Passengers

Category Archives for Passengers.

Airline Kicks Woman Off Flight After She Had Two Drinks, Took Conference Call In The Bathroom

by Gary Leff on April 20, 2023

Apr 20 2023

A passenger was kicked off of an Alaska Airlines Portland – Las Vegas flight after spending 10 minutes in the lavatory before departure. The woman was killing time on her phone, admitted not understanding how the bathroom worked, and said she’d had ‘one and a half mimosas’ at the airport but doesn’t appear to have been intoxicated.

Usually when passengers go into the lav with their phone it’s to watch you-know-what. This woman was apparently having a conference call?

Southwest Airlines Flight Diverts After Passenger Goes On Anti-Baby Rant

by Gary Leff on April 20, 2023

Apr 20 2023

Do parents with crying babies have just as much right to be on the plane as you do?

United Airlines Makes Major League Pitcher’s Wife Clean Popcorn On Her Hands And Knees

by Gary Leff on April 17, 2023

Apr 17 2023

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass blasted United Airlines after a flight attendant asked his pregnant wife to clean up her seating area after their two year old daughter spilled popcorn on the floor. According to Bass, cleaning up after his kids isn’t his wife’s job – that’s for the cleaning crew.

Police Break Elderly Deaf Woman’s Arm During Austin Airport Layover, Settlement May Avoid Lawsuit

by Gary Leff on April 13, 2023

Apr 13 2023

Officers had accused the woman of being intoxicated “due to her mannerisms and tone of voice,” not understanding that “her hearing problem can affect the volume of her voice in loud settings.”

United Airlines Passenger Brings Cupcakes To Celebrate Earning Million Mile Status

by Gary Leff on April 11, 2023

Apr 11 2023

One United Airlines customer brought cupcakes for the airline’s employees to celebrate crossing the one million mile threshold, earning lifetime Gold status with the carrier (and extending his status to a partner). He wasn’t looking for the airline to do something for him, he did something for the people at the airline who have helped him along his journey.

American Airlines First Class Passenger Kicked Off Flight After Demanding Predeparture Beverage

by Gary Leff on April 7, 2023

Apr 07 2023

A first class American Airlines passenger was kicked off of a flight after requesting a predeparture beverage. He refused to leave after being told to do so a flight attendant and a pilot, so police were called.

He wants to know what he’s done. It doesn’t matter, he’s been told to leave and in the moment there’s nothing he can do about it. The request does not have to be reasonable. He’s going to have to comply.

New U.S. Senator Blasts United Airlines, Posts His MileagePlus Number To Twitter

by Gary Leff on April 6, 2023

Apr 06 2023

New U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) got frustrated with United Airlines and tweeted out his boarding pass, complete with reservation number and MileagePlus number.

Vance had blasted United Airlines for something that airline passengers are frustrated with all the time – the failure to update customers in a timely manner. In this case the plane hadn’t yet boarded at the scheduled boarding time, but was still showing as though it would.

Passenger Uses ‘So Little Legroom’ As Excuse For Manspreading, Snooping On Female Seatmate

by Gary Leff on April 3, 2023

Apr 03 2023

Expecting a woman to confront a tall man, when she’s pinned between him and the wall of an aircraft, without the assistance of cabin crew seems a bit rich. But not as rich as doubling down on the invasion of her personal space by looking over her shoulder at her phone screen. And somehow she’s being unreasonable for seeking comfort from a friend that she’s stuck next to him?

50% Of Men Think They Could Land A Plane If Pilots Became Incapacitated

by Gary Leff on April 1, 2023

Apr 01 2023

While 110 million Americans haven’t even played Microsoft’s flight simulator, apparently one third of Americans think they could take the controls of an aircraft and land it if they had to. For males the number is 50%.

Passenger Sat On Flight Watching Porn Of His Wife – And He Thinks That’s Ok

by Gary Leff on March 31, 2023

Mar 31 2023

When you’re stuck in a metal tube packed in with strangers it’s not your living room, and you shouldn’t behave like it is. For instance, you should wear pants.

You also shouldn’t watch porn on your devices. Of your wife. With other peoples’ kids nearby. Apparently, like the thing about pants, this is something some passengers do need to be told.