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marmar

(77,052 posts)
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 10:56 PM Feb 2022

The 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 OP
Lifetime no fly list leftieNanner Feb 2022 #1
WAIT! Don't miss these 2 important parts: CurtEastPoint Feb 2022 #2
Thanks for that! Haggard Celine Feb 2022 #3
Every passenger SallyHemmings Feb 2022 #4
+100 Duppers Feb 2022 #9
He was trying to break into the cockpit gratuitous Feb 2022 #5
Thought he showed his "GOOGLE FLIGHT SCHOOL" diploma to everyone KS Toronado Feb 2022 #7
Good Freakin' Grief!!!! calimary Feb 2022 #6
He was a two time loser Postal Grunt Feb 2022 #8

CurtEastPoint

(18,619 posts)
2. WAIT! Don't miss these 2 important parts:
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 10:59 PM
Feb 2022

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.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. He was trying to break into the cockpit
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 11:33 PM
Feb 2022

I'm guessing he'd done his own research and wanted a practical application of what he'd learned.

calimary

(81,098 posts)
6. Good Freakin' Grief!!!!
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 01:38 AM
Feb 2022

Nobody should have to put up with this! NOBODY!!! I don't care WHAT the excuse or rationale or "cause" is.

Postal Grunt

(214 posts)
8. He was a two time loser
Mon Feb 14, 2022, 01:49 AM
Feb 2022

After he failed to get past the cockpit door, he wanted to open the nearby entrance door.

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