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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe daily airborne asshole report
(CNN) An American Airlines flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday afternoon because of "an unruly passenger," the airline said in a statement.
"American Airlines flight 1775 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington, D.C. (DCA) diverted to Kansas City (MCI) due to an unruly passenger," the statement, provided to CNN, said.
"The flight landed safely at MCI at 2:28 p.m. local time, and law enforcement was requested to meet the flight on arrival," it added. "We're grateful to our crew members, who are consistently dedicated to the safety and care of our customers and who handled the circumstances with the utmost skill and professionalism." ..........(more)
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/02/13/us/american-airlines-flight-diverted-kansas-city/index.html
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The daily airborne asshole report (Original Post)
marmar
Feb 2022
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leftieNanner
(15,179 posts)1. Lifetime no fly list
Unless they have serious consequences, this will continue.
CurtEastPoint
(18,668 posts)2. WAIT! Don't miss these 2 important parts:
A Muslim man was one of the good guys and helped PREVENT a mishap in midair, and the flight attendant smacked the fucker on the head w/a GD coffee pot.
Haggard Celine
(16,860 posts)3. Thanks for that!
SallyHemmings
(1,823 posts)4. Every passenger
Should sue the dumbass for damages..
Duppers
(28,127 posts)9. +100
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)5. He was trying to break into the cockpit
I'm guessing he'd done his own research and wanted a practical application of what he'd learned.
KS Toronado
(17,369 posts)7. Thought he showed his "GOOGLE FLIGHT SCHOOL" diploma to everyone
calimary
(81,527 posts)6. Good Freakin' Grief!!!!
Nobody should have to put up with this! NOBODY!!! I don't care WHAT the excuse or rationale or "cause" is.
Postal Grunt
(218 posts)8. He was a two time loser
After he failed to get past the cockpit door, he wanted to open the nearby entrance door.