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3 Passengers Held In A Turkish Prison After Filming Flight Attendant Doing Safety Demo

by Gary Leff on July 4, 2023

Jul 04 2023

Nine Israeli citizens were arrested on arrival in Istanbul after a flight attendant on their Pegasus Airlines flight complained she had been sexually harassed.

The passengers say that the crewmember simply “didn’t like Israelis.” But one member of the group “took a video of her giving the safety instructions before takeoff” and she used that as a pretext for her complaint, though she’d asked the passenger to delete the video and he complied.

Three members of the group have reportedly been held in a Turkish prison on the Syrian border for a week.

Air Canada’s Years-Long Meltdown Almost Saved Titan Submersible Passengers

by Gary Leff on July 3, 2023

Jul 03 2023

In every disaster, there’s always the story of someone who was supposed to be there too but fate intervened. In this case, Air Canada managed to operate a flight – by no means guaranteed! – and contributed to the demise of Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year old son Suleman.

Does “Don’t Cut In Line” Apply When Getting Off The Plane?

by Gary Leff on July 2, 2023

Jul 02 2023

There’s no rule against waiting your turn when getting off of an aircraft. Normally you stand up, walk into the aisle either right away upon reaching the gate or when the row in front of you starts walking off the plane. And then when the people in front of you are on their way out, you proceed down the aisle yourself.

But is there a rule against squeezing through the passengers in front of you, while you’re waiting for the aircraft doors to open? No, not really.

Spirit Airlines Shuts Boarding Door To Block Rowdy Passengers After 5 Hour Delay

by Gary Leff on June 28, 2023

Jun 28 2023

Monday night’s Spirit Airlines flight 3902 from Atlanta to Detroit was delayed five hours. After a significant mechanical delay, passengers “were eventually told they could board around 10:15 p.m.” and around 15 did indeed board.

However “rowdy travelers caused another delay” and Spirit gate agents shut the boarding doors so that “nobody else could board.”

Passengers Revolt And Airline Employees Flee As Flight From DC To Casablanca Gets Cancelled

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2023

Jun 27 2023

On Sunday night flying in the Northeast was a mess. Flights out of the three DC-area airports were paused while the FAA’s air traffic control organization suffered an equipment failure at Potomac TRACON. Flights resumed shortly after 7 p.m. Eastern time, but there was a backlog to clear. Some flights cancelled, for instance as crew exceeded their maximum duty hours.

Royal Air Maroc flies Washington Dulles to Casablanca five days a week using a Boeing 787-8. After several hours staff hadn’t communicated at all with passengers. Then they finally cancelled the flight. And the passengers went into revolt. Staff fled for their safety.

United Airlines Passenger Illegally Vapes Throughout Flight, While Cabin Crew Shrug

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2023

Jun 27 2023

A United Airlines passenger is shown in a video surreptitiously vaping during a flight, and then exhaling water vapor. Another passenger on board who videotaped the incident shared that it was brought to the flight attendants, who “completely dismissed it.”

Naked Woman Bites Police, Delaying Flight From Munich

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2023

Jun 27 2023

The 27-year-old woman “undressed completely” prior to pushback on Friday and “screamed loudly.” The incident was enough to trigger both federal and state police, who tried to put a blanket over her. It was her nakedness, rather than unruliness, that appeared to be their response priority.

Man Had His Own Private Jet After All American Airlines Passengers Took Other Flights During Delay

by Gary Leff on June 26, 2023

Jun 26 2023

Travel the past couple of days has been brutal, with storms and an FAA outage snarling flights. One passenger was forced to endure an 18 hour delay – and was rewarded by an American Airlines flight, operated just for him.

Rampers showed up to load bags – just for him. He was called to board his flight – by name. And the crew did their safety demonstration – just for him.

The Surprising Reason Children Are Allowed In First Class

by Gary Leff on June 25, 2023

Jun 25 2023

Children are allowed in business and first class because airlines want to sell tickets. Families buy more than one ticket at a time! While airlines promote buying up to a premium cabin for rest, they don’t promote the product you’re buying as child-free. And as a business or first class passenger you don’t have a moral claim to inflict the screaming on other passengers in the larger economy cabin.

Chris Christie Crashes Out On A Plane, Exhausted From Attacking Trump

by Gary Leff on June 23, 2023

Jun 23 2023

Christie famously fell asleep at a Bruce Springsteen concert (though he claimed he only put his head back and closed his eyes).

Here he’s flying commercial. And he’s crashed out.

Passengers

3 Passengers Held In A Turkish Prison After Filming Flight Attendant Doing Safety Demo

Air Canada’s Years-Long Meltdown Almost Saved Titan Submersible Passengers

Does “Don’t Cut In Line” Apply When Getting Off The Plane?

Spirit Airlines Shuts Boarding Door To Block Rowdy Passengers After 5 Hour Delay

Passengers Revolt And Airline Employees Flee As Flight From DC To Casablanca Gets Cancelled

United Airlines Passenger Illegally Vapes Throughout Flight, While Cabin Crew Shrug

Naked Woman Bites Police, Delaying Flight From Munich

Man Had His Own Private Jet After All American Airlines Passengers Took Other Flights During Delay

The Surprising Reason Children Are Allowed In First Class

Chris Christie Crashes Out On A Plane, Exhausted From Attacking Trump

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