From airborne acapella to a supportive barnyard beast, here are some of the craziest things
people did on planes:
10.
Animalistic
When you board a plane, you generally lay back and prepare yourself for a boring, uneventful
flight.
Maybe you’ll enjoy a movie or two or read your favorite book.
What you usually don’t expect is to have to fend off a crazed passenger.
However, on a flight from Perth to London in September 2018, that is precisely what
happened.
While the plane was in the air, a 32-year-old man locked himself in the lavatory… nobody
knows exactly what happened in there; but, when he came out, he was allegedly extremely
flustered and angry.
The man went up to another passenger and yelled in his face.
He was notedly screaming and cursing until the workers and other flyers managed to restrain
him… they said that he was “hyper-aggressive like a cornered animal.”
One woman on the flight stated, “He locked himself in the loo for about an hour.
Then, when he came out, first of all, we heard some shouting; we were about three or four
rows in front of where it happened.”
She added, “It looked like it was going to turn into a brawl.
Eventually, they managed to calm him down and get him back in his seat.”
The pilot was forced to turn around and head back to Perth; once they landed, he was taken
off the plane, and the other passengers were given overnight accommodations since they
were all delayed 17 hours.
9.
Puppy Overhead
Some of the most common passengers on flights aren’t human at all.
People bring pets on board with them all the time; sometimes they serve as support animals,
or the family is moving, and other times people are bringing a brand new puppy home to join
the family, which is exactly what happened in this story.
Although these ventures generally end well and everybody is happy, that is not what happened
during a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York in March 2018.
A woman brought her French bulldog puppy, Kikito, on the plane after paying an extra
$200 to bring her in a carry-on.
The puppy was a gift to her 11-year-old daughter, Sophia.
However, a flight attendant told her that the bag was blocking the aisle, and it needed
to be placed in the overhead bin.
The mother attempted to explain that there was an animal inside the bag, but the worker
allegedly didn’t understand her due to her accent; other passengers said they understood
her just fine, and the dog was barking during takeoff.
Since the attendant ended up placing Kokito in the overhead bin, when they landed, they
found out that she passed away during the flight.
United stated that it was a terrible accident that should never have happened and that the
flight attendant is “devastated.”
8.
Mile-High Karaoke
All of us enjoy a little karaoke on a night out with friends; but, would you enjoy loud,
continuous singing from a fellow passenger on board a plane?
Probably not.
Well, unfortunately, in May 2013, that’s exactly what happened when an American Airlines
flight turned into a subpar school talent show that just wouldn’t end.
A woman kept singing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”... which, let’s
face it, is a great song; but, it’s probably safe to say that her rendition wasn’t quite
as breathtaking as Whitney’s.
Plus, the repetition of the woman’s singing was enough to drive just about anyone insane.
However, somehow the strong-willed passengers on this flight made it halfway through until
they couldn’t take another second of the famous ballad.
The pilot was forced to land the plane at the Kansas City Airport; she was handcuffed
and taken off the plane, so, the other passengers could enjoy a more peaceful journey.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the woman didn’t stop singing even as she was
escorted away.
7.
Support Pig
I’m sure we’ve all seen people’s cute support dogs… maybe even a cat now and then.
But, have you ever seen a support pig?
I didn’t think so, especially not on board a plane.
However, a woman brought her massive hog for support on a US Airways flight in November
2014.
A fellow passenger, Robert Phelps, explained that he initially thought the animal was a
large dog; but, as the woman came further down the aisle, there was no denying that
she was carrying a sizeable brown pig.
He guessed that the animal weighed at least 70 to 80 pounds.
Even though she was allowed to bring the creature under the Department of Transportation guidelines
for an “emotional support animal,” they weren’t able to stay on the aircraft for
long.
According to other people on the plane, the pig relieved itself in the aisle, creating
quite the stench.
Plus, it started howling when its owner tried to clean up its little ‘accident.’
Since the other flyers couldn’t deal with the screaming, defecating animal, they were
asked to move and eventually got off the plane.
6.
Strapped Down
It’s very common for people to have a couple of cocktails before a flight to calm their
nerves; but, there’s a point when people should stop drinking so that they don’t
cause a scene on the plane.
However, one man couldn’t control himself on a flight from Iceland to New York in January
2013.
According to one of the passengers, the man “drank all of his duty-free liquor on the
flight.”
As many intoxicated people do, the guy started acting disorderly and aggressive; he reportedly
tried to choke the woman he was sitting next to and started screaming the one thing people
don’t want to hear on a flight: the plane is going to crash.
He caused such a disturbance that the other flyers had to take matters into their own
hands.
They subdued him, tied him up, and taped him to his seat for the rest of the flight.
When the plane landed, authorities were on standby, and the man was arrested.
5.
Sneaky Snake
Of course, this one calls for a Samuel L. Jackson Snakes on a Plane joke… so, we’ll
keep it short.
We’ve had it with these goshdarn snakes on this goshdarn plane!
Okay, we get it, the quote is a little off; but, we do what we can.
Now, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty.
On an Aeromexico flight in November 2016… you guessed it!
There was a snake found on the plane.
One of these green serpents crawled out of the ceiling behind an overhead bin and nearly
dropped onto the passengers below.
The pilot made an emergency landing so the snake could be removed by animal control.
However, this isn’t the only incident where one of these slithering creatures was found
on board an aircraft.
In March 2017, a passenger left their pet snake behind; so, people coming on for the
next flight found out that there was a snake loose on the plane.
It was spotted by a boy and was placed in a plastic bag inside an overhead bin for the
remainder of the trip.
In July 2018, a man tried to smuggle a snake onto a plane in Miami by hiding it in a computer
hard drive… fortunately, the serpent didn’t make it on board this time.
4.
Stinging Surprise
It seems that critters of all shapes and sizes make it onto planes: snakes, pigs, dogs, etc.
So, it shouldn’t be shocking that small, creepy creatures sneak on board as well.
On a United Airlines flight in April 2017, a scorpion gave passengers an awful scare
when it fell from an overhead bin.
The venomous creature dropped right onto a man’s hair while he was enjoying his in-flight
lunch.
The man, Richard Bell, allegedly grabbed the scorpion off of his head and it fell on his
table.
His wife said that when he attempted to take it off the tray, it stung him.
Then, the scorpion ended up in the aisle; another passenger caught a glimpse of it and
apparently yelled, “Oh my god, that’s a scorpion!”
Bell was assisted by the crew, which called a physician to walk them through the incident.
Fortunately, the sting wasn’t life-threatening, and a fellow flyer gave him Benadryl in case
he experienced an allergic reaction.
When the plane landed, he was met by medical staff to ensure everything checked out okay.
But, this isn’t the only case of a scorpion on a plane!
On an Alaskan Airlines flight In February 2015, a woman was stung by one of these critters,
and the pilot had to turn around.
She received medical attention but was doing fine!
3.
Carry-On Kid
It seems that any situation involving overhead bins ends poorly, and a 2011 Virgin Blue flight
from Fiji to Sydney was no exception.
A woman and her husband were flying with their 17-month-old son, Riley, when a flight attendant
picked the child up and put him in the overhead bin.
The airline claimed that the father was playing peek-a-boo with Riley using the compartment,
and the worker decided to join in.
However, the wife noted that her husband was a few feet away from their son when he was
placed in the bin.
She said that she was distraught, her husband was in shock, and she cried for days after
the incident.
She added that Riley was suffering from anxiety and refuses to leave her side after being
locked in the overhead bin for about 10 seconds.
After the situation was investigated, the attendant was fired, and they offered the
woman three paid-for flights.
2.
Potent Poo
We all have to relieve ourselves, and, unfortunately, it isn’t the best-smelling bodily function.
But, have you ever experienced a stench so horrific that you couldn’t bear to be around
it for more than a few minutes?
Well, the passengers on a British Airways flight in March 2015 underwent just that.
They were traveling from London to Dubai when the pilot had to turn that bad boy around;
it turns out that an unidentified flyer discharged some excrement so appalling that its smell
overtook the entire aircraft.
Since there was no way they could endure the stench for that long, they returned to London,
and British Airways provided overnight accommodations.
1.
Slide Out
Did you know that airplanes are equipped with a fun slide that inflates for easy disembarkment?
There’s a chance you didn’t know about this because it’s only supposed to be used
in emergency situations when people need to leave the aircraft quickly.
However, a steward ignored protocol when he decided to quit his job dramatically in August
2010.
The attendant’s name was Steven Slater; when a JetBlue flight came to a stop, he used
the public address system to let everyone know that he had been hurt by a passenger
and was leaving his job for good.
So, he made an exit akin to what you’d expect in an action movie; he took a couple of beers,
deployed the evacuation slide, and slid right off the plane.
Slater claimed that a woman had gotten up too early to get her bag out of the overhead
bin, and he told her to remain seated.
She allegedly refused, and her bag hit him in the head.
He further stated that when he asked her for an apology, she proceeded to swear at him.
However, nobody else on the plane confirmed this as the truth.
Unfortunately for Slater, he was arrested later on and charged with reckless endangerment,
criminal trespass, and criminal mischief.
Further investigation proved that he was suffering a mental disorder and struggling with alcohol
addiction.
What would you do if an attendant tried to put your child or pet in the overhead bin?