Delta Flight Attendant Stabs Colleague, Charged With Attempted Murder

A Delta flight attendant has been charged with attempted second degree murder, after repeatedly stabbing another flight attendant during a New Orleans layover. Gosh, this is awful.

Layover gets violent for flight attendants in New Orleans

A 36-year-old Delta flight attendant has been arrested, following a spree of violence that happened during a layover in New Orleans early Monday morning. According to the New Orleans Police Department, the incident occurred around 3AM on Monday, November 25, 2024, in the downtown hotel where Delta crews stay on their layovers.

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According to witnesses, several Delta crew members had gone out for the evening. When returning to the hotel, one of them began acting strange. The primary victim (a female) reportedly escorted the suspect (a male) to his room, at which point an argument began.

The suspect then started stabbing his colleague, twice in the arm and once in the neck. The victim then fled to another floor for help, with the suspect following her. A security guard then intervened, and was stabbed in the process as well.

At this point the police were called, and the suspect was taken into custody. He has been charged with attempted second degree murder, five counts of aggravated assault, and one count of aggravated battery. The victim was transported to the hospital — she’s reportedly in stable condition, but has serious injuries.

Another flight attendant who was at the same layover hotel that night reported being woken up shortly after 3AM by the fire alarm. This person poked their head out the door, and saw hotel security struggling to detain someone, with the suspect spraying a fire extinguisher at hotel security.

Minutes later, police showed up, and managed to arrest the suspect. This person also reports that the suspect had banged on several room doors, and that they could hear the victim screaming from a floor away. Other Delta employees who had a layover at the same hotel report hearing screaming, and opening their door, to find the victim laying in the hallway bleeding.

For what it’s worth, the suspect had arrived on Sunday night at around 8PM, on DL1450 from Atlanta. He was expected to depart on Monday afternoon at around 2PM, on DL409.

Here’s the internal statement that Delta has provided to employees:

We are working with local authorities on an incident that took place at our crew hotel in MSY on Sunday evening between two flight attendants. The situation is isolated and there are no safety concerns for crew members who are staying at the hotel. Delta has zero tolerance for violence against or among our people and will continue to fully cooperate with law enforcement officials. Out of respect to ongoing investigations, Delta cannot comment or confirm additional details.

What a terrible, tragic situation

First and foremost, my thoughts are with the two victims, and in particular the one who was stabbed three times. Here’s to hoping she’s able to make a quick and full recovery.

I think it’s also important to acknowledge how bad this must have been for all the other Delta employees who had a layover at the hotel. Many of them were woken up by the fire alarm and screaming, and saw their colleague on the floor bleeding. They then had to put on a happy face and go to work. I can’t even imagine how traumatic and difficult that must have been.

Obviously there are more questions than answers as of now. For example, was the one flight attendant traveling with a knife, or why did he have a knife on him during a layover? Also, was alcohol the only substance being used, or was he under the influence of something else?

Bottom line

A layover turned violent for some Delta flight attendants in New Orleans early Monday morning. Around 3AM, an argument escalated between two Delta flight attendants, and one ended up repeatedly stabbing the other, and then also stabbing a security guard who tried to help.

This man has now been charged with attempted second degree murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery. Like everyone, flight attendants are just human, and there are some bad apples out there. Here’s to hoping that the victims make a quick and full recovery, and that the other witnesses get the help they need to deal with what they witnessed.