Ivana Trump Is The Week's Second Worst Airline Passenger

Just one day after a man attempted to explode an airplane before landing, Ivana Trump blew up at passengers before take-off, launching obscenities at children aboard the flight to New York and police officers. Her outburst caused a two hour delay for other passengers headed from Palm Beach International Airport to LaGuardia.

The former wife of Donald Trump apparently got angry about her seat assignment in first class when she boarded Delta-Northwest flight 2377, so attendants offered her a different seat in first class and headphones. But she quickly became infuriated at kids on the plane. "From initial contact until Ms. Trump left the property, she was saying 'f--k you' to all the deputies" and calling children "little f--kers," according to a police spokeswoman quoted in the Post.

The tabloid also spoke with 10-year-old witness Vincent Cone, who claims that the 60-year-old woman flipped out at kids. "The reason she got so upset was the children, and she started screaming, 'I want to go back home,'" said Cone. "She was swearing at the baby." When flight attendants told her she was getting kicked off the plane, Trump rushed toward the cockpit, according to Cone. Pilots told her to leave, but she refused to disembark from the plane and a Transportation Security Administration official was summoned. "I could see the TSA guy was very calm and steady about it," Cone said. "He definitely wasn't going to change his mind about her getting off the plane."

Trump agreed to leave the airplane when Delta staff offered her another flight at a later date, according to the Palm Beach Post's "Page 2" column. Though officers described her behavior as "belligerent" and "aggravating," she was not charged with a crime. The FBI was alerted of the incident, but is not going pursue it, the Florida paper reports.

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By Ben Muessig in News on December 27, 2009 4:00 PM

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Gwinny

Where does it say ANYWHERE that the kids were unruly? It says a baby was crying... guess what? It happens, it sucks, we all have to deal with it. I know kids can misbehave on planes, but I don't see any evidence of that here -- just a crying baby.

thecomedychick

If you ask me the parents of the screaming and running down the aisle wild rugrats are the rude ones. It amazes me that when people cannot control their children and others complain about it, we the complainers are labeled rude... hello, what about the rude behavior the oblivious and unapologetic parents without regards to the comforts of others? I'm sorry I used to take my Lhasa Apso everywhere and the day before the flight, I took him to vet for check up and doggie Prozac so that he would be relaxed and not bark, whimper or be a nuisance to other passengers!

Mr Mel

I have to ask. What happened to Marla?

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

Typical FUGLY fur hag. Ugly and Ignorant.

S.K.

she was once an Eastern European beauty. Now, Ivana refund.

rosweed

Oh, I forgot to add, his ass will look better than her face.

rosweed

She's pissed cause the underwear bomber will get his plastic surgery for free.

inoyourider

Yes it's true money can't buy class.

But it can buy a high priced whore like Ivana.

Should have thrown her trashy ass in jail for awhile, preferably Rikers.

JacqueMehoff

no excuse for swearing,

guess money can't buy class.

again, she was lucky they treat her with kid gloves.

Snoopy

OK OK Maybe the kids were a little out of line, but I think the parents were at fault also. As witnessed by this video of them shopping just prior to getting on the plane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx8S9AKb_oM

Mr Mel

Ah, for the good old days. If she was still married to The Donald, it would have been private jets in either direction.

If she were in a burkha they could have diverted the Delta flight to Gitmo.

NannyState

One more trip to the plastic surgeon, and she'll need a burkha.

kc2slg

In this case, the greater proportion of my sympathy is with Ivana.

kazubes

As someone who has had the misfortune of flying the Palm Beach - LGA route numerous times, I am not surprised by something like this at all. The people who fly from New York to Florida are consistently the biggest pains in the asses I have ever had the misfortune of flying with. Their children, loud and numerous, are abominations.

nicemarmot

I have experienced that too. Except when I fly on JetBlue, they seem to have far fewer screaming running brats for some reason.

CR

Delta? Really? She flies Delta? No wonder she's pissed...

I love the fact that they offered her headphones btw.

NannyState

She was just bitter because they wouldn't share any of their in-flight youth.

Janet

While I don't condone the profanity laced tirade from Ivana Trump, I do understand her frustration with the unruly children that were running up and down the aisle. Where were their parents? It is obvious that they were being wimps by not controlling their children better.

Snoopy

She's got a face that could crash a thousand planes.

I'm sure the Donald is rejoicing after reading the story.

pinball29

Im guessing she turned into a self-important entitled b*tch when she was being annoyed, but I gotta say, if youve been on a plane w/ out of control children, ESPECIALLY w/ 1st Class brats, as Chris Rock would say: I dont say its right, but I understand.....

Once again....where were the parents.