Passengers from Hell

[josephinekelly]

A previous discussion seems to have ended up on the above subject and I wonder whether anyone has an unforgettable experience on the flights over with such fellow passengers, or even cabin staff.

I kicked off with recounting how a three year old was allowed to jump on his seat and hang over my TV screen during all the times he was awake. On remonstrating with his father, we were told it was all we could expect from a three year old, and in retaliation, he (the father)let down both seats back as far as possible for the entire flight.

[SunLover]

I think I'd have been inclined to kick the back of their seats for the whole flight, explaining "that's all you can expect from an annoyed person" !!! [:O]

[LiesaAnna]

and i said following the conversation........
on our way home after our first visit to florida that the people in front of us slam the chair back into my knee! when i cried out and said "please put your seat forward you've hurt my bad knee" they got the knock! her partner then put his back into my daughters face who has bad eyes and wears glasses constantly! she said she couldnt watch TV like that, so i politely asked if he would put his seat forward as it was distressing my daughter, he muttered something about always sleeping on the way home! then slammed it back again! i then called the air/steward to sort this out, and my husband (wrongly) told him to put it up as it wasnt fair to Terri as she was in tears! he was so rude! which wound steve right up! then the A/S said he was sorry about this to the chap in front! red rag to a bull i'm afraid! steve was very angry, and shouted through gritted teeth to put the chair up and not be so selfish! the A/S said the man in front had paid good money for his seat and was entitled to put it back WE DIDNT have free seats!!!!! but he asked him to put it upright which he did, after telling steve quite loudly that he was going to get the police to arrest steve when we landed if he didnt sit and be quiet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (which he did) steve apologised to the air steward, and said anyone would defend their kids!!!! especially when an adult is involved!
was dreading the next flight but thankfully apart from my painful knee went great there and back!!!

[Nostromo]

My worst experience was when the wife and I flew to San Francisco a few years ago. Sitting in front and all around us was a group of noisy young people (in their 20s) who I later learned were some sort of nuveau Christian Gospel group from somewhere in the Americam Midwest. All of them seemed to be high on something (maybe they thought that got them closer to heaven) and were dancing and singing ludicrously throughout the flight, unmindful of the complaints by other passengers or staff. The guy in front of me was the worst, wiggling furiously in his seat in tune to some music with both legs perched on top of the seat in front of him. We later learned that the airline had lodged an official complaint to the group's Church or whatever.

[LiesaAnna]

that wouldve sent me over the top i'm afraid!

[Ray&Sarah]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by SunLover
I think I'd have been inclined to kick the back of their seats for the whole flight, explaining "that's all you can expect from an annoyed person" !!! [:O]
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That sounds like a good plan, we always seem to end up with some annoying child in front of us. [msnsmile2] We always made our sons sit in their seats and kept them busy with things to do. Perhaps we got it wrong though.[msnscared]

[SunLover]

Sounds like a complete nightmare Nostromo

[blott]

Oh, there were the passengers who had a stand up fight in the aisle. Then there were the passengers whose kids kicked the back of our seats for the entire flight. Then there were the screaming baby people. Then there were the passengers who bagged all the seats in the transfer bus for their kids and left the elderly and disabled to stand and then argued the toss - but didn't budge an inch.

Then there was the Virgin crew from hell (the ones whose supervisor wasn't paid enough to handle complaints), swiftly followed by the Continental crew from hell who completely ignored someone with a disability and issued a seat that wasn't suitable.

[Ray&Sarah]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Oh, there were the passengers who had a stand up fight in the aisle. Then there were the passengers whose kids kicked the back of our seats for the entire flight. Then there were the screaming baby people. Then there were the passengers who bagged all the seats in the transfer bus for their kids and left the elderly and disabled to stand and then argued the toss - but didn't budge an inch.

Then there was the Virgin crew from hell (the ones whose supervisor wasn't paid enough to handle complaints), swiftly followed by the Continental crew from hell who completely ignored someone with a disability and issued a seat that wasn't suitable.
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Remind us not to fly at the same time as you then Blott!!![msnwink]

[E. Cosgrove]

Oh you've travelled on the same flights as me then Blott?[msnwink]<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Oh, there were the passengers who had a stand up fight in the aisle. Then there were the passengers whose kids kicked the back of our seats for the entire flight. Then there were the screaming baby people. Then there were the passengers who bagged all the seats in the transfer bus for their kids and left the elderly and disabled to stand and then argued the toss - but didn't budge an inch.

Then there was the Virgin crew from hell (the ones whose supervisor wasn't paid enough to handle complaints), swiftly followed by the Continental crew from hell who completely ignored someone with a disability and issued a seat that wasn't suitable.
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