Police bodycam footage is being shared to social media from Delta Air Lines flight 3166 last November, where senior executive from Epic Systems and SkyMiles Million Miler Carl Dvorak boarded his Detroit to Madison, Wisconsin flight inebriated, asked for a nausea bag, and filmed flight attendants due to perceived service lapses.
He asked crew: “Do you know who I am?” They answered, “Yes, Mr. Dvorak, we do.” He began invoking his travel status while refusing crew instructions to step off for evaluation. And he responded, “Bring on the Sheriff.”
Eventually, Delta deplaned everyone from the aircraft – leaving him onboard with law enforcement – and delaying the flight by an hour.
Wayne County Airport Authority Police reported that he smelled of alcohol. When asked how much he had consumed, he said: “one drink.” Officers ordered him to unbuckle and leave. His reply:
I am not going to unbuckle my seatbelt… you’re going to have to drag me off.
Eventually he was handcuffed and escorted off the aircraft onto the tarmac and transported to police holding facility Building 610. Footage shows,
- He told officers to handcuff him so that he could pursue a lawsuit.
- He argued with police over who would hold his ID.
- He quipped about wanting McDonald’s, and deputies… took his food order while processing him.
Dvorak said, “I’ve never been arrested in my life.” An officer replied: “Well, today’s your first day.” He letter issued a statement,
The way I acted on the plane Wednesday was inappropriate. I have apologized to the airline and their staff, and I apologize to the other passengers.
There’s no confirmation from him or his company that he began drinking when he realized how little his million SkyMiles were worth.
Gary, the last line of the article is sure to trigger a certain someone…great work!
Wow…in before 1990…I’m surprised since he has to opine on all your articles and throw in his political stance.
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That’s a hard way to learn that the usual response to “you’re going to have to drag me off” is “fine with us.” Usually punctuated with a nightstick.
Ah, another similar story; recall Gary’s recent ‘Concierge Key’ bad-behavior-in-the-lounge post. Folks, it’s not any particular group or identifier, it’s the bad behavior that is bad.
Well, this time, it’s with Delta, so, naturally, I want @Tim Dunn’s take.
@L737, where’s @Matt for his one-liner?
@1991 — Nice name. Thank you for not literally impersonating me, as someone had done. All are welcome here. And, you’re welcome to try to make it about partisanship or race or whatever. That’d be delicious rage-bait! I still assume more clicks and views are good for the site.
Every time I see another post of passengers behaving badly, I take comfort in knowing my behavior is not that bad.
Ah yes, more entitled travelers. I recall the Mayo Clinic lounge article last week or so, I wouldn’t be surprised if EPIC did something similar at MSN.
@1990 — For a… ah I’ll let the master handle it.
P.S. Wouldn’t “@1992” be a better impersonating name? Heh
All-in-all it could be worse…he could have been “romantically” sitting next to his head of HR!
Gotta love the apology though. After acting like he was 100% in the right…he admits he was an ass!
@L737 — I’d say, you’ve got a similar issue, at least with the Boeing line-up… L747?
There is a saying that any apology not followed by a resignation (or a swift and public firing by the board) is insincere.
In today’s world 90% of people feel entitled .
So many of us are million milers but still realize that it’s just numbers.
We still have to respect profesional airline employees!
@Aida Perez Flamm — You have it backwards; +90% of people are normal, decent folks, who don’t do this stuff, like, at all. Then there’s this guy (and the others that get a lot of attention, because they go viral, and get posted about on here and Reddit.)
Cops treating him like he’s a delayed passenger. He should have been put on a No Fly List and done a few days in the local pokey. Then when he goes to his all important CEO type meetings he can “Go Greyhound.”
This incident has been reported numerous times since the actual date. I believe on this web site, too! If I recall, there was a video, audio or written apology by this guy. BORING
Oh, and a response that sometimes use to, “Do you know who I am?” is “No, but if you will hum a few bars, I’ll try to sing along.”
“There’s no confirmation from him or his company that he began drinking when he realized how little his million SkyMiles were worth.”
Heh, heh, heh….
airlines are common carriers; no one has any more or less people w/ serious issues like alcoholism or inability to know one’s limits.
People that think they are immune from what they jeer others doing are the ones you should be most scared of.
This kind of nonsense makes me glad I gave up alcohol years ago. I used to be a hot head as well…. Just give up the booze, dude! …Now the board has to start looking for the next CEO since you show such bad judgment.
@1990 — Always a bigger fish (plane) to fry (fly)