Airport StoriesBack when I was a moody teenager I took a cheap flight that involved changing planes and having to go through security again. My bags were pre-checked so, when I set off the metal detector, I honestly said to the security guy that I had no idea what had set it off.
Until, that is, he searched me and found the metal knife and fork stamped "KLM" I'd nicked off the previous flight.
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chthonic, Fri 3 Mar 2006, 10:09)
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EasyJet Eejit ClubIt seems to me that with the rise in low-cost flights, the average IQ of passengers has dropped correspondingly.
On one flight (it didn't help that it was from Gatwick, charter flight and Chav central), queueing up in front of the big orange EasyJet sign with Mrs. Allotrope, the chap at the desk is asked "Any hand luggage?"
Whereupon he lifts up the industrial-strength mountain bike that was over to one side and hopefully proffers it.
Delay, confusion, upset. 15 minutes later the couple in front of us get the same question: "Any hand luggage?"
They lift up the baby carrier, containing a baby, and plonk it on the desk.
Delay, confusion, upset (again) for about 15 minutes.
On a different flight (and yes, I should have learnt by now) with the same airline, we're queueing up behind an old couple. They're asked whether there's anything potentially hazardous in the luggage.
"Oh yes!" says the elderly lass eagerly. "We bought a couple of cap-guns for our grandchildren as you can't get them in the UK anymore!"
Delay, confusion, you know the score.
In conclusion, even if the seats are cheap, I'll try to fly with virtually anyone else as I've got the fear that one of the EasyJet passengers will try to open the door mid-flight (or similar).
(, Sun 5 Mar 2006, 15:05, Reply)
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