Observations from an airplane
I never saw air rage before, but I came close this weekend. For those in Alberta, you know the weekend was an unwelcome return to winter. I had the misfortune of being stuck on a plane on a runway at the Calgary airport for an hour, while delay after delay hit us.
The guy in front of me had obviously come straight from the airport bar to the airplane. He watched a hockey game on the satellite TV and actually cursed at the screen when his team lost the game, and then proceeded to gripe about it to the passengers across the aisle. When the flight delays were announced, the guy became more and more agitated. I could feel his tension from where I was sitting, and I could hear him mumbling. Finally, he pulled a flight attendant over and demanded to be let off the plane. Thankfully, the airline was able to accommodate him because he had no luggage on board.
I shudder what to think this guy would have been like if he stayed on the flight. Oh, and the main reason why we were delayed was because the snowstorm in Edmonton had turned the runways to sheer ice and there was no way a plane could brake on it. Hmm, isn't that a reasonable reason to stay put? I guess not when you've had a few beers in you.