I have an alert for plane crashes and never through I’d be pulling up an article about Harrison Ford, aka famed pilot from the Star Wars series, Han Solo. Ford crashed into a golf course after his plane stalled immediately after take off. From the New York Daily News: Assistant Fire Chief …
Read More »Hilton Receives Only Probation for Threatening to Kill Flight Attendant
Proving the rich have different rules apply to them, Conrad Hilton, who was facing 20 years in jail for threatening the life of a flight attendant among many, many, many other things, was able to plea down to a misdemeanor and just probation. The flight attendant’s sin was paying attention …
Read More »Woman Attacked by Scorpion on Portland Bound Flight
There’s a lot to worry about on flights.  Injuries due to turbulence, angry anti-reclining zealots, and passengers that just ate at Ben’s Chili Bowl. But a woman experienced something previously just part of Samuel L. Jackson’s darkest nightmares–scorpions on a plane. While the airline still doesn’t know how the scorpions got on the …
Read More »“If that man wasn’t there, the flight attendant would have been killed on that flight… I would have killed him.”
Conrad Hilton threw something beyond a hissy fit on a 10-hour flight, calling the rest of the passengers peasants and claiming he was going to kill a flight attendant. Hilton was upset because a flight attendant asked him to step out of the aisle so they could start beverage service, …
Read More »Man’s Heart Stops in Flight But Luckily, Two Paramedics Were On Board
A man in his 70s collapsed on a flight when his heart stopped. Â Luckily, two paramedics were on the flight as well. From ABC News: “He was really pale in color and he was sweating profusely,” said Van. “I started noticing that he’s not breathing, he does not have a …
Read More »Couple Attempts to Hide Acts on Plane via Coat Over Laps Despite Also Being Topless
The New York Daily News reports that a couple was arrested during an attempt to join the mile high club. They attempted to cover up the act by draping a coat across their laps despite the fact that the woman (who was on top) was also completely topless. My two …
Read More »Couple in Hot Water after Throwing Boiling Water at Flight Attendant Over Instant Noodles
A Thai AirAsia flight was diverted after a couple threw a temper-tantrum on-board, culminating in the girlfriend throwing boiling water at a flight attendant. All over instant noodles. The flight attendant told the passengers they would have to wait until the plane was at cruising altitude before they could have …
Read More »Southwest Flight Diverted as Passenger Gives Birth
Takeoff sometimes makes people nauseous.  Or dizzy.  Or in my case, I always fall asleep. A passenger on a Southwest flight found that takeoff caused her to immediately go into labor. According to KTLA: The woman gave birth “slightly†after takeoff while the plane was in the air, Southwest Airlines …
Read More »Philly-Bound US Airways Crew Apparently Ate the Fish
Fourteen crew members and two passengers became seriously ill on a flight to Philly from Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Rome. According to Gawker: Trapped inside a metal room with the noxious odor and an obviously insufficient ventilation system, passengers and crew members alike began throwing up—prompting a …
Read More »Drunk Women Demands First Class Seat; Gets Seat in Cop Car Instead
Apparently, if you are removed from a flight for being too drunk, the airline won’t rebook you in first class, as a New York woman learned. From NOLA.com: She demanded first-class seating and money to pay babysitters because of her delayed return home, the report said. The deputy described Batchker …
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