Having lived in the region for 13+yrs, I can say that any flight in China

Feb 17, 2017
3:20:34pm

morningcalmcougar Starter

has the potential to make this list. I was spared the worst, but 5+ hr delays on the tarmack, fist fights on the plane, crazy drunks, you name and it happens in air over China.

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Worst experiences on an airplane? Here's mine.

AndyDwyer All-American

2/16/17 10:47am

Couldn't have been Rudy's.

Texas Hammer

2/16/17 10:48am

It was Rudy's.

AndyDwyer

2/16/17 10:50am

You're clearly wrong on this, but we'll let it slide this time.

Supercoug

2/16/17 11:04am

Headed to Rudy's tonight, flight tomorrow morning...

Ulysses14

2/17/17 9:12am

Austin ? and you went to Rudy's Very poor decision...

CariocaCoug

2/16/17 11:13am

Short hop flight from Bahamas to Ft Lauderdale. The weather got bad immediately after we took off

kccougar

2/16/17 10:56am

1968. Milan to Turin.

Everyman

2/16/17 11:05am

Mine was flying to Florida from Las Vegas. We hit some turbulence and an

pink22

2/16/17 11:00am

Red Eye from Hawaii to SLC with small children and one had an ear infection.

DwideCougar

2/16/17 11:05am

Also my wife was pregnant and not doing well so it was me and baby.

DwideCougar

2/16/17 11:05am

It wasn't even bad. She was losing it. We hit bad turbulence coming back from

pink22

2/16/17 11:10am

For some people Whiskey is mandatory prior to all flights. Shouldn't the flight crew know this?

DwideCougar

2/16/17 11:15am

Missionary in Brazil with food poisoning. Bathroom was so small on the plane I

Cosmo4life

2/16/17 12:36pm

Senator Craig?

Tsisquan

2/17/17 12:33am

I flew allegiant once. End of story

Mayor of Cougartown

2/16/17 11:03am

Almost crashing over Baghdad.

vagabonder

2/16/17 11:05am

Is that you, Hillary?

AndyDwyer

2/16/17 11:19am

Formerly SGT. Vagabonder, Third Infantry Division. Thanks for the skepticism.

vagabonder

2/16/17 1:43pm

Ft. Sill?

Division Bell

2/17/17 12:12pm

Fort Stewart. Did basic at Sill.

vagabonder

2/17/17 1:39pm

Gun Bunny? (13B) or Moving Target (13E)?

Division Bell

2/17/17 1:49pm

35M actually, but we don't have our own basic. Did AIT at Huachuca and DLI in CA

vagabonder

2/17/17 1:52pm

Yeah that game made me want to barf, too.

CougarThug

2/16/17 11:05am

watching Jake Heaps play football had that effect on people.

Mayor of Cougartown

2/16/17 11:07am

<< Deleted >>

Buffalo

2/16/17 11:08am

How did she react? Did you get anything from the airline?

vegasnative

2/16/17 9:42pm

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Buffalo

2/16/17 10:03pm

Here is mine--yet another China story. TL;DR version: Don't take domestic Chinese flights.

Supercoug

2/16/17 11:08am

A 747 for a 45 minute flight?!?!?!? How many people were on the plane? 350?

Taullis

2/16/17 11:10am

Oops. the 737.

Supercoug

2/16/17 11:12am

Ah. Makes more sense

Taullis

2/16/17 11:18am

Sounds like a JAL flight I had flying out of Tokyo. It was a 747-400 on the

CanuckUte

2/16/17 11:46am

My chinese Domestic flight (Shanghai to Bejing) was AWESOME. Brand new plane,

Bert609

2/16/17 11:47am

How long ago was this?

Supercoug

2/16/17 12:55pm

2007?

Bert609

2/16/17 1:08pm

Bro in law watched a crew of workers stepping all over the "do not step here" on

Division Bell

2/17/17 12:15pm

Having lived in the region for 13+yrs, I can say that any flight in China

morningcalmcougar

2/17/17 3:20pm

Here's mine

Mr. Belding

2/16/17 11:17am

Wow, that's a pretty good one.

UNLVcougar

2/16/17 11:22am

The dead guy takes this one to the next level. AWESOME!!

DwideCougar

2/16/17 11:23am

Winner

Taullis

2/16/17 11:24am

car seat???

CobraKai

2/16/17 2:01pm

Yep. I love my kids more than you old man.

Mr. Belding

2/16/17 5:46pm

Worst ever: the Roadshow (excerpt and link):

byuwahoo

2/16/17 11:18am

My wife was pregnant and got hit with the flu just as we were getting

Kugmo

2/16/17 11:18am

I hate to be the one-upper, but I'm going one up you.

UNLVcougar

2/16/17 11:19am

This whole thread was an invention for people to one-up my story. Mine wasn't that bad.

AndyDwyer

2/16/17 11:31am

I can't stop laughing about this one and the dead guy one. These stories are precious!!

DwideCougar

2/16/17 11:31am

I can't imagine.

Mayor of Cougartown

2/16/17 1:10pm

First deployment, first flight in Japan after four months of easy flying

NavyCougar

2/16/17 11:44am

One time, the guy in front of me leaned back.

Epileptic Beagle

2/16/17 11:56am

Not really on an airplane, but running between flights at Chicago...

OPINIONS

2/16/17 12:50pm

The Utah gear probably didn't help.

AndyDwyer

2/16/17 1:07pm

IDK, I doubt anyone in Chicago recognized Utah gear. CB has informed me...

OPINIONS

2/16/17 1:28pm

Well CB got it wrong. Cops can always spot UofU gear.

SolidBlue

2/17/17 7:55pm

Flying from Lisbon to Lajes

3ngin33rCoug

2/16/17 2:04pm

Worst flight experience ever was coming home from my mission...

socorny

2/17/17 11:59am

A few weeks apart. For some reason I tend to count them as one in my mind.

Division Bell

2/17/17 12:56pm

Holy crap

AndyDwyer

2/17/17 1:06pm

I'm sending your name to the no-fly list - just so I never end up on your plane

Taullis

2/17/17 1:43pm

I used to look forward to flying. It was fun. Not so much anymore.

Division Bell

2/17/17 1:48pm

Wow, it's like a Final Destination movie.

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