You must have missed the part of the article that explained that the guy was 38 years old, and he had actually been a flight attendant for 20 years, not 28.
I have seen the vermin getting on Jet Blue to NYC. I would not last a day. Jet Blue is actually pretty good. I have flown them to Charlotte but totally different clientele. A lot of the passengers think they are special for flying Jet Blue especially to NYC. It attracts a LOT of lib passengers.