Passenger Stories

The Creepy Passenger

May 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

I was flying from the east coast to the west coast (I can’t give specifics because I had received the ticket from a relative who works for the airline) and was lucky enough to secure a first class seat. It was an older plane but the seats were pretty spacious and there was a large [...]

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Double Double Man

May 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

A few years ago I was on a Southwest flight from Albuquerque to Phoenix. Being frequent business travelers my co-worker and I usually sit in the rear of the plane with the hope of finding a little peace and quiet. It had been a long week and we had a few things to wrap up [...]

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The Pugnacious Passenger

May 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

I made a mistake of taking a red eye flight. Everyone was rude. One lady’s kid had taken my reserved seat and she told me I would have to find somewhere to sit. I called over to the flight attendant and she made the kid move. I thought the lady was going to let me [...]

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Surly Seat Kicker

May 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

I was on a relatively short flight, sitting in coach behind a family with a father, mother, and a boy of perhaps seven. A few minutes into the flight, I feel a kick to the back of my seat. Kick. Kick. Kick. “All right,” I think to myself. “There’s no sense being unpleasant. Surely one [...]

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Personal Space Please

April 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

I recently flew from Los Angeles to New York and sat next to one of the most obnoxious passengers I have ever encountered. I should have known there was going to be a problem when the gentlemen who was assigned to sit next to me in a middle seat decided to sit in the aisle [...]

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A Loooong Flight Home

April 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

It was on an international flight going from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. I was tired and dirty, having back-packed solo across Europe for two weeks, and I was ready to be going home. Not long after take-off I quickly nodded off in my seat, thankful for the opportunity to finally relax in a safe place, when [...]

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The Nose Picker

April 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

On our way home from our honeymoon in Las Vegas in July, we were seated in a 3 seat row on a full flight. No seat was empty. My husband had the window seat and I was in the middle. It was hot and the AC didn’t seem to work. Then an older man with [...]

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The Cougar And Her Prey

April 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

Several months ago my wife and I were on a flight from Boston to Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. While the flight was full, my wife had managed to score us seats in the exit row allowing us to stretch out a bit and enjoy our vacation from the start. Prior to getting [...]

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Which Is Worse?

April 26, 2009 Passenger Stories

I saw the Mr Poopypants reference on CNN.com and I have had that experience more than once! Recently on a flight from San Francisco to Denver it was apparent that someone had done this right in my vicinity and clearly did nothing about it. I looked around and there were some toddlers. WHO are these [...]

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Mr. Jerk

April 25, 2009 Passenger Stories

It was early 2000 on a flight from New Jersey to Atlanta. I was finally going home after a long working four-week trip. The flight was packed. Truly, sardines have more room in those cans. Spring hadn’t quite arrived. It was relatively warm, but there was still snow on the ground in Jersey. However, conditions [...]

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