Pilot’s bizarre intercom rant about US election and her divorce that left passengers in tears
The United Airlines pilot was removed after several passengers left before it took off
A PILOT had to be removed from her airliner after ranting on to stunned passengers about her divorce and President Donald Trump over the plane's intercom.
Dressed in casual clothes, the United Airlines pilot stood up in front of fliers and began rambling about her split from her partner.
Video taken by a passenger recorded the remarkable tirade.
Speaking through the intercom phone, she said: "Sorry I’m late, the reason I’m late is I’m going through a divorce.”
But she then bizarrely switched subjects and said: "Look, I don’t care if you voted for Trump or Clinton, they’re both a@@holes."
The whole episode left some passengers weeping.
The pilot then finished up saying: “So I’ll stop, and we’ll fly the plane.
“Don’t worry. I’m going to let my co-pilot fly it.
"He’s a man.
“OK, if you don’t feel safe get off the plane, but otherwise we can go."
A United Airlines spokesman confirmed that the pilot was removed from the flight.
He said: “We hold our employees to the highest standards and we removed that pilot from that flight.
“We brought in a new crew and they operated that flight.”
She then left the plane,which was preparing to take-off from an airport in Austin, Texas.
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