Can it actually be unsafe to fly a plane full of seething, rage-filled passengers from Florida to New York? Apparently so. Flight 1908 from Miami to LaGuardia was delayed because the flight crew didn’t arrive on time. When they did finally show up, the angry passengers started to boo.
One passenger describes the incident, “…and then they closed them behind glass doors, and they kind of threatened us that they weren’t going to fly with the way people were acting. Some people got very agitated.”
Another passenger says that a few people were using harsh language and acting like a mob. That’s when two American Airlines crew members refused to work in a “hostile” environment. American was unable to find another crew.
“They gave us a hotel and all that, but the hotel we stayed at had barbed-wire all around it. Nice place. Nice hotel, but barbed-wire around it,” another passenger told Fox 5.
The passengers may have been rude, but American certainly got the last laugh. When the passengers finally arrived at LaGuardia the following evening–they found out that their bags had been sent to JFK.
American Airlines Cancels Flight Due to Hostile Passengers [MYFoxNY]
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@Michael Belisle: Flying makes people act like children because airlines treat them like children. They create rules with no apparent purpose and withhold information when something goes wrong; it’s like being in grade school again.
@apotheosis: No, they’ll make themselves look like they’re screening for f-bombs.
My friend was one of the “angry mob.” Here’s her comment:
“The flight was supposed to leave at 9:45 and the crew did not arrive until 11:30. Almost all the articles failed to mention that MOST people clapped and cheered when the crew got there and maybe 2 or 3 people booed. 250 people had to find another way home because of those 2 or 3 people (AND AA could have just ejected those three-since they knew exactly who they were). AA’s excuse for the delay was the flight crew being delayed in customs, but all the other people who were on the pervious flight had made it through customs and had been sitting there for an hour when the crew arrived. Seems unlikely that the average Joe could get through customs faster than the flight crew.”
As a passenger I wouldn’t want to fly with an angry mob either.
@Landru: you, sir or madam, are correct.
“I’m not sure I would blame the unions. You might think about all the leveraged buyouts that have resulted in airlines having too much overhead to operate in challenging times, thus creating hostile flying and working environments.”
This is why on my lats vacation from Ohio to Florida I drove instead of flying. The overall rudeness I’ve encountered on major airlines is increasing. The best experience I’ve ever had was on Southwest.