Flight Attendant Accused of Setting Fire on Airplane

ABC News/Associated Press ^ | May 15, 2008 | DAVE KOLPACK

[Berlin_Freeper]

A flight attendant angry about his work route set a fire in an airplane bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said.

The Compass Airlines flight carrying 72 passengers and four crew members landed safely in Fargo on May 7 after smoke filled the back. No injuries were reported. The plane was flying from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan, authorities said.

Eder Rojas, 19, appeared in court Thursday, following his arrest a day earlier in Minneapolis, and ordered held without bail, prosecutors said. The charge of setting fire aboard a civil aircraft carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Isn't that just the way it goes?

You go through all the security checks and then you get done in by the angry flight attendant.

[Cindy]

Article snippet:

“Eder Rojas, age 19...”

[Cindy]

ping.

[Cindy]

ping.

[I still care]

The stupidity of some people is breathtaking.

[Hugin]

I’ve seen some flight attendents who were flamers, but really...

[Dad yer funny]

yup ,.. but me’thinks it is the stupidity of the HumanResourses subContractor , for Compass Airlines (and Compass for hiring them)

[Cindy]

http://www.startribune.com/local/east/18978874.html

“Woodbury man charged with starting fire on NWA flight”

By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune
Last update: May 15, 2008 - 11:35 PM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “According to a criminal complaint, on May 7, Rojas started a fire in the restroom of a Northwest Airlines flight enroute from Minneapolis to Regina, Sask. Flight 2040 made an emergency landing in Fargo, N.D., after a flight attendant discovered the fire.

None of the 72 passengers and four crew members was injured. Emergency crews met the aircraft, an Embraer 175 operated by Compass Airlines, a subsidiary of Northwest, when it landed at Hector Field.”

[Roy Tucker]

They told me it was a non-smoking flight.

[Tainan]

I guess it was friction from stamping his tiny feet so fast!

[dbehsman]

What in the heck kind of name is “Eder Rojas”? Is it European? I've never heard that name before.

[Cindy]

I don’t know.

[BigCinBigD]

He’ll have plenty of time to...Cool his jet’s in the joint.

[DeaconRed]

He’s a Compass ASS

[Rocky]

I wonder if he’ll like his new work route.

[fanfan]

Thanks for the ping, Cindy.

[Cindy]

You’re very welcome fanfan.

Have a great day — spring finally seems to have sprung here.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Hmmm.......

[fanfan]

Here too.
The lettuce and onions are in, tomatoes and peppers go in this weekend. :-D

Great news about Jim, eh?

[TXnMA]

Methinks that, if the folks on that plane had known that he deliberately set that fire, he would have been in no shape to go to court today...