A flight attendant I knew also worked for United and a 1st class passenger refused to put her briefcase under her seat. She said she was an attorney and that the contents of her briefcase required her to have it on her lap. Despite being politely told she would have to store it under her seat or that the FA could store it in a closet for her. She insisted that she keep it on her lap. The FA then told her that it would either be stored, or she would have to deplane. She stood up and pushed the FA, who fell into the armrests behind her and then to the floor. The FA got up, said nothing, went to the cockpit and closed the door. About two minutes later, two airport police came in, identified the lady, put cuffs on her, and took her off the place. Turns out, assaulting a FA is a federal offense and the lady got 90 days in jail.
Moral: don’t mess around with a FA.
Cody is in deep trouble.
His name and picture are in the news, and that usually means he will lose his job, and he is going to do jail time.
The least of his worries is that he is banned from United, and every airline in the country.