Fair or foul: Spirit Airlines gate agent suspended after violent altercation caught on video

[DOS_patos]

On Friday, The Dallas Morning News reportedthat a gate agent for Spirit Airlines at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has been suspended after a viral video showed him in a violent altercation with a passenger.

The confrontation happened Thursday, Spirit confirmed, despite the video’s caption dating it to July 11. An airport police report identifies the agent as Emmanuel Sullivan of Grapevine and the woman as Ayriana Davis of Fort Worth," reported Matthew Griffin. "'Our vendor at DFW has suspended the agent. Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter,' the airline wrote in a statement."

The altercation reportedly began when Davis exited from the jetway and screamed at Sullivan that the plane had no seat for her, after which "he told her to get in line to speak to an agent, then took her boarding pass after she cut in line and became uncooperative." The physical fight began when Davis tried to snatch back the boarding pass.

"The video posted to Twitter shows Sullivan yelling at Davis in the airport, telling her not to touch him," said the report. "'You touched me first and then you got in my face,' Sullivan said in the video. 'Don’t ever invade my personal space.' 'Get out of my face!' Davis screamed in response. She later said cameras saw the altercation and that the agent touched her. Davis shoved Sullivan and called him homophobic and racial slurs, then reached out to hit him. Sullivan responded by running at her and hitting her as bystanders intervened."

"Davis said she went to the hospital after the incident with a fractured left leg, abrasions on her right leg and other minor injuries. Photographs in the police report show a large abrasion on her right leg and swelling on her left leg," said the report. "Davis denied using a racial slur, noting that she is Black. She said her language was because she was in 'defense mode' after Sullivan hit her."

This is not the first time an incident on the budget airline has attracted national attention. In 2019, a Black woman on a Spirit flight was forced to relocate because a white passenger refused to be seated next to her.

 

[Ghost313]

Homie a hoe. He keep engaging ol girl while saying get out my personal space. He made the situation worse than what it should have been.
Then when shorty tapped him, he jump bad.
Dont get me wrong, shorty was foul too, but this nigga….

 

[Inori]

They both wrong.

lol how you talking about get out of my personal space as you walking towards the person.

keep your hands to yourself people

 

[Playmaker88]

Like i said in the other thread no one tried to mediate.. tell them to chill

 

[Stomp Johnson]

Fuck y'alls commentary and thinkpieces because who cares, this was entertaining.

 

[Rubato]

 

[ZMaKEa]

That dude that put his cape on offering to fight the agent over that goofy antagonistic bitch is the reason why men lose.

Lol how you gonna put a cape on and defend a woman in the wrong lol.

"Fight me."

I would've stole off on dude just for defending that bitch.

I'm a firm believer in letting people crash out and get they ass whipping.

Shorty wanna get in the face of a man and talk to a man like she about that life, I'ma watch. I ain't stopping shit. I don't even care he hit her first. You get in a man's face like you ready to fight, prepare to fight.

I feel the same about women who wanna get in the face of men as I feel about people who stick they arm in a lion's cage.

You know you playing with your life. You just won't think it would happen to you.

And when it happens to you, I'ma laugh.


After seeing how African men and Arab men deal with women while I was over there. I don't argue with women over anything.

And their women know better than to act crazy in public or get physically confrontational with a man.

If you a man and you going back and forth with a woman, you already loss.

Men shouldn't argue with children or women. Your word should be final.

Basura.

 

[Rubato]

Shocked he didn’t get fired but dude gonna be a whole celebrity when he come back to work lol

 

[BRIAN B.]

somebody send Jerry Jones this footage

cowboys could use another DE


see the way that boy rushed the passer

 

[BRIAN B.]

noooooooo

 

[ZMaKEa]

somebody send Jerry Jones this footage

cowboys could use another DE


see the way that boy rushed the passer

You could tell he played college ball, that man hand technique was immaculate, then the ability to tackle cleanly and move through small spaces was there.

 

[BRIAN B.]

You could tell he played college ball, that man hand technique was immaculate, then the ability to tackle cleanly and move through small spaces was there.

after he made the tackle then rolled over & jumped up


yea, he done a few drills

 

[mryounggun]

Flawed survey.

It’s fair…but they’re both idiots.

 

[LurkerSix]

They both wanted a physical confrontation and they both ended up what they wanted.

Surprised this isnt filled with people defending him and saying hes the victim. Yall finally getting mature or nah?

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Should have gotten fired

 

[ZMaKEa]

of course you wouldn’t stop it..hoe niggas don’t know how to be men..

Only men that have a disregard for their dignity believe being a man is serving others.

 

[5th Letter]

He’s technically in the wrong since he’s at work and she’s the customer.

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

He’s technically in the wrong since he’s at work and she’s the customer.

He s in the wrong for instigating that whole thing

now we ain’t seen what happened to kick it off but looking at the vid he could have just turned around and went to his kiosk

 

[SeaSnake]

That dude that put his cape on offering to fight the agent over that goofy antagonistic bitch is the reason why men lose.

Lol how you gonna put a cape on and defend a woman in the wrong lol.

"Fight me."

I would've stole off on dude just for defending that bitch.

I'm a firm believer in letting people crash out and get they ass whipping.

Shorty wanna get in the face of a man and talk to a man like she about that life, I'ma watch. I ain't stopping shit. I don't even care if hit her first.

I feel the same about women who wanna get in the face of men as I feel about people who stick they arm in a lion's cage.

You know you playing with your life. You just won't think it would happen to you.

And when it happens to you, I'ma laugh.


After seeing how African men and Arab men deal with women while I was over there. I don't argue with women over anything.

And their women know better than to act crazy in public or get physically confrontational with a man.

If you a man and you going back and forth with a woman, you already loss.

Men shouldn't argue with children or women. Your word should be final.

Basura.

Totally irrelevant

 

[Duwop]

They both was some assholes....

They both was wrong..

But homie lost his damn job off some bullshit.... He could have chilled out. He was on some bitch ass nigga shit. He not built like that