Ex-Sen. D’Amato escorted off plane
He was leading passengers in a rebellion against seating changes after a delay.
JetBlue flight 1002 from Ft. Lauderdale to JFK was scheduled to depart at 1:40 pm Monday, but didn’t take off until 8 pm.
“Al D’Amato was just kicked off my flight,” the eyewitness, a fellow passenger, texted to a Post reporter mid-flight.
D’Amato and other passengers who were already “super cranky” about the six-and-a-half hour delay were even more upset when the flight crew asked people who paid extra for legroom to switch seats because of “weight and balance issues,” the passenger said.
“That’s when he [D’Amato] took to the aisles.”
The former senator from Long Island was downing wine at the airport bar before boarding, added the passenger.
D’Amato, who was sitting toward the back of the plane — in a seat with sparse legroom — began chanting “make them move,” which a smattering of fellow passengers took up, and marched up and down the aisle.
The outburst prompted the crew to ask D’Amato to leave.
“They’re throwing me off the plane because I complained about what they were doing,” he can be seen saying on one of the video’s posted to social media.
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3 responses to Ex-Sen. D’Amato escorted off plane
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robert January 10th, 2017 at 17:04
They should have found a balcony to throw him off of.
After making threats to his face
amersham1046 January 10th, 2017 at 18:20
Well Amtrak is an option
bpollen January 11th, 2017 at 04:07
Potato, potahto
Tomato, D’Amato…
Let’s throw the ol’ bum off!