as someone who flies a LOT, i almost never get to experience the hilarious and disruptive airport shenanigans that i see on this app
but i was finally blessed. i was flying from a few weeks ago and this guy demanded to be taken off the plan onto the tarmac after we landed. it made no sense, to anyone, but he did get off
we were flying LGA > ILM on a friday morning. i was upgraded to first class (
@Delta) and was listening to music (kingfishr) on my noise cancelling headphones, totally unaware of the hilarity unfolding behind me. about 15 minutes before we landed at ILM, the flight attendant came over and asked me to confirm my email. i was super confused, took of the headphones and asked why. she said “we’re giving out free miles because of the inconvenience”
it was at that point that i heard a man about 5 or 6 rows back, in comfort plus, loudly yelling, though somewhat polite.
“i’m just saying, why can’t i get off the flight”
“sir, it’s because we haven’t landed yet. we will land in about 10 minutes”
“i’m SORRY, i just don’t UNDERSTAND. i don’t FLY A LOT, let me off the flight”
he wasn’t scary or threatening really, just screaming loudly and extremely confused
when we landed, there was another plan still at our gate so the pilot announced that we’d have to wait about 10 minutes on the tarmac (no big deal, common occurrence, and we were early anyway)
the man starts yelling again, saying “well we’ve landed now! let me off!”
everyone tries to explain to him that he can get off in 10 mins, but he’s not having it
“just open the door now and let me off! i need to get off!”
the flight attendant calmly explains that if they open the door on the tarmac and let him out, he will be arrested and likely face a big fine
“i don’t care about any of that. i have to get off now!” then very calmly “ok, so you will open the door and let me out?”
after a few minutes, they do open the door and then they calmly call the man up. he walks up to the front, steps down the stairs, and is immediately arrested by the sheriff
i was on the wrong side of the plan to get a photo so i started begging the passengers on the other side to send me a photo. i asked them to airdrop it (none of us want to share numbers) and inexplicably everyone on that side had android. finally i said “please just hold up your phone and i’ll take a picture”).
everyone on the plane was so mad but i wasn’t in any rush and i thought it was the funniest thing of all time. the man wasn’t threatening or scary, just completely an idiot. hope he was OK (i think he was on a combination of drugs and stupidity) and thanks to the delta personnel for handling the incident with poise
but to me, the inane and hilarious idiocy was a blessing from God and i praised Jesus for allowing me to finally experience such humor