Narrative:

Upon boarding, 2 first class passenger of middle eastern descent were traveling together, but not seated together. Passenger X asked if there was any way that he and his friend could be seated together. I explained that once the first class cabin filled up, I would be happy to try and accommodate them. After rearranging everyone in the rear of first class and serving the second round of predep beverages, mr X spoke to me. He said as I was serving him his champagne, 'this is better -- now that we're seated next to each other, it'll be easier for me to hijack the airplane.' he wasn't smiling. Neither was I. I didn't say anything to him. I just looked at him. I was speechless. Some days earlier, the united states had just bombed iraq. This wasn't a joke to me. I went to the cockpit and told the captain what had happened. He sent the first officer out to talk with mr X about what he had just said. The captain had asked the first officer to discuss the matter, letting him know that it wasn't something that should be said on an airliner and that he had upset the flight attendant. After this, every time I went into the cabin, mr X just looked at me and laughed. This upset me. I went back to the captain and told him what was happening. I was shaking so bad that I couldn't make my announcements very easily. I am a mother of very small children. I felt it was an inappropriate comment, not to mention a violation of law. The captain called ground security, who came out with the police. They removed the passenger and his companion. I found out upon arrival in ord that they have been blacklisted with company. The safety of any flight is not a joke. I filled out the required flight report and sent it to company.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A FIRST CLASS PAX WHO WANTED TO BE SEATED WITH HIS TRAVELING COMPANION. WHEN FLT ATTENDANT MADE THE ADJUSTMENT HE STATED THIS WAS BETTER - - NOW IT WOULD BE EASIER TO HIJACK THE AIRPLANE. FLT ATTENDANT SPOKE TO CAPT AND ULTIMATELY PAX AND COMPANION WERE REMOVED FROM THE FLT.

Narrative: UPON BOARDING, 2 FIRST CLASS PAX OF MIDDLE EASTERN DESCENT WERE TRAVELING TOGETHER, BUT NOT SEATED TOGETHER. PAX X ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY WAY THAT HE AND HIS FRIEND COULD BE SEATED TOGETHER. I EXPLAINED THAT ONCE THE FIRST CLASS CABIN FILLED UP, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRY AND ACCOMMODATE THEM. AFTER REARRANGING EVERYONE IN THE REAR OF FIRST CLASS AND SERVING THE SECOND ROUND OF PREDEP BEVERAGES, MR X SPOKE TO ME. HE SAID AS I WAS SERVING HIM HIS CHAMPAGNE, 'THIS IS BETTER -- NOW THAT WE'RE SEATED NEXT TO EACH OTHER, IT'LL BE EASIER FOR ME TO HIJACK THE AIRPLANE.' HE WASN'T SMILING. NEITHER WAS I. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO HIM. I JUST LOOKED AT HIM. I WAS SPEECHLESS. SOME DAYS EARLIER, THE UNITED STATES HAD JUST BOMBED IRAQ. THIS WASN'T A JOKE TO ME. I WENT TO THE COCKPIT AND TOLD THE CAPT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE SENT THE FO OUT TO TALK WITH MR X ABOUT WHAT HE HAD JUST SAID. THE CAPT HAD ASKED THE FO TO DISCUSS THE MATTER, LETTING HIM KNOW THAT IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SAID ON AN AIRLINER AND THAT HE HAD UPSET THE FLT ATTENDANT. AFTER THIS, EVERY TIME I WENT INTO THE CABIN, MR X JUST LOOKED AT ME AND LAUGHED. THIS UPSET ME. I WENT BACK TO THE CAPT AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT I COULDN'T MAKE MY ANNOUNCEMENTS VERY EASILY. I AM A MOTHER OF VERY SMALL CHILDREN. I FELT IT WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE COMMENT, NOT TO MENTION A VIOLATION OF LAW. THE CAPT CALLED GND SECURITY, WHO CAME OUT WITH THE POLICE. THEY REMOVED THE PAX AND HIS COMPANION. I FOUND OUT UPON ARR IN ORD THAT THEY HAVE BEEN BLACKLISTED WITH COMPANY. THE SAFETY OF ANY FLT IS NOT A JOKE. I FILLED OUT THE REQUIRED FLT RPT AND SENT IT TO COMPANY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.