Southwest said it supported Janning and that it would “vigorously defend” itself against the lawsuit. Haak’s attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation. She also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her. (AP) - A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.Ĭhristine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported Michael Haak to the company and the FBI, that it kept him employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos.
26, 2016, photo, a Southwest Airlines jet makes its approach to Dallas Love Field airport, in Dallas. She said a Southwest manager sent a memo to more than 25 employees “that made baseless allegations” about her flying competency.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Michael Haak Southwest Airlines In this Friday, Aug. She also said that on the day she was grounded, the airline stranded her in Denver and the FBI had to book her a United Airlines flight so she could return home to Florida. The union did not respond to a phone call seeking comment. Southwest said it supported Janning and that it would vigorously defend itself against the lawsuit.
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She was then required to take “unnecessary” flight simulator training before she could work again. Haak’s attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. Janning said as retaliation for the FBI report, she was grounded for more than three months, costing her part of her salary. “This person will do and say whatever is necessary to obtain a financial windfall. Salnick says this incident never happened and Haak was never sent to a counseling center. She alleges Southwest had sent Haak to a Montreal sexual harassment counseling center after a 2008 incident involving a flight attendant. If a mobility aid is powered by a lithium-ion battery, the device must be transported as checked baggage. Janning then went to the FBI, which charged Haak.
Janning says she was soon told that because Haak had retired, the airline's investigation was closed.
Haak's attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation. – A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.Ĭhristine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported Michael Haak to the company and the FBI, that it kept him employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos.
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