Weirdo Fellow Passengers
May 5, 2012, 4:25 am
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Weirdo Fellow Passengers
Travelled First BGI-LGW very recently.
On boarding, I spotted a chap in 1A in a pinstripe suit wearing a lanyard with the logo of a European airline on it and a tag saying 'aircrew' standing up chatting to crew.
After take-off, as soon as seatbelt lights go off, he stands up facing the whole cabin and stares intently at everyone, occasionally fingering at his badge and occasionally shuffling whatever was in his pocket.
It seemed fairly intrusive for the passenger in 2A in particular not to mention the various young women in the cabin.
He remained standing all the way through meal service and only sat down occasionally when the seatbelt light came on.
I mentioned to the FA that his behaviour was a bit creepy and could she persuade him to sit down or, if he needed to stand (e.g., for a bad back) could he at least face the front. But she seemed somewhat intimidated by him.
As most people went to sleep and the lights went down, he started walking slowly up and down the cabin, stopping by most seats for a few moments and staring at the sleeper. This continued through most of the flight.
The only time he showed any awareness was when another passenger picked up his phone and looked as if he was going to photograph Mr. 1A at which point Mr. 1A dropped abruptly down into his seat.
Is this all some new security system, was he a modern-day Frank Abagnale Jr. or was it performance art?
On boarding, I spotted a chap in 1A in a pinstripe suit wearing a lanyard with the logo of a European airline on it and a tag saying 'aircrew' standing up chatting to crew.
After take-off, as soon as seatbelt lights go off, he stands up facing the whole cabin and stares intently at everyone, occasionally fingering at his badge and occasionally shuffling whatever was in his pocket.
It seemed fairly intrusive for the passenger in 2A in particular not to mention the various young women in the cabin.
He remained standing all the way through meal service and only sat down occasionally when the seatbelt light came on.
I mentioned to the FA that his behaviour was a bit creepy and could she persuade him to sit down or, if he needed to stand (e.g., for a bad back) could he at least face the front. But she seemed somewhat intimidated by him.
As most people went to sleep and the lights went down, he started walking slowly up and down the cabin, stopping by most seats for a few moments and staring at the sleeper. This continued through most of the flight.
The only time he showed any awareness was when another passenger picked up his phone and looked as if he was going to photograph Mr. 1A at which point Mr. 1A dropped abruptly down into his seat.
Is this all some new security system, was he a modern-day Frank Abagnale Jr. or was it performance art?
May 5, 2012, 4:30 am
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May 5, 2012, 4:43 am
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May 5, 2012, 5:35 am
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Which "European Airline" was it? If we knew that, we could embark on a long thread about ethnic/cultural stereotyping.
That, in turn, would keep the Mods busy over the weekend ….
That, in turn, would keep the Mods busy over the weekend ….
May 5, 2012, 5:51 am
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May 5, 2012, 6:05 am
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Probably someone here and there will be a very indepth trip report to come 'I noticed the gentleman in 3A had the beef for dinner and seemed to sleep very well soon after, lying on his left as can be seen in the photo below. As you can also see, his pyjama sleeves were a bit short. I did feed this back to the CC at the time but the young lady backed away quickly'
May 5, 2012, 6:07 am
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I've witnessed similar behaviour from some fellow passengers in Y.
They are always situated at the front of the cabin. They stand up, do some stretching exercises then look backwards and stare at everyone. Usually always male and in their thirties.
I have sometimes felt like shouting "sit down you weirdo" but decided I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
They are always situated at the front of the cabin. They stand up, do some stretching exercises then look backwards and stare at everyone. Usually always male and in their thirties.
I have sometimes felt like shouting "sit down you weirdo" but decided I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
May 5, 2012, 6:30 am
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May 5, 2012, 7:33 am
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May 5, 2012, 9:36 am
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Air marshalls, perhaps?
Originally Posted by HIDDY
I've witnessed similar behaviour from some fellow passengers in Y.
They are always situated at the front of the cabin. They stand up, do some stretching exercises then look backwards and stare at everyone. Usually always male and in their thirties.
I have sometimes felt like shouting "sit down you weirdo" but decided I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
They are always situated at the front of the cabin. They stand up, do some stretching exercises then look backwards and stare at everyone. Usually always male and in their thirties.
I have sometimes felt like shouting "sit down you weirdo" but decided I didn't want to draw attention to myself.
Last edited by ag51; May 5, 2012 at 9:37 am