Air-rage passenger dumped on paradise island

Times of London ^ | December 29, 2005 | Simon Freeman and Russell Jenkins

[mc5cents]

Anyone got a picture or cartoon of marching frogs?

No, but here are some marching flamingos instead.

[Xenalyte]

Man, them's some serious hot pants Miss Prince is sportin'!

[Xenalyte]

Her breastplate is almost - ALMOST - as cool as mine, btw.

[TheBigB]

Nothing she has is as cool as yours, Xena. =)

[goldcrest]

these pratts keep cropping up don`t they ?

[Kozak]

This is why my carry on always has a roll of duct tape in it when I fly. Just for people like this or any moo's who decide to get feisty on the plane.

[hinckley buzzard]

What a cool way to solve a stupid problem.

[albee]

There were several times when I felt like doing the same thing when I was a frequent flyer.

My hat is off to the pilot who had the cojones do "do the right thing"!

[ArrogantBustard]

That broad is broad where a broad should be broad.

Today's manufactured, silicone-enhanced, teenybopper wannabe 'stars' should take notice.

[SlowBoat407]

What I find amazing is that the pilot risked the plane and 200 passengers by landing this monster at a "remote" airstrip that may not have been built for servicing such aircraft. I am not a pilot by any stretch of the imagination, but am I being overly cautious in this?

[Xenalyte]

Maybe I don't need to lose 20 pounds so much as redistribute it.

[ArrogantBustard]

The charts will indicate for what class of aircraft the runway is suited, and what fuel is available. The pilot knew what he was doing.

[SlowBoat407]

The charts will indicate for what class of aircraft the runway is suited, and what fuel is available. The pilot knew what he was doing.

I accept your answer. We're sorry for the brief turbulence. The "flame the idiot passenger and praise the pilot" light has been turned on again.

[ArrogantBustard]

That's for you and your husband to discuss ... but in general I'd say that real men like ladies with a bit of meat on their bones. Sir Mix-a-lot recorded the definitive statement on the matter ... ;'}

[AnotherUnixGeek]

LOL! They didn't even drop him at an airport...just a remote island airstrip.

A remote island airstrip capable of allowing an Airbus A321 to land, taxi, and then take off again - something tells me this wasn't exactly Gilligan's Island.

[SlowBoat407]

Took me a second to remember the source of your tagline. Nice.

[Cvengr]

Could be worse,..could be Amboy.

[pabianice]

The ACLU is representing him and suing for $100 million.

[Xenalyte]

Thanks! It was inspired by a mention of the Baseball Furies on a thread earlier today.

[Xenalyte]

I'd like to get down to where I was when we met - I was more or less a size 8 then, and I'm hovering on the high end of 12, pretty close to 14 now.