"This situation was an isolated incident involving a single Employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hardworking, respectful People of Southwest Airlines." "Our corporate Culture is built on a tenet of treating others with concern and dignity and the comments are inconsistent with the professional behavior and overall respect that we require from our Employees," a spokesman for the airline said in a statement. The airline said they are handling the matter internally. "You don't have balls unless you're f****** rolling coal man, g*ddamnit."Īccording to SFGate, the pilot works for Southwest Airlines. "F****** weirdos, probably driving around in f****** Hyundais, f****** roads and s*** that go slow as f***." "F*** this place, g*ddamn liberal f****." In a 40-minute clip of the audio feed, which is archived online at Live ATC, the pilot can be heard making several expletive-laden comments. Audio of the pilot's comments was flagged by Twitter user according to travel site One Mile at a Time. The Hartford Small Business Stimulus ContestĪn airline pilot at San Jose Airport was caught on a hot mic making a series of profane remarks against the people who live in the Bay Area.On Mic: Jordan Rich Late Night Classics.Everyday Wealth with Soledad O’Brian and Jean Chatzky.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) owns a home in the city, and until just weeks ago, so did Vice President Kamala Harris. The city of San Francisco's mayor and entire Board of Supervisors are Democrats. The Mail pointed out that a "March 2014 report by political scientists Chris Tausanovitch and Christopher Warshaw titled ' Representation in Municipal Government' ranks San Francisco as the most liberal city of at least 250,000 people in the United States, based on public policy preferences," and "Oakland, another city in the Bay Area, ranks fourth in the same report." The San Francisco Bay Area is, indeed, known for being liberal. "This situation was an isolated incident involving a single Employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hardworking, respectful People of Southwest Airlines." Anything else? "Our corporate Culture is built on a tenet of treating others with concern and dignity and the comments are inconsistent with the professional behavior and overall respect that we require from our Employees," a Southwest spokesman told the newspaper in a statement. The March 12 tirade at Mineta San Jose International Airport was first reported by, and is archived at .Ī spokesperson for the airport said of the audio, "This communication is very unprofessional, and I have forwarded the communication to the FAA." The Daily Mail suggested the last comment was "presumably comparing electric-powered cars to traditional gas-powered ones." He adds, "F***ing weirdos, probably driving around in f***ing Hyundais, f***ing roads and s*** that go slow as f***" and, "You don't have balls unless you're f***ing rolling coal, man, goddamn it." "F*** this place, goddamn liberal f***s," the unidentified pilot says, according to the dictation of the San Francisco Gate. A Southwest Airlines pilot might be in some trouble after being recorded over an air traffic control scanner as he unleashed his fury on the San Francisco Bay Area while taxiing on a local runway, referring to the residents as "liberal f***s" and "f***ing weirdos." What are the details?
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