3-Day Delay For United Flight 87 Results In Brawl With Airport Employees

[JimNtexas]

When you've been stuck for days simply trying to board your flight back home, it's understandable if things get a little tense. But you don't necessarily expect it to degrade to the point where you are involved in fisticuffs with airport employees.

The Consumerist

 

[waveflyer]

One passenger describes a fight between another traveler and airport staff to ABC News: "They [airport officials] grabbed him by the tie, and they pulled him physically across the counter and started slapping him."

 

[Tail Gunner Joe]

That's why I wear a clip-on

 

[Freebrd]

That's why I wear a clip-on

best line of the day!

 

[tomgoodman]

He should have bought a seat in the no-slapping section.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCz8he36hsk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[mamba20]

I love all the negative press this scumbag scab infested carrier is getting. Gotta wonder when and if the board and share holders will wake up and replace our inept management.

 

[B727FA]

One passenger describes a fight between another traveler and airport staff to ABC News: "They [airport officials] grabbed him by the tie, and they pulled him physically across the counter and started slapping him."

If I understand it correctly, the agent was being hit; not the pax.

 

[list2002]

Someone needs to do that to mgmnt.