Abusing the airline staff

Dominic Republic and quite honestly it’s the cheap Caribbean with some charter flights. Sister went a few years ago and she said the behaviour onboard was embarrassing. People drinking at the airport, filling up further on the plane and then either falling asleep, being sick or kicking off often with the people they were with or when they didn’t work with others around them who told them to keep it down.

When arrested I suspect they claim they don’t like flying or have mental health issues!

It's not a new thing, it's just that everyone has phones and videos altercations these days. I've been flying for work since 1996 and have seen abusive and aggressive people since that time.

I agree there's no need for shouting and swearing. I can understand someone being upset at being moved if they've planned and paid for a specific seat. Often travelling means losing sleep, you don't know whether they have a fear of flying, etc. and all these things have a cumulative effect.

@JustMyView13 where's DR?

Was this a case of hissy woman having paid to book a specific seat, and disabled woman & partner not having booked? There's no excuse for being abusive to staff but I wouldn't blame someone for politely refusing to move in those circumstances.

99% of the time, I refuse to move to a worse seat, I fly a lot for work and pay extra for a preferred seat. If asked to move for a disabled person, or small child, I would.

Sorry I’m not quite sure I understand. No the woman shouldn’t have had a tantrum. However are you saying the disabled woman hadn’t booked a seat next to her travelling partner so just expected everyone else to move to accommodate her?
I sometimes feel really irritated that other people can’t think these things through so I have to change what I am doing.

I’ve no idea, but in 2023 I flew to the DR & a couple of people got so blind drunk and they were F’ing and jeffing, physically lashing out, hit crew & other passenger. The pilot came out, they were handed a document, read their rights and one more peep and we were being diverted for their arrest. It’s actually quite scary. They were arrested on landing in DR.

I'd have filmed it and put it on social media with the caption "do you know this woman?"

It's time to name and shame these arseholes and the airlines should have them arrested when they touchdown.

You’d think with the chance of being filmed and called a ‘Karen’ online it would put them off causing a scene. I think they just enjoy the attention.

I can’t answer your question. But I guess we don’t know their story. I use the contents of my carryon on the flight, and I check everything I don’t need. On a short haul flight it might be just the size of a bum bag, and long haul I may need a bigger bag. It would annoy me if I had to trek up and down every time I needed something and it would also mean I block the aisle, but I get the impression that’s not the case here.

I work in an airport.

We see some absolutely disgusting behaviour.

I've also had it directed straight to me.

And it's not always the people you'd expect it to be either!

There are too many entitled people in the world now sadly. Selfish and self centred folks, thinking people who work in customer service or civil service are there to ‘serve’ them. They ‘use their words’ to say what they like because it’s a free country and they can.
Honestly it’s a terrible reflection on our society that there is so little thought of other people or how the actions and words of one person can affect others.
People should be held accountable and treated appropriately like this awful woman who should have been arrested on landing for being so rude and obstructive in that situation.

Yep DD was cabin crew and some of the stories she told were awful. Not just anger and aggression but so much inappropriate behaviour from men.

I think more people are demanding and on the edge of their tether.

I was flying home from New York a couple of years ago. A woman behind me was asleep with a blanket on and the crew, unfortunately had to wake her because her seat belt wasn't visible and the sign was on.

She went absolutely bananas and was arrested when we landed which sadly was 3 whole hours later. The announcement said make sure seat belt is visible so we don't have to disturb you.

Totally uncalled for. I think most of them are drunk or on something.

I work in a&e, there has been a real escalation in physically violent and verbally abusive behaviour over the last few years in general.

I can’t answer your question. I think it’s a reflection of the nasty slippery slope that society is going down.

ln this particular case, the carriage of any passenger is at the discretion of the captain. I’d like to see them refuse to fly people more who won’t respect staff including cabin crew and ground staff.