So I watched the TV show "Airways" tonight. Basically, it's similar to it's UK cousins "Airline" and whatnot, working from a particular carrier. In this case, it's Tiger, which is notorious for its very picky guidelines. (it's a low-cost carrier with lower prices, but they make up for it by charging for checked-in luggage. Hand luggage up to a certain weight is free though. It's very handy if you're going interstate for a day or whatever like my mum did for a job interview.). Three very hilarious scenarios ensue:
Story the first: Guy apparently wouldn't sit down when the seatbelt sign turned on. He apparently "needed to go right this minute and couldn't hold on" during take-off. Not sure, but I suspect that he may have done something else, since apparently he needed the Australian Federal Police (i.e. FBI) to meet him at arrival. The guy got blacklisted and warned.
Story the second: Guy ran late to the airport and missed his flight. He was pissy at first and tried to get the airline to bend the rules. His girlfriend got on, he didn't. So after he managed to get his flight rescheduled and his baggage checked in, he decided to go for a swim near the airport. In the nude. The funniest part was a fisherman at the docks was like as this guy decided to make the best of a bad situation. (and yes, he made his flight) (I think it may have been Coolongatta airport since this story was up on the Gold Coast. There is a beach near the airport and no, it's not a nudist beach. Which just makes it funnier )
Story the third: Woman gets pissy because her hand luggage exceeds the limit. She doesn't want to pay the charge for the extra weight. The limit is 10kg and she has sixteen kilos of hand luggage. (evidently, she was trying to get around the checked luggage price I think ) In an effort to beat the system (having paid the substantial total of $50 for a ticket), she opens up her bag and proceeds to put on SIX KILOS of clothing. I kid you not. She even tries to walk in two pairs of shoes!
In the end, she still ends up forking out the extra $25 for some luggage, but still gets through.
The airline staff were more concerned for her health and gave her some water, but seriously, talk about triyng to beat the system and FAILING!
Story the first: Guy apparently wouldn't sit down when the seatbelt sign turned on. He apparently "needed to go right this minute and couldn't hold on" during take-off. Not sure, but I suspect that he may have done something else, since apparently he needed the Australian Federal Police (i.e. FBI) to meet him at arrival. The guy got blacklisted and warned.
Story the second: Guy ran late to the airport and missed his flight. He was pissy at first and tried to get the airline to bend the rules. His girlfriend got on, he didn't. So after he managed to get his flight rescheduled and his baggage checked in, he decided to go for a swim near the airport. In the nude. The funniest part was a fisherman at the docks was like as this guy decided to make the best of a bad situation. (and yes, he made his flight) (I think it may have been Coolongatta airport since this story was up on the Gold Coast. There is a beach near the airport and no, it's not a nudist beach. Which just makes it funnier )
Story the third: Woman gets pissy because her hand luggage exceeds the limit. She doesn't want to pay the charge for the extra weight. The limit is 10kg and she has sixteen kilos of hand luggage. (evidently, she was trying to get around the checked luggage price I think ) In an effort to beat the system (having paid the substantial total of $50 for a ticket), she opens up her bag and proceeds to put on SIX KILOS of clothing. I kid you not. She even tries to walk in two pairs of shoes!
In the end, she still ends up forking out the extra $25 for some luggage, but still gets through.
The airline staff were more concerned for her health and gave her some water, but seriously, talk about triyng to beat the system and FAILING!
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