Rochester, New York — An airport security worker in New York has been fired for handing a passenger a handwritten note that said "You ugly!!!"
The June incident came to light this week after passenger Neal Strassner obtained security video through a public records request.
The video from Greater Rochester International Airport shows the worker handing Strassner the note after he passes through a metal detector.
Strassner says he didn't think much of it and continued toward his gate. That's when he says the woman yelled out: "You gonna open the note?"
Strassner says that when he did, the woman burst out laughing. He later complained to her supervisors.
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The Transportation Security Administration says the woman worked for a contractor. The agency says it has "zero tolerance for this type of behaviour."