The brouhaha erupted during boarding of Flight 6707 to Kansas City when Carter bent over to tie his shoelaces and bumped into the man as he stood up. The steward took exception to the inadvertent contact and called cops and a ground operator supervisor, officials said.... Several law-enforcement sources said the flight attendant, who recognized Carter, over-reacted and credited the anchor for ending the dust-up by volunteering to walk away.Source: NY1 star 'bumps' himself off flight
(Note that DL 6707 is operated by Comair, a 100% owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines and one of worst regional airlines in the U.S.)