The flight attendant whose skirt is too short. The seat mate who picks his nose…and eats the result. The passenger vexed by an odd vibe on the plane, and who insists the flight is haunted.
Chances are these types of things do not top the list of complaints that frequent fliers among us might lob at their airline of choice. We typically are miffed about late departures and delays, Draconian security measures at the airport, lost baggage, that sort of thing. Maybe there are a few of us who feel slighted for having to shell out for booze on international routes on American carriers.
Well, veteran fight attendant and MSNBC.com travel columnist James Wysong has a few not-so-common consumer complaints he’s heard during a 20-year career in the skies. “10 Wacky Complaints About Air Travel” has a few objections that we’ve all probably had over the years (like how to deal with a gassy passenger) and perhaps a few we haven’t (would anybody really care if their favorite airline switched from Pepsi to Coke?).
My favorite: The man with questionable English skills surprised at the water-landing portion of the inflight safety procedural. Alarmed that no one had informed him that this particular flight was landing on water, he confided to Wysong that he could not swim.