Alec Baldwin was on an American Airlines flight recently, and apparently he was using his phone after a stewardess had told him and the other passengers to turn off all electronic devices. Baldwin went into a little outrage, took off his seatbelt, then stormed into the lavatory to finish his call.
Baldwin went public saying he wouldn’t ever fly American Airlines ever again, but he didn’t explain it the way the airline remembers it.
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‘Baldwin did not explain the full story’ says American Airlines. So AA decided to explain their side of the story on their Facebook page.
Via American Airlines Facebook Page:
“Since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified himself as being removed from an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, Dec. 6, we have elected to provide the actual facts of the matter as well as the FAA regulations which American, and all airlines, must enforce. Cell phones and electronic devices are allowed to be used while the aircraft is at the gate and the door is open for boarding. When the door is closed for departure and the seat belt light is turned on, all cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off for taxi-out and take-off. This passenger declined to turn off his cell phone when asked to do so at the appropriate time. The passenger ultimately stood up (with the seat belt light still on for departure) and took his phone into the plane’s lavatory. He slammed the lavatory door so hard, the cockpit crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the cockpit door closed and locked. They immediately contacted the cabin crew to check on the situation. The passenger was extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language. Given the facts above, the passenger was removed from the flight and denied boarding.”