Category Archives for Passengers.
Passenger in 15 masks shouted “Trump is here” and “LGBT people are cooking me,” forcing a Newark-bound flight to divert to Chicago to remove him, before the rest of passengers were interviewed by law enforcement and allowed to continue the journey.
A woman’s mid-air skincare routine turned into an unintentional horror scene. Emerging from the airplane bathroom in a sheet mask and hood, she looked less like a beauty guru—and more like the Grim Reaper coming for passengers.
He hogged the seat, unwrapped a smelly tuna sandwich, and then pulled out a vape. After enduring it all, his seatmate finally snapped—bringing a flight attendant into the confrontation..
A Delta Air Lines passenger was caught walking barefoot out of an airplane lavatory, horrifying fellow travelers and scientists alike. Why the outrage? Science confirms airplane bathroom floors are breeding grounds for viruses, bacteria, and worse—making this moment literal proof we’ve failed as a species.
A flight from Milan to London was unexpectedly diverted to Paris after two passengers damaged their passports in bizarre ways during the journey.
On an American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Cancun, one passenger stood up in the aisle and delivered her own safety briefing—covering exits, oxygen masks, and flotation devices with perfect cadence. The cabin laughed, listened, and even called for her to be hired after her now-iconic line: “Mask gon’ fall down, kick your feet!”
A Frontier Airlines passenger stunned a gate agent by turning down an exit row seat with extra legroom, saying she wouldn’t help in an emergency. Instead of stretching out, she was sent to the cramped middle seat in back. Here’s why.
He wouldn’t fasten his seat belt — so police boarded, grabbed his arms and legs, and dragged him the length of the cabin. The bizarre “four-limb carry” left fellow passengers stuck at the gate for hours.
A Frontier passenger declared too drunk to fly dug in her heels, fought police in the aisle — and screamed “There’s a bomb right there!” as the plane sat stuck at the gate. What followed delayed everyone onboard and left her facing felony charges.
A traveler woke to find her neighbor peeling nuts and scattering the shells across the cabin floor. What followed wasn’t a safety scare—it was a lesson in just how low some passengers let standards sink at 35,000 feet.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
