Wacky Airplane Stories - We look forward to the summer vacation season – a
time to travel and see the world with family and friends. At times,
getting to our destination can be quite an interesting experience in
itself. Check out these wacky airplane stories to see what fellow
travelers, pilots and crew members have had to deal with in the friendly
skies.
A pop music fanatic
Pop music fans - The clue:
A passenger's expression of love for a late pop diva resulted in the
emergency landing of an American Airlines flight. woman kicked off plane
for singing whitney houston songs,
A sandwich foodie
Sandwich
lovers - The clue: Jason Michael Cruz was detained by TSA at a security
checkpoint after being overheard using a slang term to describe his
lunch. man calls sandwich the bomb +detained by TSA,
A costly food craving
The
clue: Air India Capt. Smriti Trehan's craving for a popular Indian
snack caused a one-hour flight delay. Onion kachori-craving causes pilot
to change route to pick up order,
A Good Samaritan rescue
The
clue: Iceland Air passengers used a durable household item to subdue an
out-of-control passenger. Unruly air passenger subdued with duct tape,
A unique marriage proposal
The
clue: Bride-to-be Carlie Kennedy's airborne marriage proposal was
filled with enormous terror and great joy thanks to her pilot boyfriend
Ryan Thompson. Pilot fakes impending plane crash in crazy marriage
proposal stunt,
A frightening hallucination
The clue: A
50-day stint of irresponsible behavior was the root of Anatoliy
Baranovich's disturbing reaction when he thought he saw a frightening
vision outside the airplane window. Passenger screams wing on fire tries
to open emergency exit – drunk for 50 days straight,
A special delivery
The
clue: An Emirates Airlines passenger entered the airplane bathroom
alone and returned to her seat with a special guest of honor. A Filipina
woman gave birth to a baby boy in the bathroom of Emirates airlines
flight, Baby born in plane toilet named after Emirates Airline +EK,
A texting mishap
The
clue: We are all aware of the mishaps that can occur when texting while
driving, but two Jetstar pilots learned the hard way the potential
devastation of texting while flying. Texting pilot forgets to lower the
landing gear,
A mass transit rant
The clue: The tackling of
JetBlue Capt. Clayton Osbon by passengers was not due to a friendly game
of aisle football. passengers subdue screaming jetblue captain, captain
clayton osbon indicted,
A crazy mode of transportation
The
clue: A Pakistan International Airlines captain accommodated two
passengers with non-conventional seating arrangements due to
non-availability of seats on the full flight. PIA passengers ride in
toilets ,
A makeshift toilet
The clue: Too many JetBlue
cocktails may be the cause of U.S. Ski Team member Robert "Sandy"
Vietze's USSA code of conduct violation. US ski team hopeful urinated on
sleeping 11-year old passenger, robert vietze kicked off us ski team,
In-flight entertainment
The
clue: A BMI passenger apparently was not satisfied with the in-flight
movie, so she took it upon herself to entertain passengers with a
stimulating one-woman show. Drunk Russian woman gives lap-dance on
flight,
An entertaining safety demo
The clue: Don't be
surprised if you catch Cebu Pacific Airlines flight attendants as
contestants on next season's "So You Think You Can Dance." Cebu Pacific
Airlines flight danced to pop hits California Gurls and Just Dance. ,
A workplace stress incident
The
clue: JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's special message to
passengers, beverage choice and mode of exiting the plane sparked media
frenzy. flight attendant grabs two beers and slides down emergency
chute,
A workplace ethics violation
The clue: The idiom birds
of a feather flock together held true for the entire crew on a
DonbassAero flight. Minutes before take-off they all were arrested.
DonbassAero flight cancelled because crew drunk,
A human resources violation
The
clue: A heated disagreement between Air India pilots and crew led to an
act that endangered the lives of 106 passengers. pilots fight cabin
crew after sexual harassment claim,
An adverse reaction
The
clue: Artist Galina Rusanova must have been dissatisfied with in-cabin
beverage options, so she opted for a cleaner and more sanitary option.
Galina Rusanova drinks liquid soap and scuffles with crew,
A co-pilot mishap
The
clue: An Anadolujet pilot's irresponsible choice for co-pilot while on a
bathroom break got him into some hot water. turkish pilot fired for
letting 15-year old son fly plane,
A severe medical reaction
The
clue: Turbulence resulted in a substance stored in an overhead bin
leaking onto a passenger and resulting in two-hour delay. leaking
mushroom soup causes emergency landing,
A grand exit
The
clue: Christopher Satyanand was upset with Delta Airlines' deboarding
pecking order, so he created a new exiting strategy. angry passenger
uses emergency slide to leave plane,
A disgruntled employee
The
clue: Compass Airlines flight attendant Eder Rojas was so angry about
his work route that he did an unthinkable act in the airplane bathroom,
forcing an emergency landing. Flight attendant set fire to paper towels
in bathroom to divert plane, flight attendant edar rojas sentenced 7
years,
A prank call
The clue: When Dr.Kou Wei Chiu missed his
flight, he fabricated an emergency that caused the plane to turn around
in mid-air and be grounded for several hours. Kou Wei Chiu calls in bomb
threat to delay flight, Kou Wei Chiu receives probation for bomb
threat,
An odor masking technique
The clue: An American
Airlines passenger's attempt to mask an embarrassing odor forced an
emergency landing and the FBI to unleash bomb sniffing dogs. Flatulence
grounds plane,
A marital disagreement
The clue: Too many free
in-cabin alcoholic beverages was the excuse given to authorities when
United Airlines passenger Yoichi Shimamoto was arrested following his
flight. Passenger Yoichi Shimamoto sues airline for giving him too much
booze and making him so drunk he beat up his wife,