Sullen Sully: “Southwest Sucks!”

On Friday, the world applauded Southwest pilot Ian Gregor, who made a heroic emergency landing after a fuselage rupture, saving the lives of all 118 aboard the Boeing 737.  But one man wasn’t impressed.

“Whoopty F#ckin’ Doo,” said Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, who rose to fame in 2009 when he successfully ditched a US Airways flight in the Hudson River. “If that guy’s a hero, I’m a messiah.”

Southwest spokesperson Michelle Kole said that while she respects Mr. Sullenberger, to say Ian Gregor isn’t a hero is “just plain wrong.”

When OMdoubleG contacted Sully for his reaction to Kole’s comments, the former pilot backtracked a little. “Look, I think he did a great thing landing that plane safely.  All I’m saying is let’s not go overboard and throw a parade for the dude.  My 11-year-old niece can land a plane on solid ground…call me when he touches down in the ocean.”