Posted on 10/06/2022 9:43:13 AM PDT by DFG
A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.
Christine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported co-pilot Michael Haak to the company and the FBI. Janning's suit also notes that Haak remained employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos.
Janning also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her after the August 10, 2020 incident. She is suing Haak for sexual assault.
'On the Flight, Cpt. Haak announced to Ms. Janning that this was to be his final flight, and that there was "something [he] wanted to do before retiring,' the lawsuit reads. 'Cpt. Haak then bolt-locked the cockpit door, in violation of Federal Law, such that only he and Ms. Janning were inside and such that no one else could enter.
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He did this during the flight?
Don’t they have to watch where they’re going?
I know there are autopilot and navigation aids, but don’t they still have to be in the cockpit to make sure everything is running smoothly?
” Cpt. Haak announced to Ms. Janning that this was to be his final flight, and that there was “something [he] wanted to do before retiring,’ ...”
The man just wanted to fly a plane naked once. Is that so much to ask, after all his years of service???
Just watched Dahmer on Netflix.. yeah.. just about anything seems possible after that.
“Very unusual. Not sure I am buying this one.”
That must be why the male pilot plead guilty.
once it is on autopilot at altitude.. yeah... it pretty much flies itself. Your just there in case something goes wrong.
it did happen in the cockpit....
Her response to his getting naked should have been, “You call that a joystick”?
It was a ballsy move Mav.
Umm ... nope on this.
Mike Haak. Say his name, using a Southie accent...
Wait, Hunter Biden is a pilot? And he flies for Southwest?
what a creep.
I’ll take “things that never happened” for $500, Alex.
During a flight.
Yikes.
Sheesh. Some people can be so sensitive. /s
After 9/11 weren’t cockpit doors supposed to be locked? I don’t fly very often any more.
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