Passenger Stories

Grey Haired “Gentleman”

November 25, 2008 Passenger Stories

Flying from Geneva to London. I got settled in my seat and in front of me a grey haired gentleman took his seat and also seemed to settle down. I got out my book and started to read. Then it started. I was roused from my reading by an argument between the fellow and the [...]

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Drunk Passenger Pukes

October 25, 2008 Passenger Stories

We were on a dinnertime flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta that was full of business travelers and vacationers coming back with their wallets empty. We were in the bulkhead seats, so we were able to see everyone get on the plane. One of the passengers, a man traveling alone that looked to be in [...]

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Training For The Olympics

September 21, 2008 Passenger Stories

For once, this is not a story about “the Ugly American,” instead it is of the “Insensitive Australian.” We are on our way to Los Angeles from Australia. Most passengers have settled in and are trying to go to sleep. We have bulk head seats. Therefore, there is a large space between us and the [...]

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Yapping Airhead’s Audible Assaults

August 21, 2008 Passenger Stories

my weekly travels from Dallas to LA have been somewhat uneventful for the most part until american started getting cheap… between the chaos of american and the summer travels, the last couple of months have been horrible as far as seating or the ability to change it… …so I board and sit with my NOISE [...]

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Passenger Pitches A Tent

August 21, 2008 Passenger Stories

[Mature content] On one of my flights, a male took the middle seat next to me. He told me something to which I smiled and nodded. I thought it was obvious when I didn’t remove my headphones that I wanted no conversation. He told me something else and I smiled again and pointed to my [...]

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Mr. Mutter

August 21, 2008 Passenger Stories

Right before boarding a flight from SEA to PHX, my daughter handed me a sub sandwich and a bag of chips for the trip. Once on board and seated next to the window (I usually request an aisle seat, but the aircraft type had changed), I dug out my book and began to relax. A [...]

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The Foot

August 20, 2008 Passenger Stories

I was on a flight from Frankfurt to Houston on Lufthansa; I was 13 and this was 2002 I believe. Anyways there was this other girl my age sitting next to me and her mother behind her along with her grandmother sitting straight behind me. The grandmother decided to stretch, putting her foot on my [...]

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Circus Freak Show

August 20, 2008 Passenger Stories

Welcome to the freak show, fellow passengers. Here’s the circus I’ve seen – people are what makes flights from hell… Passenger #1 – In the bulkhead – takes off his shoes, then proceeds to use the wall as some sort of foot scratching pad, rubbing his feet on every surface he could reach. He was [...]

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Bookworm Prevents Shuteye

August 20, 2008 Passenger Stories

Me and my family were going to Hawaii for Spring Break of 2006. It took about 12 hours to get there. Since it took so long we had to spend the night on the plane. So as I was trying to fall asleep, I couldn’t because of a woman behind me and my family who, [...]

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Early Flight Episodes

May 20, 2008 Passenger Stories

The first Southwest flight to Ontario, a weekday morning, was at 6 AM. Sitting in the bulkhead was a man, a woman and a young child. Just prior to the cabin door closing, the man and woman stood up, spread out a rug, kneeled down and prayed. The airline attendants were pleading with them to [...]

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