Quote: Originally Posted by redwards I've got literally hundreds of stories that would shatter your faith in the intelligence of the human race.
Quote: Originally Posted by amandalovesryan i bet abby has some great stories since she works with an airline! Ha! Right after I read Rachelle's statement, I see Amanda's I was thinking the same thing as Rachelle.
Man I have some airport stories that would blow you out of the water, from the mild to the insane.
Mild- One time I got called to security to witness one of our passengers who was searched and ended up having a baggie of marijuana in his pocket. He said he "forgot it was there." Right. The Port Police get called out too and because it was such a small amount the police confiscate it but don't charge him as long as we say he is ok to fly. If the police don't charge him, we let 'em go.
Insane-At Christmas time about 3 years ago an irate passenger threw a potted poinsettia that was sitting on the customer service counter at an agent. She was upset because she missed her flight.
Mild-I was waiting at the bottom of a jetway for an aircraft to push back from the gate. All of the sudden a woman comes running down the ramp at me and screams "You have to stop that plane!" I had to herd her back up the ramp and figure out how the hell she got in the jetway, since we were done with the flight and the security door was closed. She explained that she was late for her flight so she just opened the door and ran down. I asked her "Did you not notice the HUGE sign on the door that says "DO NOT ENTER! Authorized Entry Only?"
Insane-A few years ago after the infamous Mary Kay LeTourneau was released from the local womens prison, her, uh, "significant other" was flying back from New York on us after giving an interview on the Today Show. Since 9-11, you can't get thru security unless you have a ticket for a flight. There was an insane amount of cameras and crew, all of whom had bought last minute tickets paid for by local news stations, milling all over the concourse looking for his flight. When the inbound flight from Newark arrived and deplaned, our supervisors met him at the aircraft and escorted him down to a waiting van on the tarmac. The amount of camera light and flashes goin on at the windows was crazy, they were all trying to get scoop thru the window on a dark and stormy night.
Mild-Random drunk people, varying acts of lewd behavior and partial nudity, people "stretching" in odd places, dog poop in the middle of the hallway, I could go on and on. It never ends here!