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PoindexterOglethorpe

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14. I am not willing to get on board an airplane and fly somewhere.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 01:39 AM

Feb 2022

I'm in Santa Fe, my son is on the East Coast. I last saw him in October, 2019, before the Pandemic. I would love to see him again. But I'm not willing to get on board an airplane, and I'm not about to ask him to do something I won't do. Sigh. I will see him again at some point in the future.

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American Airlines flight makes emergency landing due to 'unruly' passenger [View all] left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 OP

Interesting how the Airline saw it and what actually happened... mitch96 Feb 2022 #1

These days, that might have become part of their standard training. nt Buns_of_Fire Feb 2022 #2

"got the coffee pot and continued to bash the guy on the head" ForgedCrank Feb 2022 #3

jumped out at me too stopdiggin Feb 2022 #13

He'll probably sue the flight attendant Demobrat Feb 2022 #4

What the hell has gotten into people? What's behind the surge in bad passenger behavior? LonePirate Feb 2022 #5

Without serious deterrence, it's gonna keep happening. C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #6

Agreed. The coffee pot was a great idea. So is the idea of diverting the Nay Feb 2022 #9

Maybe they need to have a strait jacket and ball gag on planes now. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #7

I'd pay more to fly a non-US flag carrier stollen Feb 2022 #8

If the airlines banded together... RainCaster Feb 2022 #10

A flight attendant bashed the guys head in :) BadGimp Feb 2022 #11

What these fools don't seem to understand is that, after 9/11, Buns_of_Fire Feb 2022 #12

I am not willing to get on board an airplane and fly somewhere. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #14

In addition to COVID testing Grokenstein Feb 2022 #15