Please Stop Biting Your Flight Attendants

Every time we post “please stop biting flight attendants” on social media, someone in the comments asks who on earth is doing that. This week, we answer with a tour of the most recent viral passenger incidents of the past couple of years, and explain what the videos don’t show about what’s happening behind the scenes: the steps crew take before things escalate, why diversions and restraints are a last resort, and why flight attendants can’t give you the benefit of the doubt near an aircraft door.

Along the way, we dig into the FAA’s unruly passenger numbers, how alcohol becomes a whole-crew conversation the moment a drink is poured, and the exit row briefing that gets people in trouble. Plus, Rich’s chaotic summer of Houston turns (Andrew has officially banned him from the city), a call for five stars on Apple Podcasts, a Galley Gossip story about a flight attendant who blamed everything on her coworker’s zodiac sign, and a heavier-than-usual closing conversation about what these incidents do to the flight crew who endure them.

Episode Highlights:
[0:00] Welcome to Episode #56!
[1:07] The season transition & wilder passenger stories
[1:51] Rich’s chaotic summer flying
[2:14] Banned from Houston!
[4:46] Low Apple Podcasts rating?
[6:13] Unruly passengers stats
[8:10] A passenger punches flight attendants
[9:36] Drew’s take on Soma Blair’s incident
[12:51] An unruly passenger duct-taped to the seat
[18:26] Passenger opening an emergency exit
[19:31] A disruptive passenger & aircraft doors
[22:39] Stabbing with a fork (gets arrested!)
[25:22] Breaking the panels
[27:59] Restraints free…twice
[28:50] Intoxicated & a skateboard weapon
[33:05] Swallows rosary beads then fights
[35:23] Passenger panics during landing
[39:09] UFC Champ disagreement
[44:07] Slaps a flight attendant’s backside
[46:27] A woman strips naked
[50:42] We love you, Galley Gang!
[52:15] Galley Gossip

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