Crazy Passengers

German Tourist Lands in Sidney, Montana, not Sydney, Australia

Jan 29th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

For the second time in as many years, a German traveler headed to Sydney, Australia, mistakenly bought a ticket to Sidney, Montana, and landed in the small outpost before realizing what was going on. How someone could end up on a prop plane from Seattle and think that they’ll continue flying 7,000 miles is [...]

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Please Keep Your Pants in Their Full and Upright Position

Jan 2nd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

A male passenger on a United flight from Washington to Seattle last week was arrested for groping the woman in the seat next to him while she slept.  The two had been chatting, but the woman dozed off (must have been scintillating conversation) and while she slept, the man decided that was a great time [...]

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Man Covered in Salad Dressing Arrested at DFW

Nov 13th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

(via Jaunted)
A man was arrested at Dallas/Fort Worth airport after police found him sitting on an American Eagle jetbridge covered in salad dressing.  He also didn’t notice that he was missing a shoe.
A quick investigation found that he had spent the day drinking vodka at an airport watering hole.

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Woman Dies While in Custody at Phoenix Airport

Oct 1st, 2007 | By Jared Blank

An irate passenger at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport was handcuffed and placed in a holding cell on Friday after she screamed at a customer service agent in the airport.  Police went to check on her soon after and found that she had died in the cell.  Cops think she may have choked herself to death [...]

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Spirit Airlines: Please Do Not Hide Your Monkey in Your Ponytail

Aug 8th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

A passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight from Lima, Peru to LaGuardia (connecting in Fort Lauderdale) was caught hiding a monkey in ponytail (that’s not a euphemism…he actually had a monkey under his ponytail).  During the flight to LaGuardia the monkey got loose from the ponytail (where he must have been hanging out for 7 [...]

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Three Drunk Passengers Force Emergency Landing in Russia

Jul 16th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Two separate incidents involving three drunk passengers forced a Pulkovo Airlines plane to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from St. Petersburg on its way to Turkey.  Drunk man number one reportedly slapped a female passenger sitting next to him after she declined his romantic advances.  The second set of drunks got into [...]

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That’s Not a Penis Pump, That’s a Bomb

Aug 25th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

A guy is taking a trip from Chicago to Turkey with his mom and when he gets to the airport, security sees a slightly suspicious object in his luggage.  They ask what the object is and the guy tells security that it’s a bomb.  It’s not a bomb, of course, it’s a penis pump (obviously).  [...]

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The Gucci Bag and the Ballpoint Pen

Aug 2nd, 2006 | By Jared Blank

Two stories of nutty passengers getting kicked off planes yesterday:
A woman on a Cathay flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo refused to put her Gucci handbag under the seat in front of her during takeoff.  The plane had already begun to taxi when she got into an argument with flight attendants, causing a delay of [...]

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David Hasselhoff Banned from British Airways Flight

Jul 27th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

What is up with celebrities and airlines?  Snoop Dogg gets banned from British Airways.  DMX gets banned from British Airways.  Some person named Mo’Nique gets kicked off a United flight yesterday.  Where will it end?  Well, it won’t end with David Hasselhoff.  British Airways refused to allow the Baywatch star to board an LA-bound flight [...]

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Mo’Nique Kicked Off United Flight

Jul 26th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

Hm.  This is an odd one.  "TV Star" Mo’Nique was kicked off a United Airlines flight after a confrontation with flight attendants over a hair dryer.  I can’t be bothered to share the details.  Ms. Nique later told a radio station that United’s employees were racist, saying, "I felt like I was being treated like [...]

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