CX872/FEB 4th very upset pax on you tube

[8163852]

TM-W_SZNv7s

[Kitsune]

She's not complaining about the RA65/Bypass pay thingy is she? And if so which side is she on.....:}

[Sqwak7700]

That is by far, the biggest 3 year old child I've ever seen.

What is it whith china trying to pass off adults for children? Must be some left over from the olympics... :hmm:

[geh065]

Oh my....

but why is the CX staff filming?

[Max Reheat]

You cannot be asking a serious question there, GEH..... are you.

How about covering one's six (or covering all the bases)?

When the pax is offloaded at the gate and litigation ensues, having it all on film will be vital.

By the way.... what was she on about?

[Freehills]

Impressively bad language - not offloaded, but very late to the boarding gate and shut out from the looks of it.

[Fly747]

I don't understand much Chinese but I think she is saying "a contract is a contract, stick to the contract". She says it over and over again hoping to change reality.

[VR-HFX]

SFO here she don't come. I hope they denied her boarding yesterday as well and refunded the ticket.

I particularly liked the opening spray...'the plane has gone':}

Well...my Cantonese is not perfect but after 25 years of absorption and a bit of study....there certainly are a lot of F words in addition to the contract -of-carriage references in that lot...I bet the husband and father-in-law or father regret they didn't leave her in the duty free with a 'See you on board Honey-Pie' :uhoh:

And we complain about the ****e that comes out of Fort Fumble.:}

Spare a moment and the odd thank you for the ground staff...and the cabin staff that put up with this on a daily basis.

[Liam Gallagher]

If Raven11's post of 5th Feb no.298 was ever translated into Cantonese, I now know what it would sound like....

[HEALY]

found out is was the old configuration:}

[ACMS]

I think it's a load of bollocks. You don't see ONE SINGLE CX staff member at all anywhere. Even if it was real I doubt it was CX.

Rubbish.

[iLuvPX]

I've never seen a more opportune time for a "b1tch slap".

I would of had a pocket full of them for her.

:E

[christn]

'would have' !

[broadband circuit]

If it actually was a CX flight, I hope they've banned her for life from our airline. I don't want the ground staff or cabin crew copping that type of abuse in connection with any flight where I'm the captain.

[wongsuzie]

Bording Gate 70?

This is nothing compared to what we put up with.Quite mild actually.

If you want to open a can this can of worms,there are a thousand stories out there

[ron burgandy]

Looks like she's just read the latest Friday update on intracx:}

[stillalbatross]

We need a video edit in english underneath.

At first she says "What you mean my husband now wait 20 years for command and no retire at 55"

Then she says "Is CX872 Captain go RA65? pocket winnings, leave hundreds of F/Os in poverty"

Followed by "I hope he no put his back out dragging that big pot of RA65 gold"

And finishes with "I should dump my loser F/O and marry RA65 man instead, he smart, change contract"

But my cantonese isn't the best....................

[hkadaily]

This has nothing to do with CX. Its actually an ad for Hong Kong Airlines and their 'satisfied' customers!

[Frogman1484]

I think she just heard that she was in the regional business class seats!!!
:ok:

[YY U R YY I C]

HKAdaily:ok:

Good one mate, and since I have just thrown my glass of wine over my keyboard in hystrics about HKA "satisfied customer", I will send you the invoice for a replacement. Very good and most amusing; no doubt it is true !!!!!!

Keep the posts flowing

[ou7blaze]

One comment ... LMAO

[throw a dyce]

Congee off again then love?:)
Sorry you've just been off-loaded to Gweilo Airlines.

I'm just getting over the flu,and I can can't speak for laughing so much.

Reminds me of why I came home.:)

[N1 Vibes]

It seems that the CX fun-police have moved in, the video has been "removed by the user"

:{

ps - did anyone find another link to this?

[mr Q]

AND you read about it LAST in today's Sunday Morning Post (scmp) under the byline simon parry.
Not a mention of this forum and the link to the video is an scmp link
and the headline??? Passenger's meltdown at airport is internet hit
I think I will cancel my SCMP subscription and stick to PPRuNe in future.....
More reliable and definitely the first............

[Booger]

Did someone say "viral"??

YouTube - A woman missed her flight at the boarding gate HKIA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg)

Airport hissy fit captured in YouTube clip - web - Technology - theage.com.au (http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/web/hissy-fit-is-a-youtube-hit/2009/02/15/1234632651548.html)

Oh man, as a seppo would say:
"...someone oughta bitch slap tha' ho upside tha' head DAWG!"
:ok:

[N1 Vibes]

Some translation by local colleagues.

Apparently she was shopping and expected the 2 stooges, the ones skulking embarassed as :mad: in the background, to get onboard the a/c. Because she believed if they were already on-board, that the flight would be 'held', while she bought her obviously very important shopping.....

A translation from the first bit is the best - because she can see the plane outside the window and she think's like the proverbial KMB bus, that the crew just reopen the door, she swipes the octopus reader with her fake LV handbag and everything proceeds as normal!!

N1 Vibes

[CaptJax]

While the original link has been removed by user, this was a major news story in SFO on Monday 2/16 and on AOL/Nescape headline news.

Woman throws tantrum after missing her flight - Gadling | travel blog | news, stories, deals, and tips. Go there. (http://www.gadling.com/2009/02/16/woman-throws-tantrum-after-missing-her-flight/)

[Bye Bye Baby]

Why is it that during/after this disgraceful behaviour by this Princess that at least four security guards walk away?
I guess they are too busy checking for 110ml of hair gel.
:rolleyes:

[the reo]

They quickly checked their book of duties, assisting with unruly pax wasn't assigned to them that day.
Therefore
CANNOT help.

[mr Q]

seems they did the best thing as the area was quiet and she was not creating any problems for the travelling public or endangering anyone or anything....
but with an outburst like that I bet they kept a close eye on her on the subsequent flight...
VOLATILE is the word that springs to mind ...
Anger Management Courses might be helpful.
I also suspect she might have been a high value CX passenger
Any lesser mortal and I suspect the police would have been summoned to have her rapidly removed from the area......

[slapfaan]

Fortunately for her,she was in SFO..

Had she been in mainland China,the red army would have taken the bitch outside and shot her between the eyes...:\

[cpdude]

Where is the taser when you need it!:}

[Dead Head]

She was not in SFO.
Had it been in SFO she would have been escorted away pronto.
In Hong Kong staff are too afraid to get involved. They cannot deal with confrontation.

[Minimums!]

haha i just saw the video on CNN! i cant imagine the tantrum she must have thrown once she found out she's famous!

Minimums!

[Azamat Bagatov]

....or the tantrum she would have caused once admitted to Mainland China's Top Psychiatric Ward.... silly bitch. Hope they bitch-slapped her good and proper over there !

[hongkongfooey]

" And the Oscar for best supporting actress in a comedy goes to........................ "

I think she was Ok until the ground staff said " I think we can get you on to a HKA flight "
Thats when she said " wheres the humanity ? "

[Harbour Dweller]

Airlines sorry for hissy fit clip

March 5, 2009 - 3:14PM

Cathay Pacific says it has apologised to a passenger whose hysterical tantrum after missing a flight from Hong Kong has clocked close to five million hits on YouTube.

Cathay said on Thursday it had identified the member of its staff who took a mobile telephone video of the woman passenger on February 4.

The video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOeVqYwqLzM) found its way to YouTube and has since become one of the site's most popular clips ever. It has been featured in news reports and TV shows across the world.

The three-minute video starts with the screaming woman running towards the departure gate and bouncing off a female security guard at the Hong Kong airport.

She then starts banging a desk before collapsing to the floor and rolling around, while maintaining a high-pitched wail.

"We have conveyed the findings of our inquiry to the passenger concerned, and her family, and have issued an apology for the inconvenience and embarrassment she may have suffered as a result," a Cathay spokeswoman said.

She said the person who posted the video on YouTube was not a member of staff and that the employee who had recorded the incident had been disciplined.

The airline offered the passenger seat upgrades and air miles, and she had not sought compensation from Cathay, the spokeswoman said.

AFPWake up Cathay!! What message are you sending here.. Carry on like a pork chop & we will reward you.

Hey everyone... if you want a Business upgrade next time you fly Cathay you know what to do!!!:mad:

[atmd_cad]

No problem, I know what I"ll do to get a first class upgrade next time. Cathay, I love you! That's service from the heart, eh? No other airlines can beat you on this one!:ok:

[badairsucker]

Says a lot for the world we live in, act like a **** and we'll say sorry and give you an upgrade....Pathetic....:ugh::ugh:

[rick.shaw]

Unbelievable! Here we have an airline that puts immense pressure on it's groundstaff and flight crew alike in getting flights away on time, and this happens???

Don't you notice the panicked look on traffic staff's faces when you tell them to delay boarding or that there will be a delay to departure? Mind you, when you also tell them that the delay is not going to be attributed to them, you'll also notice the huge look of relief too!

What sort of message does this send to the people on the coalface? Next time I get pulled up to the 3rd floor to explain a delay, I'll just throw a tantrum in front of the CP and all will be ok.......

[badairsucker]

like it rick, good one.......:ok:

[hongkongfooey]

I wonder what you would get if you went all Jacky Chan on the ground staffs ar5es.................1st class for the whole family ?

Yeh, good message CX, like nobody around here will pick up on that one :ugh:

[Sleeve_of_Wizard]

Please be at the boarding gate 20 minutes prior to departure or you may not be accepted for travel..... Unless of course you are a complete moron and can't read, in this case , you will be entitled to an upgrade to First or Business class................

If you are a member of staff and one of these fuc*wits turns up late, you will be downgraded.

[Sleeve_of_Wizard]

Hell hath no fury like a Hong Kong woman deprived of her shark fin soup.

[Guava Tree]

Funny how many airlines deny acceptance for the flight because passenger is 5 minutes late at the check in while the airline knows already that there will be a flight delay. Flight eventually departs hours late due to unspecified “technical reasons”.
“Take and take” not “Take and give” seems to be the way.

[7478]

freightdog188:

the SHark Fin Soup youtube was actually staged. The purpose of the clip as you already saw is the awareness of the shark extinction.