emummert

Message: I saw a post long ago that amused me to no end. Relate your worst experiences with fellow passengers. This should provide many with amusement!

FainaAgain

And the more you post the more amused you get I suppose

emummert

Having a rough day...could use some amusing retellings

hleesa

I was flying home from Bangkok and the flight from Japan to Los Angelas was rather memorable. Around 5 boys (probably high school) were on the flight. One of them was tired and he decided to sleep in the middle of the aisle. The flight attendant tried to wake him up to no avail. She finally slapped his behind to wake him up - he awoke and yelled at her for slapping him. She patiently tried to explain that you can not sleep on the floor in an aisle. Later (or perhaps it was before this) it was meal time. This same boy was served a meal. He decided he did not like it, so he slammed his tray so that it splattered in the aisle. Well, this was three months after Sept. 11 and an air marshal was on board. He came to "talk" to this boy. When we arrived in LA, I hoped that they would actually be charged, but they got to walk away. I was disappinted that, beyond a minor scolding, he got away with his ridiculous behavior.

E

On a domestic flight, I saw three adults seated in the bulkhead completely fill the legroom area with shopping bags. The flight attendant asked them politely to pack all the bags into the overhead, and offered to help; she even explained that everything must be stowed away for takeoff--duh! Well, they resisted, and asked to speak to the head F.A., saying that these were "valuable items" and shouldn't be squished. At last, they ran out of steam, but they didn't lift a finger to put all the bags away, nooo--made the F.A. do it. And then--what fatheads!--after takeoff, they called the very same F.A. over to ask her for an apology! Believe it or not, she gave them one. My business colleague and I saw and heard the whole thing. We then called the F.A. over to say we thought she was very professional and we wished we could buy her a drink; we didn't refer to the fatheads, but they may have heard us, who knows. The F.A. seemed grateful for some kind words. The %&*$ those F.A.'s have to put up with...

nytraveler

Flew Aer Lingus from Shannon to JFK the year the World Cup was in the US and had the incredibly unhappy experience of being seated behind a troop of soccor louts. They seemd to me to be way too drunk before they boarded and the crew continued to serve them drinks. Their joking and calling out degenerated into "singing", chanting and eventually chimp-style hooting. Then a couple of them started to push and shove like 6 years olds in a playground.

At that point I had had enough and told the crew chief if she couldn;t get them back in order I was going to make an official complaint - immediately to the captain and later to the FAA. She said they were just "lads having some fun". I insisted - and at that point a couple in front of them started to complain loudly as well.

They had to get the co-captain to come back and calm them down, cut off their drinks - and threaten then with arrest. Luckily the plan ws not full and they moved them all to the back of the plane so they were at least a little less annoying. I - and the complainant couple - were moved to First Class.

The louts continued to complain loudly - at times audible even into first class - about not being given any more drinks. I really blame the airline - they never should have been allowed to board - and once on should not have been served any more liquor.

GoTravel

My one and only experience with Southwest Airlines.

When they used to have the "lounge" seating I flew from Kansas City to Baltimore facing away from the pilot (same direction FAs face). I had a 5 year old girl kick me in the knees the entire flight. She was swinging her feet.

Kept asking mother to please ask Susie to stop swinging legs because she was kicking me to no avail.

I kept asking Susie to please stop kicking me to no avail.

FA intervened to no avail.

Plane was full and they couldn't move me.

It took days for the swelling to subside in my already-shot-from-ballet-knee.

SouthWest gave me a free roundtrip ticket anywhere they flew.

I threw it in the trash.

bugswife1

I have no patience for that kind of crap. If the mother did not handle it, I would have. I would have yelled right in that kids face to cut it out or I would kick her right back. I would not have cared less if I scared her to the point of pissing her pants. I just cannot stand kids that are not under control. Not their fault, but I won't suffer for it.

Diana

GoTravel,

I swear, I feel like a bull rider or a football player what with all of the ballet injuries I've got. (Not to mention some VERY strange looking toes from years en pointe.)

It sounds like "Susie" needed to get a close up view of the interior of the overhead luggage compartment.

I have SOOOO many fellow passenger horror stories, but the one I just can't seem to forget is the (extremely) large man I watched inhale three Nathan's dogs at La Guardia. He piled on all condiments available - especially onions.

I was bummed to find that I was in the window seat of the very last row of a packed flight back to RDU because it was one of those planes with the rear engine noise that is hellish.

So, here I am, crammed into the corner, already feeling sorry for myself when down the aisle lumbers "The Hot Dog King."

No! I pray. No! I implore. No! I plead silently.

But OH YES! He wedges himself in next to me, falls asleep, and proceeds to exhale a noxious miasma of hot doggy perfume into my face for the entire trip.

doc_

I'm sure little Suzie's parents thought it was cute. Kick the parents in the leg and see how they like it.

Suzie

It's more likely that her name was Brianna, Ashley, Nicole or Katelyn!

OO

Wait a minute Suzie...my dentist's name is Caitlin. Do you mean to say she actually gets her kicks out of that drill???

Suzie

OO, don't all dentists get their kicks from drills? Hey really, don't dentists use the air abrasion now so no icky teeth drilling smell and sound? Sorry I have little experience with the whole drill thing as I have few cavities or other dental problems. Yes I feel fortunate.

I think we are showing our age when we refer to kids as Suzie and Johnny. Kids these days are more like Ashley and Kyle.

GoTravel

The hotdog thing cracked me up!

Yes, I do have very ugly feet from years on pointe.

I think in the Suzie situation, I must have been in some kind of shock. Honestly, no one could stop her from kicking and I think in situations such as that, some parents need to re-think the "no spanking" approach to parenting.

Time out didn't work nor did mom explaining to Susie why what she was doing was wrong.

Suzie's mother is going to be in for a lifetime of heartache with Suzie. If she will not listen now, wonder what mom is going to do when Suzie hits 14 or 15.

reneeinva

March 2002 flying from Dulles to Wichita. 4:00 a.m.

We noticed two guys in the check-in line behind us drinking what was obviously alcohol out of a camel back. They already appeared to be very intoxicated.

Lo and behold, we get on our 6 a.m. flight and who comes stumbling in?

Before takeoff they proceed to pass the camel back between themselves and in the process end up hosing the woman behind them with the alcohol. The woman starts screaming, the flight attendants bring her to the back where we were and try to calm her down but to no avail. The air marshall escorts the guys off of the airplane.

The guy in front of us tells the flight attendant that the two drunk guys left their bags on the plane.

This was my first flight since 9/11 so I just knew they had done all of this on purpose and there were bombs in the bags and we were all going to die.

All of this before 6:30 a.m.

E

Suzie (the poster, not little Susie, that is), you crack me up! What's that line from "You've Got Mail" about "a generation of cocktail waitresses"?!

GoTravel

Suzie, the little girl's name was Suzie LOL!

I'll never forget the name because I said her name a zillion times.

"Suzie, please stop kicking me".

mlarson

I too had a bad experience with a little brat kid sitting behind me and CONSTANTLY hitting the back of my seat, causing my seat to jerk. I undid my seatbelt, got up turned around to face the parent and gave them a "go to #$*#" look. Asked her politely to please have her child stop hitting & kicking my chair. It didn't do any good, the kid kept it up. Thank God, the flight went by quickly! For the life of me, I don't understand how parents can be so RUDE! I'd be so embarrassed if my kid was that annoying! I secretly hoped they'd get a screaming baby on the last leg of their flight (after I got off of course)sitting right next to them!

I do get a kick out of watching people board a plane when there's "open seating". If a mother with a baby is sitting down (assume 3 seats to a row), NO ONE sits next to her! Unless of course the plane is full! I joked with the mother about it. Told her that this gave me a great idea. Next time I fly I'm going to bring a life-like doll and hold it! No one will be sitting next to me!

SEW

GoTravel.

I know hindsight is 20/20, but didn't you just want to grab little Suzie's legs and tie them up in a knot.

You know it's not going to be good when you know the child's name within one minute of boarding.

emummert

No kidding...I had a friend of mine do this once...

Kid kicking the seat behind his wife. After repeated requests to mother, kid did not stop. The middle seat behind his mother was open. He politely asked the two passengers in that row if he could sit between them for a few minutes. They agreed, and he proceeded to just NAIL the seat in front of him repeatedly until she turned around. He said he would continue if her kid continued. Problem solved. He returned to his seat, and his wife had peace the rest of the flight.