Category Archives for Passengers.
Prior to departure of an American Airlines flight from Tampa to Philadelphia, a passenger gets into an altercation and calls a flight attendant a “kike” but I don’t think he knows what that means.
A Delta Air Lines passenger bound for Austin was arrested as a stowaway after being caught while the plane was taxiing out to takeoff from Salt Lake City International Airport.
Wicliff Yves Fleurizard was trying to get home from a snowboarding trip to Park City, Utah. On Saturday he tried using a Southwest Airlines buddy pass but flights were full. So he changed his approach for Sunday.
An unruly passenger on a Jetstar flight from Melbourne to Bali turned around shortly after departure. Flight JQ43 left just before 11 am on Monday. The woman dubbed “the passenger from hell” started accusing another traveler of stealing her mobile phone. The accused allegedly attempted to force her way into the cockpit, shouting at fellow passengers, and physically pushing others aside as she moved through the cabin.
A mother shared to TikTok the story of borrowing money so that she and her husband could go on vacation with their baby – flying business class. She says they’ve taken out two loans in a year in order to travel “and don’t regret it at all.”
They’re doing this because they feel like they’ll regret not traveling when they’re young, and because flying business class will motivate them.
A Delta Air Lines passenger was kicked off a flight prior to departure for vaping. She was doing it right out in the open, in full view of passengers and crew. And from her interactions when confronted, she doesn’t sound sober either. Video of the incident was viewed over 17 million times in the first day that it was posted online.
A United Airlines first class passenger “took his shoes and socks off, then hung his dirty socks on the seat-back so they could dry” on Thursday. Flight attendants said nothing, but a man sitting across the aisle couldn’t help bringing it to social media – asking how United Airlines could permit such behavior.
A woman trying to fly from Dallas – Fort Worth on American Airlines was barred from boarding because she appeared drunk after a couple of vodka tonics. She assaulted the gate agents. And she wasn’t even a leisure traveler – she was on a business trip with a colleague. And she even admitted to throwing back the drinks.
This is a pretty shocking altercation in first class. A woman in a bikini prances onto the plane. She must violate every airline appearance standard, but she’s been allowed to board. And she gets into a fight with the woman in the row behind her, because the scantily clad passenger appeared a little too sexy to that woman’s husband.
In fact, the wife threw a blanket on the passenger in the bikini – something that woman didn’t take kindly to.
A YouTube ‘prankster’ took a passenger’s luggage at baggage claim and his partner filmed the reaction. The passengerr lost it, going after the man who took the bag. Police responded to the altercation – and tackled the man whose luggage was stolen because he was seen attacking the YouTube perpetrator.
Subdued and cuffed, the passenger offered his explanation of what happened. His bag was beig taken, but he also committed assault – while the filming continued. Video of the incident contains language that is not safe for work (or safe for work from home, for that matter).
A young woman was shocked at the start of a 10 hour Lufthansa flight in economy, as a woman “shoved [her] seat forward” and told her that she’s “not allowed to recline” for the duration of the trip. Why? Because “it’s too much for her.” She asks her audience what she should do?
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 »
