For a time after September 11, airline passengers were courteous, all no ma’ams and yes sirs. But not anymore. In a hilarious piece, the Wall Street Journal tracks down the flight attendants who have been slapped, spit in the face, and, in one case, clawed by passengers until they bled. The story even has a local connection.
In August…a passenger on a flight to Dallas from Buenos Aires drank two-thirds of a bottle of his own duty-free liquor, got into a confrontation with several passengers, then urinated in the cabin before passing out in his seat. Police were called to meet the plane.