Weird Airline Stories

Man Denied First Class Upgrade Because He Was Wearing a Track Suit

Nov 5th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

(Yes, this story has been elsewhere, but it’s so good I want to make sure everyone sees it):
An exec with Best Buy was denied a first class upgrade on a United Express flight from Dulles because he was wearing a track suit.  If that were actually a rule, would all flights to Florida have completely [...]

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Fight Attendants! Pilots and Flight Attendants Fight in Indian Airlines Cockpit

Oct 6th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

Flight staff came to blows during an Indian Airlines flight from Sharjah, UAE, to Lucknow, India.  The pilot and co-pilot were reportedly harassing a female flight attendant and pushed her out of the cockpit.  A male flight attendant came to her aid, and a fight broke out between all four staff members.  The fight may [...]

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Naked Passenger Cause Southwest Flight to Return to Airport

Aug 21st, 2009 | By Jared Blank

Hoo boy…A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to St. Louis stripped naked, punched another passenger in the face, and was then arrested when the plane returned to the gate at Oakland (you’ll enjoy the photo on the linked page).  Really, what more is there to say?  People are nuts about Southwest.

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Ryanair Forces 9-Year-Old Girl to Pay 10 Euros for Lost Purse

Aug 19th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

Always cuddly Ryanair told a 9-year-old girl that she would have to pay 10 Euro for the return of her lost purse at Dublin Airport. The girl had done a bit of shopping in Dublin airport and lost her purse, which contained about 42 Euro she had saved for a vacation.  After a number of [...]

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Two More Idiots Mistakenly Go to Sydney, Nova Scotia, not Sydney, Australia

Aug 12th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

For the 4th time that I’m aware of , two idiots thought they had booked a trip to Sydney, Australia but ended up in Sydney, Nova Scotia.  A Dutch man and his grandson booked what they thought were tickets Down Under, but it wasn’t until they departed from Halifax in a tiny plane did it [...]

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United Pilot Diverts to Miami to Kick Flight Attendant Off Plane

Jul 16th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

A United Airlines pilot flying from Sao Paulo to Chicago diverted his plane to Miami so he could kick a senior flight attendant off the aircraft after an argument on Tuesday.  Unfortunately, the details of the argument aren’t known, but I bet they are realllllllly good.  This may be the first time this has ever [...]

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Seriously – What Is the Guy in the Mexicana Ad Doing?

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

I’ve been seeing these ads on taxis in New York for a little while now, and every time I pass one I think the same thing:  What the hell is going on with the guy in the picture?  If the airline were called Fellatiana it might make sense (note to self:  start airline called Fellatiana).
If [...]

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Honeymoon Couple Divorces after Wife Takes Too Long in Airport Bathroom

Jul 6th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

Saudi newlyweds, returning from their honeymoon in Malaysia, are splitting up after the husband left his wife in a Kuala Lumpur airport and boarded his flight home without her.  Why?  Because he felt she had spent too much time in the bathroom.  Although no one knows how long she was using the facilities, the husband [...]

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FBI Detains Passenger After He Strips Naked on US Airways Flight (Bad Naked, Not Good Naked)

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By Jared Blank

The FBI detained a passenger after he caused a US Airways flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles to be diverted to Albuquerque.  Why was the flight diverted?  Because the man decided to strip naked, sit in his seat, and refused to put his clothes back on.  (I can’t imagine why you’d want to see it, [...]

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Pilot Gets Angry at Misbehaving Passengers, Kicks Everyone Off Plane and Flies Empty

Jul 1st, 2009 | By Jared Blank

A pilot for Arkefly shuttling a tour group from Amsterdam to Turkey kicked the entire planeload of passengers off the plane after about a dozen passengers were misbehaving during takeoff.  A group of the hoildaymakers were running around the plane and sitting in jumpseats during taxiing away from the terminal in Amsterdam.  They passengers were [...]

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