However, Southwest spokesperson Chris Mainz said that the airline will not tolerate such behavior and take the appropriate action on the incident. A Southwest pilot was recently charged with a federal crime for exposing himself in public while flying a plane from Philadelphia to Orlando, according to court documents. “Nonetheless, Southwest did investigate the matter and as a result, ceased paying Mr. Michael Haak, 60, exposed himself to the female first officer in the cockpit and watched pornography on a laptop, prosecutors said. Haak any benefits he was entitled to receive as a result of his separation from (the airline),” Mainz stated.Ī Missouri man, who reportedly pulled his pants down and shouted "rape" at an airport after being apprehended by authorities for assaulting a sleeping nurse on a plane in 2021, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. This is a representational image.(NEW YORK) - A former Southwest Airlines pilot pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal charge of committing "a lewd, indecent, or obscene act" mid-flight while he was the pilot in command.Īfter the Aug. 10, 2020, flight from Philadelphia to Orlando reached cruising altitude, Michael Haak, 60, of Longwood, Florida, admitted to removing his clothes in the cockpit of the plane - exposing himself to the female first officer. Former Southwest Airlines pilot Michael Haak was charged with exposing his genitals mid-flight. He then proceeded to view pornographic material in the cockpit on a laptop. DALLAS (AP) Federal authorities have charged a former Southwest Airlines pilot with indecent exposure for an incident they say occurred during a flight last August. The act is said to have occured in August 2020 on a flight from Philadelphia to Orlando.
Michael Haak was the pilot in command of the plane during a flight from Philadelphia to Orlando, Florida, according to a one-page filing in federal district court. Federal prosecutors charged Haak with indecent exposure on April 2.
Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Michael Haak, 60, apologized and expressed remorse for his actions before U.S. "As the plane continued its flight, Haak further engaged in inappropriate conduct in the cockpit as the First Officer continued to perform her duties as an assigned aircrew member," federal prosecutors in Maryland said.Īccording to Haak's plea agreement, he had never met the female officer prior to the flight. Southwest pilot pleads guilty after exposing himself to female first officer. Mark Coulson sentenced him to one year of unsupervised probation and a US5,000 fine. On Friday, Michael Haak, 60, pleaded guilty to federal charges in front of U.S. Southwest only learned of Haak’s behavior after he voluntarily left the airline, according to Mainz. Haak, a resident of Longwood, Florida, was a Southwest Airlines pilot for 27 years until his retirement. Nonetheless, Southwest did investigate the matter. His last flight for the Dallas-based airline was on Aug. Haak was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.Ī Southwest spokesperson said that Haak left the airline before the company was made aware of the incident.Īcting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner thanked Southwest and the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General for their assistance with the investigation.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio.
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