Passenger Booted from Flight After Meltdown over ‘Merry Christmas’ Greeting

[AngryDem001]

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Source: Mediaite

Just when you think the War of Christmas was won…the Grinch rears his ugly head.

The new front opened at New York’s La Guardia Airport, where an American Airlines crew had the audacity to decide to wish passengers a Merry Christmas on Christmas Eve. One passenger doth protest, however, and was eventually thrown off American Airlines Flight 1140 to Dallas after taking serious offense to the holiday greeting.

The situation unfolded as the unnamed passenger–traveling alone–was wished a “Merry Christmas” as he and other passengers boarded the plane, to which the curmudgeon reportedly said angrily to one of the female attendants, “You shouldn’t say that because not everyone celebrates Christmas.”

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This is getting so old. Like one commenter said, if a simple greeting sends you into a rage, then you must have it pretty easy. Most people have real problems.

[question everything]

1. Was he really enraged?

These days flying is a stressful experience and flight attendants should be able to tolerate comments like that. If that was all he said and done.

[JI7]

2. did more happen besides the comment

Shown in the open ? Because that alone doesn't seem like a meltdown. Maybe rude but not much more than that.

[uppityperson]

3. the one time it really bothered me was right after my mom died. could be he had something going on

his life. For me, I hardly had such an easy life but was grieving and being told to be happy was to much. Cut others some slack because you don't really know what is happening with them and to judge and insult is wrong.

[Cryptoad]

4. No shortage of AssHoles

[Baby Bear]

5. No more eggnog for him!

Sounds like a case of too drunk to fly.

For some reason, I always seem to get seated behind a row of drunks. One time I remarked thus to my seat mate while bucking in. The people in the row in front of me got up moved to another seat. My face burned.

Sometimes you have to stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of conscience, and sometimes you have to shut up stop being an asshole.

[cbayer]

6. From other reports, things escalated a great deal after he boarded the plane.

Someone else had the audacity to say Merry Christmas and that was just the last straw for him. He was so abusive and disruptive that the other passengers cheered when he was escorted off the plane.

This story was posted earlier in the religion group and journeyman posted this great graphic:

[cosmicone]

7. Intolerance at its worst

I don't celebrate Christmas either but if someone wishes me Merry Christmas, I wish them back. They mean well and are only being polite.

Why get into rage? If you're a Sun worshiper and someone says "good night," do you unload vitriol on that person? I'm glad he was thrown out.

[lobodons]

8. Lighten up Francis

God I can't stand Bill O' and his F'n War on Christmas BS, but still I say, Lighten up Francis.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. It is getting so old.

It's about the 10th time it's been posted here.

And the guy that got booted is still an asshole.

[oberliner]

10. This story is fictitious

NY Post is a right-wing tabloid rag that is the only source of this so-called story that so many different outlets seem to enjoy reposting - but all linking back to the NY Post which has no one on record confirming any of these events actually took place.

They have no statement from the supposed passenger (neither on the record nor anonymous), no statement from the supposed flight attendant (neither on the record nor anonymous), and no statement from anyone claiming to have witnessed these events (neither on the record nor anonymous).

Yet, the NY Post somehow was able to provide a transcription of the exact conversation that took place in the boarding area for this flight to Dallas (utilizing three reporters to do so - with none claiming to have been at the location or spoken to anyone at the scene).

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Locking, sorry, but this article is more than 12 hours old, so is no longer breaking news.

Please consider reposting in GD. Thanks for your understanding.