UNITED PILOT FREAKS OUT PASSENGERS
The pilot of a United flight from Chicago to Newark stood in front of passengers and announced that the flight – which had already been delayed two hours on Tuesday – would encounter terrible storms, including twisters. Said one passenger, “He seemed angry. He said, ‘We’re going to be flying through horrific storms, including tornadoes.’” In addition, the pilot also instructed passengers on the overbooked flight to “get to know your neighbors.” The pilot then returned to the cockpit and closed the door. The passengers were so terrified that a flight attendant made an announcement saying the pilot didn’t mean it would be unsafe to fly. When the plane finally prepared to taxi, the pilot got back on the intercom to notify the passengers that they had to return to the gate because of a maintenance issue. About 50 passengers demanded to be let off. The 5:54 p.m. flight finally took off at 1:14 a.m. Wednesday and landed in Newark at 3:58 a.m.
* And on top of everything else, the in-flight movie was “Baywatch”.
* So United is branching out from physical assaults to mental cruelty.
* See what happens when pilots don’t have a few pre-flight drinks?
* Everyone understands that airplanes fly above the tornadoes, right? Tornadoes go down, not up.
* Maybe he should Google the word “Depression” and take that quiz. (see “Depression” story)
CLIP: “This is your Captain speaking. There is absolutely no cause for alarm.”
