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Bill de Blasio kept 100 passengers waiting at JFK Airport for flight to Puerto Rico after ordering JetBlue plane to wait on the runway
He's a Socialist, an egalitarian, a man of the people, a man who had them play a song at his inaugural that included the lyrics, "And we'll never be royals It don't run in our blood, That kind of luxe just ain't for us."
"Bill de Blasio kept more than 100 people waiting for a commercial flight from JFK Airport to Puerto Rico because he was running late.
The revelation will do nothing to alleviate New York's mayor of his reputation for tardiness.
Passengers including city officials and holidaygoers had no idea why the boarding gate remained closed for 20 minutes after it was due to open on November 6.
Finally, de Blasio arrived with an entourage of security, and the JetBlue flight was deemed ready for boarding
The mayor and his security were seated first before others were allowed to board."