JetBlue flight attendant Steve Slater swears at passengers, then exits plane via Emergency Chute with two beers

A FURIOUS flight attendant argued with a passenger and hurled obscenities over his plane's public address system - before grabbing two beers and making an astonishing escape via an inflatable emergency slide.

Steven Slater dashed from the tarmac at New York's JFK Airport to his silver Jeep Wrangler parked in an employee lot and raced home, where he was arrested by Port Authority police.

Mr Slater, 39, was charged with criminal mischief and criminal trespass.

The meltdown was preceded by an argument with a passenger, who sources said told Slater "to f*** off" after he was told not to remove baggage from the overhead compartment.

The passenger then insisted on opening the compartment, hitting Slater in the head with the door as it dropped down.

After the plane pulled up to the JetBlue terminal, and as people began moving towards the exit, sources said Slater got on the public-address system and launched into a tirade, screaming: "To the f***ing assh**e that told me to f*** off, it's been a good 28 years!" according to law enforcement sources.

Slater then grabbed two beers from the galley and, in a move straight out of an action movie, popped the lever for the airliner's inflatable chute and slid down it onto the tarmac outside the terminal door.

Mr Slater - who on his Facebook page lists his home as Thousand Oaks, California - writes "fashion, interior decorating, spirituality and recovery (are) among his interests." The only book he references is Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelve and Twelve.

Friends in Queens said he lives with his cancer-stricken mum. His father died of Lou Gehrig's Disease two years ago, they said.

"I can't believe Steve's on the run," said Bruce Babasso, 65. "He's like OJ Simpson. He must have snapped."

JetBlue put out a statement confirming that an evacuation slide was deployed after the airliner arrived at the gate at JFK, adding that there were no injuries and all passengers safely exited through the jetway.

"At this time, we are working with the FAA and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to investigate the incident," the statement read.

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He's the only attendant in the village - right?

Kn awesome if slightly 'flamboyant' way to kiss off your employers. Hope the beers were top shelf.