgirle
on July 8th, 2008 3:08 pm

I just have one question, why is everyone talking about him being intoxicated. There’s nothing about that in the article

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BOEING777
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 3:34 pm:
It’s published first hand in the KN news with eye witnesses accounts from passengers in the same cabin.

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jerry
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 4:18 pm:
Stabroek news has only a part of the story.

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GTgirle
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 4:41 pm:
Wow just read the article in KN. Clearly Delta should take partial responsibility for this man’s actions…

Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 6:15 pm:
Why is it that SN always gets only part of the story? Is it lazyness on the media house’s part? This is becoming a concerning trend with the newspaper.
dawning
on July 8th, 2008 4:40 pm

JOHNNY WALKER SAYS….KNOW YOUR BOUNDARY - DRINK RESPONSIBLY!!
HE DIDN’T HAVE TO TRY AND DRINK THE AIRLINE OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE IT IS “FREE”

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BigK
on July 8th, 2008 4:55 pm

Reading this same story was much better in Kaieteur News! De man actually started singing “Oh Beautiful Guyana” hehehehehhe

GT People FUNNY Boy…that was YOU TUBE material

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Berkeley Van Bowen
In reply to the above comment on July 8th, 2008 7:39 pm:
I wonder of the Indian Arrival Committe will take offence if SN does a cartoon on the drunken passenger.

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sandy
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 3:15 pm:
LOL!! Yeah that’s a good one. After all we don’t want to feed into negative stereotypes, now do we :-D
freetorun
on July 8th, 2008 8:14 pm

SN reports without investigating.

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popeoplefedup
on July 8th, 2008 9:44 pm

I wouldn;t be surprised if this idiot is one of those who from his escapades afar feels that being in Guyana is occasion for his stupidity.

Some believe that having some status, usually designated by flight afar, that they can scoff at GUyana and resident GUyanese, portraying their “widened” horizons in all forms of preposterous antics such as this.

A quintessential fool who undoubtedly has manipulated more than just an airplane exit. He escapes any serious legal sanctions and more so preserves his anonymity.

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addy
on July 9th, 2008 3:54 am

Why is the Guyana press afraid to give up the name of this man? Do we live in some totalitarian state that there is this fear of repercussions of doing in doing so? If this is the case then where is the so call “freedom of the press”? To my mind, this is akin to aiding and abetting the very nonesense that goes on in Guyana. So the man is charged. What does that mean in Guyana? With the right connections this would go away. Is this what we want? I want to see who would be the first to get this info out.

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sandy
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 9:10 am:
Today’s edition of K/News does actually state his name.

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sandy
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 9:17 am:
Oh, and by the way, if you google his name, you’ll find that numerous international papers covered the incident days ago, and published his name. For the life of me, I can’t understand why Stabroek news felt the need to pussyfoot around his identity.
Wiffy
on July 9th, 2008 4:06 am

Seems really strange. Airlines are usually quite strict about passengers’ behaviour on flights so I find the fact that he allegedly threw the bottles hitting passengers behind him really baffling. They have called for emergency landings for less than this. Added to which that tidbit of a passenger eating his breakfast under this man’s feet just smacks of crazy!

If he was so drunk - how did he manage to open the exit without anyone stopping him??? Strange ……

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colt45
on July 9th, 2008 12:31 pm

USA Today published the name of the man. Why SN did not publish it makes no sense. Even the Prime Time news on some TV stations here carried the story.

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COSMIKE
In reply to the above comment on July 9th, 2008 11:08 pm:
Maybe He’s Related To Somebody At SN, Who Knows!

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bbuckman
on July 13th, 2008 3:21 pm

the man believe does not have to follow rules in guyana.
in another country he would not have down that.
so lock him up to prove a point “the law is supreme”

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