Travel has been sort of crazy this week. But there is some sign of charming behavior out there.
There’s the saga of the drunken, raving passenger on Frontier Airlines who was duct-taped to his seat after assaulting and groping flight attendants.
Flight attendants restrained a passenger to his seat with duct tape during a Frontier Airlines flight last week. https://t.co/YLloHYldi8 pic.twitter.com/nGHHIUggK9
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 5, 2021
At first, Frontier Airlines suspended the flight attendants involved. The reason? They had not followed the proper procedures. That didn’t fly with the Association of Flight Attendants – and many others. But the airline later came to its senses and said it now supports the crew members and will pay them.
If this is not immediately corrected @FlyFrontier, Flight Attendants may feel unsafe to come to work. Management has a legal duty to maintain a safe work environment for employees. #OurSafetyYourDuty https://t.co/h6SOUZ76XB pic.twitter.com/2P8RLepvGZ
— Sara Nelson (@FlyingWithSara) August 3, 2021
Frontier Airlines now says it "supports" and will pay the crew of flight attendants it had earlier said were suspended after restraining a passenger charged with groping and punching them. https://t.co/a7XxUPFaWp
— CNN (@CNN) August 4, 2021
On the other hand…
Not all people on airplanes and in airports are crazy. Some are just charming.
A message crackled over the airport police radio this morning. "There's a T-Rex in the terminal looking for Stella." Here's what we found: grandfather greeting arriving grandchild. The masked man inside Rex was not Marlon Brando. #sgf #springfieldmo #AirportTwitter #417land pic.twitter.com/6y0rIk07UF
— SGF Airport (@flySGF) August 4, 2021