Posted on 08/24/2019 11:00:06 AM PDT by simpson96
An elderly retired doctor and his wife are suing an airline, some of its employees, a sheriff and his deputies, saying he was illegally arrested and subjected to excessive force after being removed from an airplane at New Orleans International Airport.
Dr. Johannes Markus Sieber and his wife Mina Margareta Sieber Schneiter, both 74 and citizens of Switzerland, were removed from a Delta Airlines flight at the airport in November 2016 following what they say was a minor incident over the placing of luggage in an overhead compartment.
According to the suit filed in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, as Sieber was attempting to put his wife's luggage in the compartment he accidentally dislodged a plastic bag containing about 20-30 small packets that were approximately 4 inches by 1.5 inches. Instead of helping Sieber with the packets as they fell to the floor, a flight attendant went to the back of the plane and pushed a "red button" that alerted other attendants, the suit claims.
The suit further alleges breach of contract by Delta and damages for mental suffering, and unlawful arrest and use of excessive force by two deputies called on to the plane following the baggage incident. Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto is named in the suit, accused of failing to supervise or properly train deputies Jesse Steer and Erroll Harris.
Sieber was charged with resisting arrest and striking an attendant with his luggage, which be denied. He said he was held in handcuffs in a cage, then removed to jail, where he remained for 16 hours. The Jefferson Parish District Attorney declined to prosecute him on those charges.
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It could also be that a Delta flight attendant in New Orleans with a chip on her shoulder saw an elderly, well-to-do white man and got trigger-happy to push the red button instead of helping him.
But anyway, this was 2016, why no cell phone video?
Things that make you go “Hmmmmmm”
I think it has to do with the packets. . .just me talking.
How many hundreds of flights did Delta operate successfully that day without a lawsuit? You got the whole story? Cabin crew over reacted? How do you know exactly what happened? Why don’t you extend a little respect for the thousands of professionals that have been in the aviation field a lot longer than you have.
Yes indeedy, 74 is barely middle age!
And I am a professional - I fly for Frontier Airlines as an F/O so get off your high horse and be a bit more respectful. Thank You in advance.
Wow, I guess New Orleans really IS Chocolate City.
Waiting for a 5th grader to provide the facts of the incident before I comment.
Lol
You have the high horse attitude. Blaming Delta and the cabin crew when you don’t have all the facts. I have zero respect for a pilot that doesn’t stand behind their flight crew. I’ve been a line mechanic for almost thirty years, and your haughty attitude is typical of the few pilots that give pilots as a group a bad name with the other work groups in the industry.
Your profile page belies your attitude without YOU knowing all the facts either. I strongly suggest you change your profile statement to reflect your attitude with what you’ve just posted.
I never claimed to know all the facts, that’s why I don’t jump to conclusions about an incident and slam an airline or its employees. How long have you been flying for Frontier?
Maybe if airlines didn’t charge for luggage like in yesteryears plus took better care of baggage maybe more people would check their luggage instead of carry on’s.
Should have pressed George on the benefits of the Gatling gun.
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