Ms. Briskin said the seemingly normal conversation turned unexpectedly nasty when Mr. Slater blurted out an expletive to the passenger.
"I didn't think she was rude in the least," said Ms. Briskin, who was visiting the city for the first time. "It really blew my mind. It was so inappropriate."
Ms. Briskin said Mr. Slater sported a "nice gash" on his head for most of the flight, during which there were no problems until the end, when she said Mr. Slater began methodically opening the overhead bins and then slamming them shut.
"He looked disturbed at that point," she said.
Based on several passenger comments...I’d say that Slater was doped up on some upper toward the end of the flight. The random act of pushing the door open and deploying the chute? It’s NOT the actions of hostile guy...it’s a doped-up reaction.
I believe the passengers, this guy is apparently unstable.