Worst flight and why?

[Rollingthunder]

Tell us.Tell all.
No names.
Thx.

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[Capt Claret]

worst flight 1

5+ hrs Sydney to Perth against the prevailing Westerlies. Really tired so asked for and was allocated a window seat so I could sleep (usually seek aisle seat).

The woman sitting next to me in the middle seat in cattle class on a B737, was SOOOOOOOOOOO huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge, that the arm rest was inclined 45 degrees up as her hips were too wide to fit between the armrests. Needless to say, no sleep for me.

worst flight 2

Recent trip Darwin Sydney, about 4 hrs. A young family, mum, dad, toddler of about 3 across the aisle and back one.

Bloody kid wouldn't sit. If he was allowed to run up and down the aisle he was happy, but sit him on mum or dad's knee..... nnnoooo!

He'd let out with this almighty high pitched yelp at intermittent intervals. Not good for us snoozers at all.

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bottums up !

[ExSimGuy]

Second Worst
During the "long hot Summer" of, was it '76? No rain for months anywhere in England.

BIA Dart Herald, Blackpool(?)-Gatwick when it actually rained over some lucky part of the Northern Home Counties, causing it to be rather more than a little bit bumpy at Herald's ceiling of FL120 or so, as we flew above (through?) it.

So bumpy that some BA crew sitting at the back, positioning, started screaming! What was worse, the Trolley Dollies could not get to me with another drink and I had to make that (only my third I seem to remember) last me 25 more minutes all the way to LGW! :mad:

Worst
Jetfoil Newhaven-Belgium ("Ladies & Gentlemen, we will be flying at an altitude of ten feet . . ."). Bl00dy awful seas, kept "falling off the skis". Third time this happened there was a dirty great crash from the area of the galley - sounded like it could have been very serious alcohol abuse - and the Trolley Dollies announced that they would not be able to do a "run".

Took 2 hours plus to get across the ditch and NO drinks at all http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/eek.gif

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SLF do it with a Scotch in one hand and a beer in the other!

[half a monte]

Ok here goes.......

Worst Flight....

On board a plane to west coast USA. Plane was delayed sitting on tarmac at SYD for 1 hour. No explanation given.

Totally full flight, no airconditioning a freak March day temperatures hitting 35 celsius not allowed to give beverage service!

Finally an announcement that tells us "well we apologise for the delay but there seems to be some strong air activity over the Fijian Islands, in fact a cyclone. Well the captain is just planning a new route and of course we don't want to fly into the path of that one- now do we!!"

Well the pax next to me turned deathly white, claimed he was a nervous flyer (thank you!!) and proceeded to panic and tell me he didn't want to die. So after much placating and coaxing the flight attendant to mix him a very strong bloody mary he calmed down.

Half way into the flight air turbulence!!! He grabbed my arm so tight I had no circulation - quick make it a double strength bloody mary followed by an OP rum and wheres a baseball bat anything! Ok phew that kept him quiet for a little while...

Dinner service comprised of wait for it..lunch box with a sandwich, cookie and apple!!! what! absolutely starving no food left!!! Never mind the nervous flyer was asleep so I ate his.....

Flight ends, I have had no sleep on a 14 hour run... my arm hurts, frayed nerves and HE had the nerve to ask me out as we taxi in to airport..........aaahhhhhhhh quick....

CABIN DOORS TO MANUAL................


True story folks............
:)

[Drop and Stop]

Air Zim flight, Joburg/Harare.
Heavy turbulence all the way. Notice a big bloke (looked like a boer, probably was) up ahead, he's obviously had a few too many and decides to walk (lurch, stumble, fall over, shimmy) up the aisle to the front of the cabin. With 80 odd passengers looking on he starts knocking on the cockpit door, no answer, so he continues to push, pull, kick and knee the door until it gives way and he disappears inside. After 10/15 terrifying seconds he re-emerges to everybody's delight/relief escorted by 2 fas', then at the top of his voice proclaims: "Its OKAY, everybody its OKAY, the Pilot is WHITE!!!
He was 'greeted' in Harare by the police.

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[pigboat]

At least the police showed up.

[Rollingthunder]

I will hazard to elucidate on pigboats post.
He is commenting on the uniquely orchestrated,wildly wacky and very sinister events unfolding in ex-Rhodesia at the moment.
I see you are in Seven Islands. Les Ailes de Nord still operating? excuse my french.

[Drop and Stop]

I hope nobody was offended by my post (especially in light of the current situation over there), it was not intentional. The flight actually took place quite a while ago, but if you think its in poor taste I'll remove it.

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[ExSimGuy]

D & S,

I doubt very much if anyone will be offended - if people want to be really offended they go to Jet Blast ;)

I trust the cops in your story had as much sense of humour as the Irish ones in DUB a couple of days ago!

[JAGS2]

This was one my mate got on . FLIGHT glasgow to somewhere south of the border , ANYWAY aircraft was a very old 737 ( wire from nose to tail job ) . So the flight got underway and his description is as follows . Mega roaring from engines on takeoff , initial climb , followed by dipping / diving movement . roar up engines even more , futhr climb followed again by diving manoever . climb again , aircraft shaking like hell , followed by what was described as like getting " hit by a bus from the side " . then further dive . " everyone screaming " then steward comes on over the tannoy , "i am very sorry to announce " !!!!.... at this point my mate is convinced they are about to be told to adopt the brace position.... to which the steward continues ... but there will be no peanuts available on the buffet service today ....Aaaaaaaaahhhhh .
talk about being scared witless

[pigboat]

Excused. Wings went under with the QB/ND takeover, and all the subsequent takeovers. They were great while they lasted tho. They gave me my first job, on the stoneboat. Then they bumped me up to the pig.

[ehwatezedoing]

MIA-PTP
August 1987
The one I missed.

[mutt]

Climbed onboard a packed 747-300 during an Arabian summer night, cabin temp had to be over 50C, sat on the aircraft for over 2 hours before getting told that they aircraft had a nav problem therefore it couldnt enter MNPS airspace. Everybody got bussed back to the terminal.
2 Hours later, bussed out to another aircraft, board and waited for about an hour before they deplaned us again, this time it was because there was no catering onboard, they didnt want us to sit on the aircraft while it was catered. Bussed back to termial again.
1 hour later, bussed back to the same aircraft, the cabin temperature rapidly goes over 50C, passengers threatening to break the cabin windows to cool the aircraft down.
Finally took off 8 hours late......
Due to change in aircraft, a technical stop in St John was required, finally got to JFK 23 hours after first boarding the aircraft......

Whoever says that free tickets are a benefit!!!



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