Many of us like to celebrate the miracle of flight with a
bevvy or two. I’m no stranger to airport cocktails or even to having more than
one glass of white with my inflight meal. It’s perfectly acceptable. But in the
end, there really should be a line that we draw for our own well-being and for
the sake of the other passengers and crew we travel with.
Here’s a fun list of incidents from 2014 to remind us all why
we should try and keep our inflight drink count in the single digits.
July, 2014
But first, let me take an illegal selfie….
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| Lee Jezard |
Jezard didn’t get too bummed about missing his plane since
he was issued a ticket for the very next day.
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| This is how Jezard got past security |
Jezard was eventually
apprehended by a cleaner on the plane and arrested for his efforts.
"It's a good job I am not a
terrorist,” he said.
Read more here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10990866/Drunk-passenger-sneaks-onto-empty-plane-after-missing-flight.html
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| This is an actual picture of the ladies leaving their bail hearing |
This one is
close to my heart because it happened on a flight from my home-town. It does a good job reinforcing the virtues of restraint and composure whilst
travelling.
On a Sunwing
Airlines flight from Toronto to Cuba, two Ontario women of Polish descent decided
that four hours was far too long a wait and opted to get their vacation started
on the aircraft. First the rebellious little vixens opened up their duty free
liquor purchases and got smashed. Then, since nothing chases a neat drink
better than a ciggy, they went into the bathroom together and lit one up. This
triggered the smoke alarm and a brief physical altercation ensued.
Nobody on
Sunwing flight 656 made it to Cuba that day because the plane was promptly
escorted back to Pearson by two CF-18 fighter jets.
Sunwing defends
fighter-jet thing as standard protocol, but I’m more inclined to label the move
as overkill. This scenario is like that time when a certain Mayor of Toronto called in the military after a certain snowstorm….
Read more here: http://globalnews.ca/news/1530975/flight-to-cuba-forced-to-return-to-toronto-after-disruptive-behaviour-by-passengers/
July, 2014
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| Artist's (my) rendering of how some people see airline trolleys |
One flight attendant reported that the young passenger had
bloodshot eyes and “seemed to be intoxicated”. Maybe it was the eyes that
tipped them off to his altered state, or maybe the smell of alcohol on his
breath. More likely, it was pile of empty mini-bottles that he was allegedly
sitting in.
Huffington Post reports that after tearing up a warning note
form the pilot, Mosele was heard to say to a flight attendant “I bet I can open the
door.” When she didn’t respond, he added “Is that a challenge? I bet I can do
it.”
Apparently this guy also mocked, cursed and spat at people in addition
to uttering a death threat. He got charged with “interfering with a flight
crew” and could now face up to 20 years in jail.
How can a person from Maui be so angry? YOU LIVE BY THE BEACH.
Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/kevin-lee-mosele-disruption-british-airways_n_5597518.html
More drunken gems for your reading pleasure!
BONUS MATERIAL! Shit-faced crew: new lows at great heights!
Drink (and fly) responsibly friends xxoo
