Monday, November 21, 2005

Flying while drunk

It would seem that some airlines need to re-think their alcohol policies in light of the latest display of utter idiotic behavior by a passenger. Apparently, a French woman tried to open the door of an aircraft as she was taking a drag while being intoxicated.

Here are the details (courtesy of cnn.com):
A French woman who is terrified of flying admitted in an Australian court Monday that she drunkenly tried to open an airplane door mid-flight to smoke a cigarette.
Sadrine Helene Sellies, 34, was placed on a good behavior bond after pleading guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court to endangering the safety of an aircraft.

If I was on that plane, I can certainly say I would have bought some drinks for whomever stopped this moron. While everyone is worried about pilots being drunk, it would seem that there isn't enough concern about the passengers being sloshed. My question is: Just how drunk do you need to be to try and open an airplane door? The other question becomes whether the airlines need to re-think their smoking policies and bring back the smoking section so that a bunch of people don't have to risk becoming fish food because someone being ridiculously drunk and having a nic fit at the same time. And lastly, she must have been a 1st class passenger being that she was let off on a good behavior bond. Boy, am I glad I'm not her husband.

I guess it's a good thing that those doors are really hard to open.

2 Comments:

At 9:36 AM, Blogger Los said...

She should be shot.

 
At 10:57 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just started reading this blog, and you have won me over.

This post reminds me of the young woman who got caught smoking in the bathroom of a flight I was on earlier this year before it took off. She was escorted off, the plane had to be inspected again, and I heard the mandatory fine in America is $10,000 for trying to smoke on a plane. It is considered a federal offense.

By the way, I am at steveskalish.blogspot.com

 

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