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October 8, 2008

Passengers Behaving Badly - Part II

Filed under: Frustration, Passengers, Arrested, Weird — anne @ 12:42 pm
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Let us now turn to the subject of “anger management”:

A man was arrested at Boston’s Logan Airport - after he sprinkled a 7-ounce bottle of Dr. Scholl’s Foot Powder on fellow passengers as he pushed his way off the plane.

The fellow had experienced some lengthy delays on a US Airways flight (uh…no comment), and this apparently irritated the 42-year old man.

“This is what your airline gets for treating me bad!” - alleged comment from disgruntled passenger

Wow. Tough talk there fella. But not so tough with the actions. I mean, c’mon…punishment by foot powder? We do, however, give him credit for creativity. Which will no doubt be of solace to our hero, now that he faces disorderly conduct charges.

Passengers Behaving Badly - Part I

Filed under: Passengers, Arrested, safety, Weird — anne @ 11:51 am
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Here’s a weird one:

Some 29 year old guy seated next to two teenage sisters on a Southwest flight from San Diego to Denver - bound one of the kid’s hands together - yeah, he tied her up. Fortunately, the older sister managed to free her. The guy then tries to tie up the older girl, but it didn’t work. Apparently, this dark little episode went on for some time.

Did no one notice? Were these kids too afraid - or too embarrassed - to scream?

The finale: According to the AP account of this incident, “a flight attendant who saw what was happening then moved the two girls to a different row…[and the weirdo] was allowed to stay on the flight.”

I find that strange - but I find it even stranger that THE GUY WASN’T ARRESTED UNTIL A WEEK LATER. Supposedly he was drunk - like that’s an excuse. This whole story stinks. But I do have a final thought:

Hey, parents - teach your kids to SCREAM when something bad happens - and if they’re not sure it fits the definition of the word “bad” — have them scream anyway. Girls and boys — teach ‘em both.

October 3, 2008

Flight Attendant Allegedly Offers “Coffee, Tea or Me” — Gets No Takers

Filed under: Flight Attendant, Arrested, Sex — anne @ 2:59 pm
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A female passenger claims a male flight attendant for JetBlue offered to show her some pictures - pictures of the flight attendant, naked.

She says he also offered to have sex with her.

The passenger declined.

Not surprisingly, the flight attendant no longer works for JetBlue.

Just as well, since he’s sort of busy right now, what with his arrest and all.

From our friends at Consumerist.

September 19, 2008

Coke Dealers Join in Fuel Surcharge Hikes

Filed under: Arrested, Fuel, Drugs — anne @ 9:33 am
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And you thought it was just the airlines, didn’t you?

According to the always delightful “The Smoking Gun” website, an Indiana drug dealer sold cocaine to an undercover cop, and charged accordingly:

  • One ounce of cocaine, $215
  • Fuel Surcharge, $25

He was charged last week with two felonies for dealing - no word yet on whether or not he’ll also be indicted for gas-gouging.

September 8, 2008

Fight Breaks out on JetBlue Over Smoking

Filed under: Arrested, JetBlue — anne @ 8:38 am
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See? Smoking is bad for your health, when you do it in an airplane bathroom.

Especially whenone of your fellow passengers doesn’t like it.

Seems a JetBlue flight from Boston to Ft. Lauderdale had to be diverted over the weekend, when some guy reportedly decided to light up in a lavatory.

What happened after that is a little murky, but a TSA spokesman said “one person was injured in the face by what may have been a punch” and said punchee had blood on his face.

Witnesses said this little dust-up involved two brothers - one of whom was soon arrested.

September 5, 2008

Profiling Lawsuit - With a Twist (No Laughs Here)

Filed under: Security, Arrested, US Airways — anne @ 10:54 am
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What do you think?

A woman of Pakistani descent - who has been an American citizen for 28 years - was barred from boarding a US Airways flight in West Virginia (she was ultimately heading to Michigan).

She says she was detained and interrogated for 9 hours, after security found a bottle of water and some face cream in her bag. The thing is, says the suit, plenty of other people did the same thing but they weren’t interrogated - they were just told to dump the stuff. Meanwhile, during the interrogation, the feds were busy searching her apartment.

This is where it gets interesting: the next day, an FBI agent drove her to the airport, so he could explain to US Airways that the woman had been cleared of any charges, but — the airline wouldn’t let her redeem her ticket (and had no comment on the suit, according to the Jackson Citizen Patriot).

Then the FBI guy drives her to Marion, Ohio, where she was met by her mother and driven to Michigan. Now, according to Mapquest, that’s a 3-and-a-half hour drive.

Have you ever heard of the FBI giving that kind of service before? Strikes me as unusual.

August 14, 2008

Grandma Shoots Video on JetBlue Flight, Gets Arrested

Filed under: Arrested, ABC, JetBlue — anne @ 12:30 pm
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My goodness!

A 56-year old grandmother videotaped what was apparently some minor altercation between a couple of passengers (and thanks, Chris Elliott, for all the details).

Then, flight attendants asked her to delete it. She didn’t want to. She got arrested.

Sound nutty? Sure does to us. Makes us REALLY wonder what’s on that videotape. Oh, wait — we’re about to find out. Apparently Grandma is going to be on ABC sometime soon — with her tape.

July 31, 2008

Wild & Crazy — on the road and in the air

Filed under: Arrested — anne @ 12:03 pm
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A plane was forced to turn around and go back to Bangor International yesterday, because of the “unruly” behavior of two passengers, a man and a woman. The cops then arrested them.

Not their first arrest this week, though.

Monday, the contentious couple was stopped for going 108mph on Interstate 95. Has it occurred to them that they might have serious transportation issues?

January 9, 2008

Where American Travelers Go to Get Arrested

Filed under: Destinations, Arrested — mike @ 12:02 pm
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Hey, who says you have to stay in your home country to get busted? Nobody!

Pack your bags, hop on a plane, and start causing trouble in a foreign land. In case you’re wondering which foreign cities offer you the best chance of getting arrested, Gadling (source: the LA Times) has put together a Top-Ten List. Keep reading to see if your favorite destination cracked the top ten…

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