Women Must Leave Plane Due To Nastiness, Airline At Fault

I don't fly often and I swear the more I read the news the less likely I am to fly ever again. Reason #712 why I won't fly: this story! Two women were kicked off an Air Canada flight and put on a no fly list due to negligence by the airline. Once you hear this story, you'll realize that you'd probably do exactly what these ladies did.

According to CNN, while boarding a flight from Las Vegas to Montreal on August 26, two passengers were assigned seats that had vomit on them. According to passenger Susan Benson of New Brunswick, who was behind the nasty seats, the smell was apparent when she was boarding. Benson said airline workers sprayed the area with perfume to hide the smell. And we all know that never works!

So the two women passengers told the flight attendant that the seat and seatbelt were wet, and that they could still see vomit. The attendant and a supervisor told them the flight was full, and that they would have to sit there. WTH?!

The women were attempting to use blankets and wipes to settle in when one of the pilots showed up. The pilot told the women, who were traveling five hours to Vienna, that they could leave the plane. He also said they'd be booking new flights on their own expense. In addition, the pilot said that they'd need to do that or be 'escorted off the plane by security and placed on a no fly list.'

Benson, who was watching the event unfold in front of her, says the pilot was informed the women were rude to the flight attendant. She says the ladies were firm, but were not rude. Both women were taken off the plane by security. Now, I realize that airline staff deals with a lot of craziness, however, not wanting to sit in someone else's vomit isn't really being crazy. I mean, it's an airline, not a freakin' frat house!

After paying expensive airline fares, you're expected to sit in vomit? Oh hell no! I wouldn't have done it. Obviously, now that the story is going viral, Air Canada is apologizing for the incident and says it's 'reviewing' the matter.  I'd be demanding a damn refund along with that apology!

In March a friend and I are going on the Monsters of Rock Cruise, which is leaving from Miami. The closer we get to the cruise date, the more I'm thinking driving to Miami will be better than flying. Flying now involves way too much drama for me! And if I'm stuck on a plane for hours due to some issue or I'm delayed because someone decides to lose their damn mind, I'm gonna end up missing my cruise! There's also a good chance I'd end up with some type of federal charge too! LOL!

I fly a couple of times per year. When I do, I like to avail myself of the snack and beverage cart. I figure, hey, I paid all this money for a seat, I'm going to take advantage of the perks. I suppose a can of ginger ale and a bag of pretzels might not be much of a perk. However, on longer flights, like to Europe, you can get a full meal or two. But should you? According the some flight attendants, no.

Most food served on airplanes is prepared by outside catering companies, driven to airports, and then loaded onto each flight. As it turns out, most airline employees actually avoid much of this food and bring their own with them. Flight attendants are the experts when it comes to the food and drinks that are served to passengers, which is why Huffington Post asked them which items to avoid.

We're always hearing how dehydrating it is to fly, but one of the things flight attendants warn against is the water served by the airlines. Booze is another thing to avoid on planes. For one thing, it doesn't help with the dehydration. And do we really need any more stories about liquored-up airline passengers in the news? Check out the list of foods and beverages that flight attendants say we should avoid below.

Dehydration is a big problem on flights due to lower barometric pressure in an airplane’s cabin, so you should drink water. Just not all water. Bottled water is fine but one veteran flight attendant says, “Most flight attendants won’t drink the tap water, coffee, or tea.” She explains, “It all comes down to how often the pipes are cleaned,” and this water is used to brew the coffee and tea.

Alcohol affects your body negatively when in high altitude. Clare Morrison, a medical professional said, “The lower level of oxygen in your blood means that you may seem drunker in the air than you would on the ground after consuming the same amount of alcohol.” Maybe that's why some passengers lose their $#!& in the air. It's also worth noting that the ice served on flights was probably made with the aforementioned tap water that flight attendants avoid.

The low cabin pressure on airplanes can cause a less intense taste in food and most airplane food is heavily salted to enhance flavor, according to a study commissioned by Lufthansa. Many of the entrées and deli sandwiches served on flights are high in sodium. Vanessa Rissetto, a New Jersey-based registered dietitian said “because of pressure shifts, some people retain water during a flight, so something overly processed or too high in sodium might exacerbate” headaches related to dehydration, fatigue, or constipation.

Flight attendants report that these items are almost always overcooked. A Delta Air Lines flight attendant said, “If you are particular about how your steak should be prepared, don’t eat it.” Because of the high sodium content in most airline food, you're really better off with whole foods, like fruits and vegetables.

One flight attendant said: “Stay away from cheese trays, as they aren’t too fresh. They are [made of] cheese, sure, but they’re basically shelf-stable products.” Most of the cheese served on flights is the processed variety that doesn’t require refrigeration. Eww...