Beyond Steven Slater: 6 acts of flight-attendant revenge

Flight attendants have their own way of dealing with unruly passengers — without freaking out like JetBlue's Steven Slater

As it turns out, not all flight attendants are content to wait on your every need.
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After an altercation with an angry passenger on his JetBlue flight, Steven Slater took dramatic measures — and became an overnight sensation. Other flight attendants, it turns out, have their own, more subtle ways of dealing with unruly or difficult passengers, without causing havoc like the chute-popping, beer-swiping Slater. Here's how they do it:

1. Coded hand gestures

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