Here's a PA announcement that amused the pax but got the pilot into hot water...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,...a14095,00.html
"Prime Minister Helen Clark has defended her decision to enter the cockpit of an Air New Zealand plane to remonstrate with a pilot who blamed her for the flight being late.
Government-owned Air New Zealand yesterday apologised to Clark and stood down the Boeing 737 pilot after he jokingly blamed her for delays to a Christchurch-bound flight over the plane's public-address system.
The row follows the conviction of two police officers and a civilian driver over her speeding motorcade from Waimate to Christchurch.
The pilot, who thought Clark had made alternative arrangements to fly to Invercargill from Wellington because of fog delays, told passengers she was "taking a private jet – so much for supporting the national airline".
"First of all there was the fog in Auckland, and now the Prime Minister, who was supposed to be flying with us, has decided to offload herself and her bags," the pilot told passengers. "..."
Much more at the link...
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