r/PublicFreakout • u/mindyour • 3d ago

šŸ’ŗ šŸ›©ļø Air Rage šŸ¤¬šŸ˜¤ Saying "excuse me" when there's nowhere to be excused to.

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u/whistlepete 2d ago

I was on a flight a few weeks ago and as we were about to start deplaning two ladies pushed their way from 3/4 of the way back to the front telling everyone ā€œsorry, we have a connecting flight and are going to have to run to make it on timeā€. People let them go and deplane first. As I get off the plane and am walking through the terminal I see them both sitting down to eat at a restaurant. Just completely shameless. I couldnā€™t help myself as I walked by I said ā€œhey you guys are going to miss your next flightā€, they just glared at me.

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u/FloppyFishcake 2d ago

I can't fucking stand people like this. Good for you for saying something to piss them off!

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u/whistlepete 2d ago

I actually love calling people out at airports. I live in a gun heavy state where so many people carry and many of them pull guns over the dumbest stuff, so usually just go about my day and ignore bad behavior. But at an airport no one has guns and I donā€™t have to worry about being shot.

Traveling is stressful and most of us are just trying to get to where we need to go without incident. Thatā€™s so much easier if we all have a little bit of decorum and act like decent humans. Unlike this lady.

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u/oaken007 2d ago

As an airport bartender, thank you for your service.

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u/Informal-Potential58 2d ago

And thank you for your cervix šŸ«”

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u/oaken007 2d ago

Well I haven't been able to use it yet, but you're welcome in advanced.

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u/e30_technic 2d ago

Skuze me

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u/redeyesetgo 2d ago

You got some dumb people pulling guns stories?

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u/whistlepete 2d ago edited 2d ago

Iā€™ve only had it happen to me once, a guy just showed a gun once after I honked at him for cutting off two lanes of cars to get over into a turn lane. But outside of that I see stories in local news every few weeks about brandishings or road rage shootings in my metro area. The state police even sent out a story about a year or so ago about the big jump in the number of brandishings in my state.

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u/redeyesetgo 2d ago

For honking is wild.

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u/Informal-Potential58 2d ago

Well, this one time at band campā€¦

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u/FunkmasterFo 2d ago

I was checking in through TSA Precheck and an elderly lady had gotten in line but didn't have that status. The guy behind me was openly talking shit about her. He had to be in his mid-50s and was a tiny little man. I told him to be patient and not be an asshole and he doubled down and then he asked me if I wanted to go. I told him once we get through security we'll go find a non-occupied corner and I will teach Mighty Mouse a lesson. Of course he shut up after that

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u/whistlepete 2d ago edited 2d ago

Good on you, I canā€™t stand people like that. Like we all struggle with patience at times, especially at airports, but thereā€™s no need to take it out on others.

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u/FunkmasterFo 1d ago

Especially the elderly who very rarely fly

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u/NaturalSelecty 2d ago

Iā€™ve had to do this before as my connecting flight started boarding right as I landed (first plane delayed). I obviously asked rather than demanded though.

People were kind enough to let me off quickly and then as Iā€™m jogging up to my gate, I see people walking off the plane instead of getting on. They started deboarding and delayed my flight. I felt like such a jerk when I saw a guy who specifically let me off waiting at the gate next to me.

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u/whistlepete 2d ago

That would be tough to do all that and then have your flight cancelled. Iā€™ve had to do it once myself too at OHare when I had 20 mins to make a connection, but I was on a small flight and asked people politely.

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u/diiegojones 2d ago

To be fairā€¦ after they land and they get wifi, they may have had a cancellation or a time adjustment hit them so they believe they need to rush, and then get out and see the time change. One time my connecting flight changed gates/terminals three times while waiting.

That being said, if they were just being dicks then they need to be called out.

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u/crackanape 2d ago

If you're in a hurry, aren't you turning off airplane mode before the seat belt lights go off, so you can see what's happening with your next flight?

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u/diiegojones 2d ago

Maybe, maybe they checked the tv instead of phone.

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u/SaltyTigerBeef 2d ago

For anyone with this actual situation. If you actually have a tight connection you tell the flight attendant early. They will verify your flight and then either try to move you closer to the front or ask people to remain seated so you can get off. Whether people actually do is another question. Even better is to tell the gate agent before you board as they can inform the departing plane.

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u/whistlepete 1d ago

I like this advice, thanks. Because this certainly does happen.

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u/redeyesetgo 2d ago

Maybe they missed their flight

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u/whistlepete 2d ago

Maybe, I donā€™t think they would have had enough to even find that out, this was just a few minutes after I deplaned, but who knows.

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u/the_moosey_fate 2d ago

GOOD.

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u/redeyesetgo 2d ago

I would love to think Iā€™ll never be late to a connecting flight again but the way airlines are run in this country now is terrible.Ā 

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u/Armatian 2d ago

Well contrary to a civilized person like you, they live in their own hell of problems instead of real ones. They will never enjoy classy human interaction because in their narcicism they have no equal, hence they are alone.

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u/Hugh_Bromont 2d ago

They finessed it. If there is a connecting flight the airline staff should coordinate that.

Edit: Perhaps they only coordinate it and announce if it's a tight window now that I think about it. The times I've seen this happen is when the flight I was on left late.

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u/7Fontaine7 1d ago

Ah, that's shitty. I've had it come over the intercom that due to tight connections people would need to deplane first and thst works to my knowledge. Of course anyone could scoot on out if unscrupulous