r/news • u/Big-Heron4763 • 5d ago

Passenger ordered to pay more than $5,000 in fuel costs after flight diverted due to bad behavior

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/13/travel/australian-airline-passenger-fine-cost-fuel-intl-hnk/index.html
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u/Ughhhhhh10 5d ago

As an ex flight attendant that got out before covid…. I’ve never been happier

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u/octopop 5d ago

damn, you seriously dodged a bullet. I could not imagine what flight attendants have been going through since COVID started

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u/Asleep_Management900 5d ago

Current flight attendant chiming in. Human beings right now are the worst they have ever been. I think I know why. Imagine if every day all you have to do is turn on a screen, plug it in, and get hours of enjoyment with zero overcoming of any obstacles.

Then you get thrust into the real world. Other people tell you NO. People watch you think through the smallest of tasks and fail, and watch you get frustrated and lash out. I saw a guy pull and pull on a locked overhead bin before shouting at me. I told him 'Did you read the little sign?' He turned, saw that right where the latch was, is indeed a sign, that says "Crew Luggage - LOCKED". This is the real issue. People aren't understanding LIFE. No ability to think through problems because they are never challenged. Turn on the internet, and that's it. When it's ugly, you turn it off. Real people you can't turn off like a screen and so people go from 0 to 100 because they don't know any other way to react or show emotion or overcome the simplest failures. I watch people fail to read the sign on the door that says 'Push Here' and instead they grab the ashtray. You push right where it says PUSH. Not to the left, not to the right, right where it says push here. We are truly getting dumb thanks to social media.

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u/itchyivy 5d ago

I feel like people have always been this stupid. But i do agree that their emotional control is worse. Speaking as a medical staff