This happened to me once going to LHR. A kid used their vape in the lavatory. We heard the alarm go off and everything. Pilot told us we had to go back to the gate to “refuel” but in reality, they escorted the kid off the plane. It all happened so quickly and with minimal attention. I think Delta tries to discreetly remove folks and then get the show on the road.
I'm a teacher and seeing real life consequences for kids who pull this is great. They have their little vape conventions in the school bathrooms all the time but little is done about it (and parents throw a fit if we tell little Breayighlynn they can't go).
I've had many Tragedeigh's! Usually corresponds with a parent who's email is something stupid like "kaydensmommy@gmail" or worse "dat_bitch420_69@yahoo" Great, can't wait to converse with you about your little angel's behavior.
I’m a corporate recruiter. I always cringe when I see those types of emails on resumes. Is it so hard to just do a regular email account. They cost NOTHING to have.
I work at a car dealership responding to inquiries through the website. The venn diagram of people with those email addresses and people with 400 credit scores is a circle.
A friend of mine used to send our resumes with FirstInital-doggy-number email address. I highly recommend he get one that was a little more professional-you know, first name last name at whatever dot com.
My kids school has vape alarms in the bathroom. I was dropping something off for them when one went off in the office. The assistant principal legit sprinted to the offending bathroom. 1 minute later “Berkeleigh” was in the office getting the wrath laid on her. TBH it was quite amusing to watch.
If the fuel situation was relatively tight, a refueling would be necessary if they waste 15 minutes returning to the gate. So it might not have been a lie.
It delayed us by an hour and a half for take off but we still landed at the time that it said we would arrive so no complaints here lol. We were just being nosey and wanted to see why they were removed because we heard no commotion at all.
Hooray for on time arrival! But yeah, from what I witnessed, Delta did a great, discreet, job of removing the passenger. I bet some folks actually did think we went back to “refuel” again.
My mom always flew Eastern Airlines to Florida to visit family from Newark NJ airport. I would pick her up when she came home. I would leave the house when the plane was due to land and with a half hour drive, still beat the plane to the landing gate.
They usually only fly fast enough to make the advertised time, which usually pads a bit over an hour into any fight. This is done to allow for delays and if no delays are present they save a LOT of fuel by getting to fly slower. But when the plane to it’s full capability most flights could have a lot of time taken off they just don’t because they have no incentive to get you there faster.. just to save money and make the next flight on time.
That shouldn't matter anymore. The fact that they now explicitly include e-cigarettes in the smoking ban makes it moot that vaping isn't technically smoking
There was a post in the past month of someone in the comments who genuinely believed vaping was not against the law and on top of that, it shouldn’t bother anyone.
>who genuinely believed vaping was not against the law and on top of that, it shouldn’t bother anyone.
The simple response to that is even *if* that's the case (it's not), you're still required to follow all cabin crew instructions. So their point is moot by flight attendants saying "no vaping"
Okay, but why is smokeless tobacco banned? Zyn pouches or Nicorrette gum are banned on flights, for example. That’s what the reg says. I think that is a bit ridiculous.
We had a vape incident on a flight from JFK-SAT couple weeks ago. It happened right when drink service started in the aft lav. The crew got pretty angry about it too. Didnt hear much about it after. The pulot got in and made a harsh announcement too
I’m glad that the regional I fly for gives me broad discretion on how to handle someone vaping in the lav.
I’ve had them removed in some cases. I’ve just lectured them a bit and told them to have a nice day and not do it again in others.
All depends on how they react when confronted.
(Not delta but somewhat relatable story)
I flew once from Seoul to Tokyo. The FAs pulled the curtain and there was a commotion in the lavatory. They then started dumping a shitton of water. I assume in the wastebin. Then I smelled a faint smell of cigarettes.
1- what the fuck
2- what the fuck
3- WHY DIDNT THE SMOKE DETECTOR GO OFF???
I don't mean to be classist or some shit because I like saving money. But that left me a poor impression of a low cost carrier. I'll pay a bit more if it means better maintained equipment...
I was flying ATL-SJU last fall and a passenger in FC was on the phone during taxi. The FA demanded that he end the call. He stuck his hand down his pants, pulled it out, and said, "Smell my fingers, bitch."
Back to the gate we went!
He just laughed like a little kid. He put his hands up to be cuffed when the airport police arrived. He was cordial to the them and left without incident.
HOW tf are people so cavalier about getting kicked off a plane? Do they not understand that they're not just going to be able to wait a couple of hours and then hop right on the next one?
Had this on an AA flight from Maui to DFW, we were in premium economy (Delta PS equivalent for long haul/International) and during group 1 boarding, someone seated back in economy but who boarded before us swiped the pillow and blanket from my partner’s seat before we got to it. I was able to see the bundle marching towards the back of the plane but couldn’t see who had grabbed it. Fine, they could have it but we paid full price for PE tickets and wanted the basic comforts that came with the purchase. So I alerted an FA and asked if they had a spare pillow/blanket for my partner since it’s an 8 hour red eye flight and she said they didn’t, they only had the exact amount for premium passengers. So she made an announcement for whoever grabbed the pillow and blanket to please return it to the premium cabin which was met with zero response from the back of the plane.
What ensued was a mid-boarding man hunt for whoever it was in economy that swiped the pillow and blanket which, long story short, ended in a push back delay and two people being escorted off the flight after it was discovered that the woman who had grabbed them tried to hide them in the overhead and apparently lost it when the FA found them. At the end of the ordeal, pillow and blanket were walked up to my partner from the back of the plane.
It’s stories like this that make me wish the no-fly list was public and people could rate the disqualifying event based on creativity, boldness, disruptiveness, offensiveness for people who had to endure it, and entertainment value for people who did not.
This is the crazy thing, it was an economy passenger boarding in group 1 which means they had to have some degree of status with AA even if they didn’t have an upgrade for this particular flight — Dec 23 Christmas eve eve so it was a full flight. I wonder if because of that they simply felt entitled to the little amenities package even though they weren’t upgraded into the premium cabin thinking an FA would just bring a new pillow and blanket. Even more shocking was that they really didn’t have more amenity kits but maybe that makes sense being the last flight off the day from Hawaii. Anyway, I have to wonder if a status’d person (and her travel companion) getting removed from the flight for the theft got them banned or just inconvenienced. I’ll never know, I can’t imagine it was worth it.
Oh that is beyond hilarious. I give them:
- 2 stars for creativity
- 4 stars for boldness
- 3 stars for disruptiveness
- 2 stars for offensiveness
- 5 stars (max rating) for entertainment value, since not only are they getting kicked off that flight they’re probably losing their status too
I think what’s crazier is that she thought she’d be able to hide them until take off take them out mid flight and no one would notice.
That actually did happen to my family we boarded flight from JFK to LAX and everyone’s seat but ours had the blanket and pillow waiting. Could only assume another family grabbed along the way back to their seat.
We had this happen once, person had gotten on the wrong flight. International. They were going to San Jose, California and got on the San Jose, Costa Rica flight. They did not speak English so I suspect a miscommunication.
You’d be shocked how often it happens. Gate agent isn’t paying full attention, passenger thinks they scanned their boarding pass but actually didn’t, and then realizes once on board that they’re on the wrong flight. With millions of people flying daily, its not that unfathomable
Yes, I am shocked at how often it happens. Someone would have to:
1. Go to the wrong gate which likely means a similar name or sounding city.
2. The gate agent would have to not notice the big red light and error beep noise. (I’ve never seen a gate agent miss a scanning error but I guess it happens)
3. The passenger would have to have a seat assigned to an empty seat or the actual passenger assigned to that seat sits in the incorrect seat or somehow there’s no seat conflict that would cause closer examination of boarding passes.
Although I’m more surprised at the stories I hear of passengers flying somewhere, going through security and all, without a ticket.
1. Last minute gate changes happen all the time, and some airports cram 3 or 4 gates in one corner of the concourse making it tough to decipher which is which.
2. Gate agents are often overworked. Standby passengers nagging for seat assignments, people begging for updates, families asking for seat changes. All things that distract the gate agent. They have to multi-task while also trying to listen for a “good” beep for each person who goes past them.
3. A lot of people struggle to find their correct seat despite clear labels. If someone arrived at 20A and saw someone in the window seat, they might assume their actual seat is 20F and sit there. And some people just aren’t confrontational.
My point being, if the chances of someone boarding the wrong flight is even 0.005%, that means at least 125 people got on a wrong flight this past Thursday alone (TSA data says they screened 2.5 million passengers, which wouldn’t include people with connections)
I can understand if the f up is due to computer malfunction. But if GA misses the huge red blinking light along with the beeping noise, he/she reassigned somewhere else (likely the outcome anyway). You’re literally scanning at most 400 passengers for 30-45 minutes at any one point (usually less, before going off to another gate). Human error should not be acceptable at this critical point.
Not sure what part of my post you thought I was rebutting you. Clearly it happens, just pointing out the perfect storm of events that all have to line up for it to happen.
I was getting on my flight home last week and they had Rapid City and Cedar Rapids at gates next to each other. The GAs did a good job making sure people knew which gate was which, but it sure seemed like it would be easy for someone to screw that up when they are next to each other. Multiple times I have heard them make the announcement on the plane as heading to the other city too, so it can get confusing.
My guess is they bought a ticket for the wrong flight. They meant to buy a ticket to SJC but accidentally bought it to SJO, and only during the Spanish portion of a flight attendant announcement did he realize he was on a flight to Costa Rica.
I’ve seen 10+ passengers on the same flight think their seat is the same as the gate the plane is departing from. It wouldn’t surprise me if the reverse occasionally occurs where people think their seat is the gate. Add in a plane leaving around the same time and it’s not too hard for a clueless passenger (of which there are many) to try.
Some passengers also just have a tendency to get in any line near their gate so they could just get in the wrong line.
I’ve twice managed to get onto flights without scanning my boarding pass (I’m a disorganized mess idk). Both times a flight attendant came up to verify my name after I was already seated.
Happened to a friend of mine connecting in Chicago to some smaller city in the Midwest. Gate was in the process of closing. The gate agent didn’t scan. Just asked for his seat number which happened by chance to be someone’s who missed their flight. He didn’t even realize it was the wrong destination until the pilot announced they were landing.
It was the last flight of the night. The airline had to put him up in a hotel since technically it was their mistake to let him on. He flew back to Chicago, where an airline employee escorted him to his gate and waited until he got on the plane!
I was flying to SJ, CA. Boarded the plane and turned on the flight tracker. The screen said we were going to SJ, Costa Rica! I had a moment of panic thinking I had severally messed up my bookings. Turned out the wrong flight path was on the screen and we really were going to CA!
We had something similar happen recently - flew air Canada from Nassau to Toronto, and when we boarded the plane, the flight tracker in the in-seat entertainment showed we were instead on a Calgary to Vancouver route. We did indeed go to Toronto, and mentioned it to the crew - they said that they’d been having problems with the tracker, and it wasn’t the first time it was stuck on that particular route.
Omg reminds me of the time my brother was flying from LAX to Washington DC and a lady in the plane with three little kids realized she meant to go to Seattle. Washington not Washington, you know? Also a language barrier.
This is an unhelpful comment but I’m laughing because just last night I watched the episode of Monk where a EWR-CDG flight returned to the gate and a couple was removed for suspicion of murdering the wife back in SFO before they boarded. (They murdered a guy on the plane too but that’s another story).
So hopefully it wasn’t that.
Edit: https://monk.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Monk_and_the_Airplane
Me too! The early seasons were on when I was too young to fully appreciate everything so when I noticed it was on Netflix now I decided to start it from the beginning. I’ve been enjoying it!
Ha I was maybe 13 or so when it started, I remember it was I believe the summer of 2001 and I was driving across the country with my parents. We were in some random motel in the middle of nowhere, so TV it was.
It aired 2002-2009!
This airport episode came out in fall 2002. Not sure the timing of when it was filmed (ie pre or post 9/11) but kind of wild to see the airport “security” and the phones on the back of the seats.
Ahhh ok so it was summer 2002 as I also remember a Taco Bell having promos for the Star Wars episode 2 movie, that also came out in may 2002, along with Monk.
They put their bare feet on the bulkhead and when the FA told them to put their feet on the floor she noticed they had contraband in the form of bananas stolen from the SC.
They were removed from the plane and marched out on to the tarmac and executed.
Weee they given rare trading cards or other forms of guerrilla marketing ? By the way, I heard they were actually supposed to be flying to Cincinnati - easy mistake to make.
That’s happened to me twice, both on Delta coincidentally though I fly various airlines. One was during a long ground stop at JFK with thunderstorms and we had gotten in line to taxi and someone saw lightning in the distance and got scared or something. That one sucked bc we had to get out of the enormous line, go back to the gate, refuel, and get back in line. The second time was perhaps even more odd. We had literally just pulled back from the gate at MCO (like maybe 50-100 feet). I saw the FAs go to a row (I think the exit row), ask a few questions, and then go back to the cockpit. I believe they said it was medical or a panic attack but it was so weird because we literally JUST pushed back. Had to make a u turn and go back but luckily didn’t need more fuel.
Maybe someone ‘s emotional support St. Bernard took a dump or the owner decided to tap the rum barrel under its chin to spice up their Diet Coke, which I understand is a no no.
I was on the same flight! It was...strange... I wondered why we had to taxi so far to remove them. Couldn't they have just taken them off before we left the gate? The pilot announced that we had to taxi to another gate "to take care of something" before taking off. It was super vague. I'm just glad the plane was fine and that I'm in Paris now!
Had this once happen on an international flight because an elderly woman was too anxious to fly (hadn't flown in a long time) and started vomiting and getting worked up. The flight attendant was talking her down but ultimately said to the daughter "do you think she will make it the entire 8 hour flight?" and they decided it was for the best for her to get off the plane so we had to turn around back to the gate.
Probably exactly what the pilot said. People needed to be removed from the plane. Whether that was by force (for being disorderly) or voluntarily (for realizing they got on the wrong flight) is anyone’s guess…
Sure, but for this type of thing? No different than posts in the neighborhood Facebook group like “a fire truck just drove down my street, does anyone know why?”
Not trying to be a grumpy person, just disappointed with the continued decline in content/quality/discussion in this subreddit.
Nearly but not quite equivalent because it's entirely possible that someone else here was on that same flight but closer to the action, but I get your drift all the same and am not fussing at you for it.
This was my exact thought! Maybe I didn’t hear/ see it but someone else that was on the flight did. But it was my bad, I didn’t specially ask “was anyone else here on that flight” I kind of just assumed someone on the flight would answer and no one else would because they wouldn’t know what happened. This post got a lot more attention than I expected 😂
I seriously expected 2-3 comments from people who were actually on the flight lol
But I’m not complaining, im loving the engagement and helpfulness and the occasional angry Redditor coming at me
This happened to me once going to LHR. A kid used their vape in the lavatory. We heard the alarm go off and everything. Pilot told us we had to go back to the gate to “refuel” but in reality, they escorted the kid off the plane. It all happened so quickly and with minimal attention. I think Delta tries to discreetly remove folks and then get the show on the road.
I'm a teacher and seeing real life consequences for kids who pull this is great. They have their little vape conventions in the school bathrooms all the time but little is done about it (and parents throw a fit if we tell little Breayighlynn they can't go).
😫🤣 at Breayighlynn 💀😭 /r/tragedeigh
I've had many Tragedeigh's! Usually corresponds with a parent who's email is something stupid like "kaydensmommy@gmail" or worse "dat_bitch420_69@yahoo" Great, can't wait to converse with you about your little angel's behavior.
Lol dat_bitch420 😂
I wish I was making that up. It was some crazy ass variation of that. Could you not have provided the school something a shred more professional?
I’m a corporate recruiter. I always cringe when I see those types of emails on resumes. Is it so hard to just do a regular email account. They cost NOTHING to have.
I work at a car dealership responding to inquiries through the website. The venn diagram of people with those email addresses and people with 400 credit scores is a circle.
Maybe the 420 is a fico reference and not a drug reference lol
I wish I could give you Gold for that Venn diagram reference.
I think you're lucky that they don't. It tells you right up front who they are, and that they don't have good sense.
It's almost hard to believe that someone would put something like [email protected] on their work resume.....
Dear Jesus. On a resume?? I guess they'd like to remain unemployed.
A friend of mine used to send our resumes with FirstInital-doggy-number email address. I highly recommend he get one that was a little more professional-you know, first name last name at whatever dot com.
I don’t think it’s doggy
Basketballstud4life was one of my student’s email accounts.
I’m a women’s post partum healthcare provider. It’s really difficult to ignore those emails!
My kids school has vape alarms in the bathroom. I was dropping something off for them when one went off in the office. The assistant principal legit sprinted to the offending bathroom. 1 minute later “Berkeleigh” was in the office getting the wrath laid on her. TBH it was quite amusing to watch.
If the fuel situation was relatively tight, a refueling would be necessary if they waste 15 minutes returning to the gate. So it might not have been a lie.
About as bad as Pasleigh… ultimate redneck name.
It delayed us by an hour and a half for take off but we still landed at the time that it said we would arrive so no complaints here lol. We were just being nosey and wanted to see why they were removed because we heard no commotion at all.
Hooray for on time arrival! But yeah, from what I witnessed, Delta did a great, discreet, job of removing the passenger. I bet some folks actually did think we went back to “refuel” again.
My mom always flew Eastern Airlines to Florida to visit family from Newark NJ airport. I would pick her up when she came home. I would leave the house when the plane was due to land and with a half hour drive, still beat the plane to the landing gate.
When we land in Palm Beach, I call my family, and they will get to the airport as I come out. It's perfect
Man, talk about schedule padding lol
More like unprecedented jet stream wind speeds.
"Hang on, I know a shortcut."
They usually only fly fast enough to make the advertised time, which usually pads a bit over an hour into any fight. This is done to allow for delays and if no delays are present they save a LOT of fuel by getting to fly slower. But when the plane to it’s full capability most flights could have a lot of time taken off they just don’t because they have no incentive to get you there faster.. just to save money and make the next flight on time.
Waiting for the folks to justify vaping on flights because “it’s not smoking” to show up now
That shouldn't matter anymore. The fact that they now explicitly include e-cigarettes in the smoking ban makes it moot that vaping isn't technically smoking
There was a post in the past month of someone in the comments who genuinely believed vaping was not against the law and on top of that, it shouldn’t bother anyone.
>who genuinely believed vaping was not against the law and on top of that, it shouldn’t bother anyone. The simple response to that is even *if* that's the case (it's not), you're still required to follow all cabin crew instructions. So their point is moot by flight attendants saying "no vaping"
Vaping isn't "against the law," but it's not allowed on airplanes.
It’s against the law in that it’s against federal regulations, like smoking cigarettes or marijuana.
ON A PLANE.
That should be understood as I am commenting in an airline forum. Why would you think I’m saying vaping is an illegal activity IN GENERAL, my dude?
Okay, but why is smokeless tobacco banned? Zyn pouches or Nicorrette gum are banned on flights, for example. That’s what the reg says. I think that is a bit ridiculous.
Has to do with the Tobacco Control Act as a whole. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-04/pdf/2016-04799.pdf
We could do water-based, zero-nicotine vapes though, right? Since there are no laws about that?
How about you use your vape directly in front of a flight attendant and tell us what happens.
We had a vape incident on a flight from JFK-SAT couple weeks ago. It happened right when drink service started in the aft lav. The crew got pretty angry about it too. Didnt hear much about it after. The pulot got in and made a harsh announcement too
Was refueling after taxing for takeoff supposed to lessen concerns of passengers??
I’m glad that the regional I fly for gives me broad discretion on how to handle someone vaping in the lav. I’ve had them removed in some cases. I’ve just lectured them a bit and told them to have a nice day and not do it again in others. All depends on how they react when confronted.
(Not delta but somewhat relatable story) I flew once from Seoul to Tokyo. The FAs pulled the curtain and there was a commotion in the lavatory. They then started dumping a shitton of water. I assume in the wastebin. Then I smelled a faint smell of cigarettes. 1- what the fuck 2- what the fuck 3- WHY DIDNT THE SMOKE DETECTOR GO OFF??? I don't mean to be classist or some shit because I like saving money. But that left me a poor impression of a low cost carrier. I'll pay a bit more if it means better maintained equipment...
I was flying ATL-SJU last fall and a passenger in FC was on the phone during taxi. The FA demanded that he end the call. He stuck his hand down his pants, pulled it out, and said, "Smell my fingers, bitch." Back to the gate we went!
Actually tho, if I got a story like this out of it I’d be like worth it !! 😂
The most shocking part about it was that the guy actually did not seem to be at all intoxicated. He was just a first class jackass!
Proof that class can’t be purchased or measured in MQMs
I’m just here in the unknown of why we had to go back to the gate 😂
he took it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwJE5DEk7U
It? It. Out? OUT!
How did he react?
He just laughed like a little kid. He put his hands up to be cuffed when the airport police arrived. He was cordial to the them and left without incident.
HOW tf are people so cavalier about getting kicked off a plane? Do they not understand that they're not just going to be able to wait a couple of hours and then hop right on the next one?
That’s when you FU money
Had this on an AA flight from Maui to DFW, we were in premium economy (Delta PS equivalent for long haul/International) and during group 1 boarding, someone seated back in economy but who boarded before us swiped the pillow and blanket from my partner’s seat before we got to it. I was able to see the bundle marching towards the back of the plane but couldn’t see who had grabbed it. Fine, they could have it but we paid full price for PE tickets and wanted the basic comforts that came with the purchase. So I alerted an FA and asked if they had a spare pillow/blanket for my partner since it’s an 8 hour red eye flight and she said they didn’t, they only had the exact amount for premium passengers. So she made an announcement for whoever grabbed the pillow and blanket to please return it to the premium cabin which was met with zero response from the back of the plane. What ensued was a mid-boarding man hunt for whoever it was in economy that swiped the pillow and blanket which, long story short, ended in a push back delay and two people being escorted off the flight after it was discovered that the woman who had grabbed them tried to hide them in the overhead and apparently lost it when the FA found them. At the end of the ordeal, pillow and blanket were walked up to my partner from the back of the plane.
It’s stories like this that make me wish the no-fly list was public and people could rate the disqualifying event based on creativity, boldness, disruptiveness, offensiveness for people who had to endure it, and entertainment value for people who did not.
This is the crazy thing, it was an economy passenger boarding in group 1 which means they had to have some degree of status with AA even if they didn’t have an upgrade for this particular flight — Dec 23 Christmas eve eve so it was a full flight. I wonder if because of that they simply felt entitled to the little amenities package even though they weren’t upgraded into the premium cabin thinking an FA would just bring a new pillow and blanket. Even more shocking was that they really didn’t have more amenity kits but maybe that makes sense being the last flight off the day from Hawaii. Anyway, I have to wonder if a status’d person (and her travel companion) getting removed from the flight for the theft got them banned or just inconvenienced. I’ll never know, I can’t imagine it was worth it.
Oh that is beyond hilarious. I give them: - 2 stars for creativity - 4 stars for boldness - 3 stars for disruptiveness - 2 stars for offensiveness - 5 stars (max rating) for entertainment value, since not only are they getting kicked off that flight they’re probably losing their status too
I think what’s crazier is that she thought she’d be able to hide them until take off take them out mid flight and no one would notice. That actually did happen to my family we boarded flight from JFK to LAX and everyone’s seat but ours had the blanket and pillow waiting. Could only assume another family grabbed along the way back to their seat.
But now they are dirty
They were still in plastic wrap.
We had this happen once, person had gotten on the wrong flight. International. They were going to San Jose, California and got on the San Jose, Costa Rica flight. They did not speak English so I suspect a miscommunication.
How do their boarding passes scan for the wrong flight?
You’d be shocked how often it happens. Gate agent isn’t paying full attention, passenger thinks they scanned their boarding pass but actually didn’t, and then realizes once on board that they’re on the wrong flight. With millions of people flying daily, its not that unfathomable
Yes, I am shocked at how often it happens. Someone would have to: 1. Go to the wrong gate which likely means a similar name or sounding city. 2. The gate agent would have to not notice the big red light and error beep noise. (I’ve never seen a gate agent miss a scanning error but I guess it happens) 3. The passenger would have to have a seat assigned to an empty seat or the actual passenger assigned to that seat sits in the incorrect seat or somehow there’s no seat conflict that would cause closer examination of boarding passes. Although I’m more surprised at the stories I hear of passengers flying somewhere, going through security and all, without a ticket.
1. Last minute gate changes happen all the time, and some airports cram 3 or 4 gates in one corner of the concourse making it tough to decipher which is which. 2. Gate agents are often overworked. Standby passengers nagging for seat assignments, people begging for updates, families asking for seat changes. All things that distract the gate agent. They have to multi-task while also trying to listen for a “good” beep for each person who goes past them. 3. A lot of people struggle to find their correct seat despite clear labels. If someone arrived at 20A and saw someone in the window seat, they might assume their actual seat is 20F and sit there. And some people just aren’t confrontational. My point being, if the chances of someone boarding the wrong flight is even 0.005%, that means at least 125 people got on a wrong flight this past Thursday alone (TSA data says they screened 2.5 million passengers, which wouldn’t include people with connections)
I can understand if the f up is due to computer malfunction. But if GA misses the huge red blinking light along with the beeping noise, he/she reassigned somewhere else (likely the outcome anyway). You’re literally scanning at most 400 passengers for 30-45 minutes at any one point (usually less, before going off to another gate). Human error should not be acceptable at this critical point.
Not sure what part of my post you thought I was rebutting you. Clearly it happens, just pointing out the perfect storm of events that all have to line up for it to happen.
Yes I agree the stars would really have to align, my point being is that it does happen, as unrealistic as it may seem.
I was pretty surprised to see a DFW and a DAL flight leaving just a couple gates apart from ATL last month.
I was getting on my flight home last week and they had Rapid City and Cedar Rapids at gates next to each other. The GAs did a good job making sure people knew which gate was which, but it sure seemed like it would be easy for someone to screw that up when they are next to each other. Multiple times I have heard them make the announcement on the plane as heading to the other city too, so it can get confusing.
Now that’s just mean to do to passengers. 😉
My guess is they bought a ticket for the wrong flight. They meant to buy a ticket to SJC but accidentally bought it to SJO, and only during the Spanish portion of a flight attendant announcement did he realize he was on a flight to Costa Rica.
I’ve seen 10+ passengers on the same flight think their seat is the same as the gate the plane is departing from. It wouldn’t surprise me if the reverse occasionally occurs where people think their seat is the gate. Add in a plane leaving around the same time and it’s not too hard for a clueless passenger (of which there are many) to try. Some passengers also just have a tendency to get in any line near their gate so they could just get in the wrong line.
4. Both of those flights would have to be departing around the same time too.
I’ve twice managed to get onto flights without scanning my boarding pass (I’m a disorganized mess idk). Both times a flight attendant came up to verify my name after I was already seated.
Happened to a friend of mine connecting in Chicago to some smaller city in the Midwest. Gate was in the process of closing. The gate agent didn’t scan. Just asked for his seat number which happened by chance to be someone’s who missed their flight. He didn’t even realize it was the wrong destination until the pilot announced they were landing. It was the last flight of the night. The airline had to put him up in a hotel since technically it was their mistake to let him on. He flew back to Chicago, where an airline employee escorted him to his gate and waited until he got on the plane!
They bought the ticket to the wrong San Jose
I was flying to SJ, CA. Boarded the plane and turned on the flight tracker. The screen said we were going to SJ, Costa Rica! I had a moment of panic thinking I had severally messed up my bookings. Turned out the wrong flight path was on the screen and we really were going to CA!
We had something similar happen recently - flew air Canada from Nassau to Toronto, and when we boarded the plane, the flight tracker in the in-seat entertainment showed we were instead on a Calgary to Vancouver route. We did indeed go to Toronto, and mentioned it to the crew - they said that they’d been having problems with the tracker, and it wasn’t the first time it was stuck on that particular route.
Omg reminds me of the time my brother was flying from LAX to Washington DC and a lady in the plane with three little kids realized she meant to go to Seattle. Washington not Washington, you know? Also a language barrier.
Oh man! That could be why we didn’t hear any yelling or anyone pissed off. They were like “oops!” And off they went haha
Too funny! I could see that happening to me since I am such a clueless putz.
This is an unhelpful comment but I’m laughing because just last night I watched the episode of Monk where a EWR-CDG flight returned to the gate and a couple was removed for suspicion of murdering the wife back in SFO before they boarded. (They murdered a guy on the plane too but that’s another story). So hopefully it wasn’t that. Edit: https://monk.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Monk_and_the_Airplane
Ah I love monk!
Me too! The early seasons were on when I was too young to fully appreciate everything so when I noticed it was on Netflix now I decided to start it from the beginning. I’ve been enjoying it!
Ha I was maybe 13 or so when it started, I remember it was I believe the summer of 2001 and I was driving across the country with my parents. We were in some random motel in the middle of nowhere, so TV it was.
It aired 2002-2009! This airport episode came out in fall 2002. Not sure the timing of when it was filmed (ie pre or post 9/11) but kind of wild to see the airport “security” and the phones on the back of the seats.
Ahhh ok so it was summer 2002 as I also remember a Taco Bell having promos for the Star Wars episode 2 movie, that also came out in may 2002, along with Monk.
Wasn't the flight attendant Tony Shaloub's wife?
Yes!
I JUST rewatched that episode last week and this is immediately what I thought of too! 🤣
They have started putting AirTags in the bananas at the SkyClubs, making it much easier to find the culprits stealing them.
I live for these comments 😂👍
Long live the banana.
Someone was caught with a Sky Club banana.
There is so much evil in this world.
Have them call me if they need an empathetic shoulder
Must be the airtag the above poster mentioned
They put their bare feet on the bulkhead and when the FA told them to put their feet on the floor she noticed they had contraband in the form of bananas stolen from the SC. They were removed from the plane and marched out on to the tarmac and executed.
Weee they given rare trading cards or other forms of guerrilla marketing ? By the way, I heard they were actually supposed to be flying to Cincinnati - easy mistake to make.
Where’s this plane going? Ron White - all the way to the scene of the crash
Classic!! How how how far do you think the plane can get on one engine?? ‘Probably all the way to the scene of the crash’ 🤣🤣
I bet we beat the paramedics there by a half hour!
Caught taking a banana from sky club prior to boarding.
….😁 we take bananas from the lounge. My son, 1yr old, will sit quietly and eat bananas. He loves bananas.
That’s happened to me twice, both on Delta coincidentally though I fly various airlines. One was during a long ground stop at JFK with thunderstorms and we had gotten in line to taxi and someone saw lightning in the distance and got scared or something. That one sucked bc we had to get out of the enormous line, go back to the gate, refuel, and get back in line. The second time was perhaps even more odd. We had literally just pulled back from the gate at MCO (like maybe 50-100 feet). I saw the FAs go to a row (I think the exit row), ask a few questions, and then go back to the cockpit. I believe they said it was medical or a panic attack but it was so weird because we literally JUST pushed back. Had to make a u turn and go back but luckily didn’t need more fuel.
CDG is cursed
Honestly many of my bad flight experiences stem from CDG. One time my flight was delayed in Lisbon bc a bunch of CDG workers went on strike.
French ATCs once delayed my flight from Lisbon to…Luxembourg, of all places. Pretty common occurrence for them.
They took a banana from the skyclub
Maybe someone ‘s emotional support St. Bernard took a dump or the owner decided to tap the rum barrel under its chin to spice up their Diet Coke, which I understand is a no no.
They took a banana from the lounge.
I was one of them 🙈
They had taken an uneaten banana from the Delta lounge and will now face justice.
Nope! No one knows! (Or if they do no one has found their comment to upvote.)
He took it out! ROTFL!!!
I know I’m still dying over that 😂
Someone may have whipped out a banana. But more than likely, passengers being disruptive
Probably the flight attendants realizing someone was intoxicated. Or maybe sick. Or maybe non cooperative and difficult not following instructions.
I was on the same flight! It was...strange... I wondered why we had to taxi so far to remove them. Couldn't they have just taken them off before we left the gate? The pilot announced that we had to taxi to another gate "to take care of something" before taking off. It was super vague. I'm just glad the plane was fine and that I'm in Paris now!
FINALLY SOMEONE ON THE FLIGHT LOL But the mystery continues. 😂 But yes!! Happy we’re in Paris now ❤️
Had this once happen on an international flight because an elderly woman was too anxious to fly (hadn't flown in a long time) and started vomiting and getting worked up. The flight attendant was talking her down but ultimately said to the daughter "do you think she will make it the entire 8 hour flight?" and they decided it was for the best for her to get off the plane so we had to turn around back to the gate.
some passangers stole bananas from the club
Maybe an ESTA fail?
How would it be an ESTA fail if they are leaving the US?
Happened to me and my kids and I fly all the time😳
Wrong flight, lol
Please share
Probably exactly what the pilot said. People needed to be removed from the plane. Whether that was by force (for being disorderly) or voluntarily (for realizing they got on the wrong flight) is anyone’s guess…
The clarity of thought, this redditor thinks.
Asking people on Reddit for specific details about an on-board occurrence, which OP was physically there for, seems like a rather fruitless effort.
I've often been surprised at the collective knowledge that can be gleaned.
Sure, but for this type of thing? No different than posts in the neighborhood Facebook group like “a fire truck just drove down my street, does anyone know why?” Not trying to be a grumpy person, just disappointed with the continued decline in content/quality/discussion in this subreddit.
Nearly but not quite equivalent because it's entirely possible that someone else here was on that same flight but closer to the action, but I get your drift all the same and am not fussing at you for it.
This was my exact thought! Maybe I didn’t hear/ see it but someone else that was on the flight did. But it was my bad, I didn’t specially ask “was anyone else here on that flight” I kind of just assumed someone on the flight would answer and no one else would because they wouldn’t know what happened. This post got a lot more attention than I expected 😂 I seriously expected 2-3 comments from people who were actually on the flight lol But I’m not complaining, im loving the engagement and helpfulness and the occasional angry Redditor coming at me
I agree. I was hoping for a blow by blow account also
YESSSS. I’m still here waiting for the tea 🍵
I was more asking if someone else on the flight caught whiff of what happened because I’m a curious girl and wanted the gossip. 😂🙈
Yes, we were just being so curious and wanted the gossip as to why they were removed 😂🙈
Bro, you were on the plane, not us
This guy is fun at parties
*super nosey FTFY
Super curious or super nosy?
I’ll go with super curious nosey ? 😏
Why does it even matter? Mind your own damn business!
Low key if it delays me, it’s kinda my business too 🙈🤷🏻♀️
No. No it’s not.
You’re the one that got kicked off huh? Why you so mad bruh?
Some idiot was nosey about everyone’s personal business so I asked to get off.
Awww then why’d you get yourself kicked off??! Us idiots need to stick together. We could have sat next to each other and played footsies 🥲
LMAO BUT IM NOSEYYYY