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. 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. She said she asked the investigator not to inform her boss, but she did. ![]() She said she waited because her boss had disparaged her to a male colleague previously. Meanwhile, Janning didn't report the incident to a Southwest employee relations investigator until three months later. 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 The pilot said in the lawsuit that she was 'horrified,' but she kept flying the plane while taking photos 'to create a record.' The plane landed safely.Īnd that wasn't Haak's final flight - he flew for three more weeks. Janning's attorney, Frank Podesta, denied she encouraged Haak or made any advances. Haak was sentenced to one year of probation and a $5,000 fine. He said Haak rejected those and adamantly denied a lewd act occurred.Īt his sentencing hearing last year, Haak called the incident 'a consensual prank' that got out of hand. When he replied he wanted to fly naked, she told him to go ahead and then made sexual advances after he disrobed, Salnick said. ![]() Salnick said it was Janning who asked Haak if there was anything he wanted to do before retiring. Janning believes that's because he saw a woman was the scheduled co-pilot. She says Haak, a 27-year veteran of the airline, had used his seniority rights the previous day to bump another pilot who had been scheduled to command the flight. Meanwhile, Frank Podesta (right) denied these allegationsĪccording to the lawsuit filed last week in Orange County, Florida, Janning had never met Haak before August 2020, when she was his co-pilot on a flight from Philadelphia to Orlando. The union did not respond to a phone call seeking comment from .Īttorney Michael Salnick (left) previously said Janning encouraged Haak's actions. 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. The Southwest pilot of 27 years and resident of Longwood, Florida, pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation. The incident occurred over a span of 30 minutes until Haak 'ejaculated' and 'redressed.' Janning, and encouraged her to do the same.' ![]() Haak took several photographs and videos of himself masturbating in the cockpit in front of Ms. Janning while watching pornography on a tablet. Cpt. Haak placed the plane on autopilot, stripped off his clothing, and masturbated in front of Ms. Janning were inside and such that no one else could enter. Haak then bolt-locked the cockpit door, in violation of Federal Law, such that only he and Ms. Janning that this was to be his final flight, and that there was "something wanted to do before retiring,' the lawsuit reads. Janning also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her after the Augincident. Janning's suit also notes that Haak remained employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos. Christine Janning reported her co-pilot Michael Haak for getting undressed in front of her and performing lewd acts in 2020Ĭhristine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported co-pilot Michael Haak to the company and the FBI.
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