I keep reading about this Kopper axe incident.
I was the F/E that operated this flight with him, JFK/LOS
You have to remember this was just after 911, they were taking everything from us that was normal before this, if any had gone through TSA that day we were harassed more than normal, cant really blame the captain, but TSA was more of a pain than normal, guess any of us could have lost it at this point.
The Nigerians did not have money for flight plan fuel, kept asking us to accept less,even asked the pax for donations, was not a good situation for any involved, security had to be called for the pax fighting in the back, flight attendants punched in the face etc.
Yes it is a funny story, probably one that is best told in a pub with friends.
We all refer to this now as the Kopper axe, but you had to be there to understand the true meaning of this and what actually happened.