The VS skipper should get a grip on reality me thinks!!
As a pilot with a major charter operator, I have lost count of the number of times we turn up to the gate and are greeted by jeers, shouts and smart comments. Usually emitting from the shaven headed, tattooed and heavily earingged lads, wearing football shirts, shorts and trainers that occupy the seats nearest to the jet bridge.
Unnecessary comments ,yes, ill disciplined behaviour, yes.
I have to say I can usually just put it down to a bit too much alcohol and holiday hi-jinks. Thats all there is too it.
Occasionally there are very disruptive pax who should of course be denied boarding for all the reasons that have been previously said in the above threads.
Sounds to me that the VS skipper just got pi$$ed off with being clapped and jeered and snapped when a pax made a smart comment to him.