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Emergency landing prompts United Airlines pilot to order dinner for 150 passengers
A plane full of passengers was forced to make an emergency landing, delaying their arrival by seven hours, but a gesture from the pilot may have made the situation not so bad.
Tanya Stamos, a 44-year-old United States Navy veteran from Woodlands, Texas, said she was recently flying from San Francisco to Houston on a United Airlines flight when things took a turn.
Stamos told Fox News Digital that the nonstop flight was scheduled to arrive in Houston at 7:00 p.m., but the flight had to make an emergency landing soon after takeoff.
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“Not long into our flight, the captain had come on and asked if there were any health care professionals, [and] if so, please let the flight attendant know and head to the back of the plane,” she said via email.
Tanya Stamos (pictured here) told Fox News Digital that the sweet gesture from the pilot made the day not too terrible. (Tanya Stamos)
Stamos said that after learning that a man had passed out and collapsed in the bathroom, they were told by the pilot that the plane would be making an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to seek medical help for the passenger.
Around 3:30 p.m., the flight landed in New Mexico where the passenger was taken off the plane by medical officials.
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“The pilot then gets on and says they are going to refurbish the medical equipment that was used, and we will be departing by 5:00 p.m.,” Stamos said.
However, a short time later, the passengers were asked to exit the plane and were not given an explanation as to why, Stamos said.
The pilot (pictured here) told passengers that he would make sure their bellies were full. (Tanya Stamos)
Stamos said she and fellow passengers walked into the New Mexico airport and learned that they would have to wait for a new flight crew to board the plane.
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“After sitting there for a couple hours trying to figure out what was going on and the captain to find other flight attendants to serve us so we would not be stuck there overnight, it was near 7:30 p.m. or so,” she said.
Stamos said United Airlines gave passengers a $15 food voucher, but the airport restaurants and food options were closed by then.
Due to the other eating establishments being closed in the terminal, the pilot had 30 pizzas delivered for his passengers. (iStock)
The pilot ended up taking matters into his own hands and ordered pizza.
“The captain said it was a really disheartening situation, and we may be tired, but he would make sure he personally got our bellies full,” Stamos said.
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Stamos said 30 pizzas for the 150 passengers showed up to the gate and everyone was “completely shocked.”
The United Airlines pilot proceeded to help pass out pizza to the 150 passengers in New Mexico. (Tanya Stamos)
“Most organizations do not go above and beyond, but that captain did not hesitate,” she said, adding, “His display that evening is what we should have more of: selfless acts of love, compassion and humanity.”
Stamos said new flight attendants arrived, and the flight was able to take off at 11:00 p.m. The plane safely landed in Houston at 2:00 a.m. the next morning.
She said the pilot stood at the front of the aircraft upon deplaning in Houston to thank the passengers for being patient.
“As it was my turn to exit the plane, I shook his hand and thanked him,” she said, adding, “Everyone behind me then followed suit and shook his hand as well.”
A United Airlines pilot on a diverted flight ordered pizza for all 150 passengers after a long day of travel. The pilot later stood in front of the plane to thank the passengers and shook their hands. (iStock;Tanya Stamos)
Stamos said, “It was a beautiful sight.”
A representative from United Airlines told Fox News Digital that the company “loves to see our pilots going above and beyond for our customers when the unexpected happens.”
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A Simi Valley man has been charged with killing his girlfriend, who authorities say was stabbed to death in front of her own children.
Ramon Joseph Rivas, 34, was charged with murder and two counts of child endangerment, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said.
Rivas is accused of stabbing his girlfriend, Jessica Marie Tinoco, last week during a domestic dispute at her home in Simi Valley.
Tinoco, who loved ones said was a mother to five children, was stabbed multiple times in the front of her home in front of several of her children. The children, authorities said, had fled to the front of the home and called 911 after Rivas arrived and allegedly began attacking their mother.
Officers from the Simi Valley Police Department arrived on scene and arrested Rivas without incident.
As they entered the home, they found Tinoco suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was transported to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead from her injuries.
Rivas made his first appearance in Ventura County Superior Court on Monday, and his arraignment was continued to Oct. 30.
He currently remains in custody without bail.
On Monday, more than 100 people attended a vigil to remember Tinoco, who they said had a “pure soul,” and whose biggest flaw was that she cared too much about those who did not deserve her affection.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office encourages anyone who is a victim or survivor of domestic violence who is need of help to connect with a victim advocate at the Ventura County Family Justice Center in Ventura.
Requests for service can be made in person, by email, call or text. Details can be found here.
An Arizona State University student allegedly stabbed her peer twice in a classroom in Glendale on Sept. 19 in a seemingly random attack.
Maricopa County authorities charged Kaci Lenise-Charlie Sloan, 19, with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct with a weapon in connection with the attack against student Mara Daffron.
Daffron’s neighbors created a GoFundMe for Daffron, saying she was “stabbed several times, but luckily, she is making great progress and is on the mend.”
“We’d like our community to come together and support the Daffron family during this difficult time. These funds will go towards anything the family may need,” a description for the GoFundMe page titled “Support Mara Daffron’s Recovery Journey” states. “We know Mara will come out stronger than ever from this unimaginable attack.”
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Mara Daffron was allegedly stabbed twice in her ASU classroom by fellow student Kaci Sloan. (Facebook)
Matthew McCormick, a student who witnessed the attack unfolding in their classroom, took swift action to stop the alleged stabbing, potentially saving Daffron’s life, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
“As she was going for a third attack, I was able to grab her wrists and apprehend her before further damage could be done.”
“In that moment I didn’t really have a thought going through my head I just knew that I felt compelled to do something,” McCormick told the outlet.
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Maricopa County authorities charged Kaci Lenise-Charlie Sloan, 19, with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct with a weapon in connection with the attack against student Mara Daffron. (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
Approximately 13 witnesses present during the attack, including a professor, recounted the incident to police, who wrote in a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital that the stabbing occurred “without any provocation or any words spoken.”
Police corroborated McCormick’s account in their report, stating that one of the witnesses “was able to disarm the defendant by pulling the knife away from the defendant’s right hand and threw it [sic] away from them.” Another witness then “kicked the knife to the back of the classroom.”
“Another witness described the defendant [sic] was sitting in the classroom at a desk and suddenly got up and ran at the victim as the victim entered the classroom and stabbed her multiple times,” the affidavit states.
The attack against Daffron was apparently random, according to court documents. (Facebook)
Detectives found a handwritten note inside Sloan’s backpack that apparently referenced an act she was “about to commit,” but it did “not specifically state what she was referring to.”
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“After reading her Miranda Rights, the defendant admitted she came to class to hurt somebody and was planning the attack since the night prior.”
Sloan also apparently expressed the desire to “hurt somebody” in class that day in an interview with detectives after the alleged attack and chose to target Daffron because she was “an easier target” than the other person she apparently considered attacking, whom she referred to as “a veteran.”
The stabbing occurred in a classroom on ASU’s campus on Sept. 19. (FOX 10 Phoenix)
Authorities quickly arrived on scene and transported Daffron to a nearby hospital, where she received treatment for her wounds.
“ASU Police continue to investigate a Sept. 19 on-campus stabbing of a student. Kaci Sloan was immediately detained and arrested on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; interfering with an educational institution; and disorderly conduct. She is being held on a $250,000 cash only bond,” an ASU spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement. “ASU and the entire ASU West Valley community are deeply saddened by what happened. ASU West Valley is a close-knit campus of students, faculty and staff. Counseling support is available to all.“
Sloan has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday in Maicopa County.
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Residents are on edge after a string of destructive burglaries continues targeting Long Beach businesses.
Surveillance video captured the moment a hooded suspect smashed their way into a restaurant and escaped with the cash register.
The break-in occurred on Sept. 30 at Speak Cheezy pizzeria in the Belmont Heights neighborhood just after midnight.
The owner, Jason Winters, believes the brazen theft was premeditated.
“It was very quick,” Winters said. “He didn’t go any deeper than the register. He knew exactly what he was going for.”
Winters said luckily the cash register was empty, but the costs to repair the destruction left behind will be expensive.
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The suspect yanks the cash register off the counter at Speak Cheezy in Long Beach on Sept. 30, 2024. (Speak Cheesy) -
The hooded suspect seen walking towards Speak Cheesy on Sept. 30, 2024. (Speak Cheesy) -
In January 2023, Speak Cheesy was burglarized by a hooded suspect with a crowbar. (Speak Cheesy) -
Next door, the Ambiance Skin Care & Day Spa remains boarded up after burglars targeted the business twice in a six-week period. (KTLA) -
A burglar smashes his way in to Speak Cheezy in Long Beach and escapes with the cash register on Sept. 30, 2024. (Speak Cheesy) -
The suspects escapes with the cash register at Speak Cheezy in Long Beach on Sept. 30, 2024. (Speak Cheesy)
“We are probably talking $1,500 to $2,000 in damages for the door, cash register, point of sale system,” he said.
Winters also noted the recent burglary wasn’t the first time his pizzeria was targeted.
In January 2023, another suspect broke in using a crowbar and escaped with the restaurant’s safe from the basement, resulting in a $5,000 loss.
Winters said the uptick in destructive burglaries is hard on small business owners and even worse, it seems to be affecting more shop owners nowadays.
“It’s disheartening, like the fact that this isn’t just [affecting] me,” Winters said.
The shop next door, Ambiance Skin Care & Day Spa, was burglarized twice in a six-week period and is still recovering from the destruction left behind.
Local business owners are frustrated with the ongoing crime while also worried their store may be targeted next.
Many said they would like to see harsher penalties for smash-and-grab burglaries, hoping stricter consequences will deter thieves before a future confrontation turns violent or even deadly.
“More repercussions for people who are doing this, if they did get caught,” Winters said. “He took off on a bike and there was probably a getaway car. He knew exactly what he was doing.”
The suspect remains at large. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Long Beach Police Department at 562-570-7260.
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