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Old November 26th, 2011, 07:22 PM posted to rec.travel.air
Ron Ablang
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Cockroach Chaos at 30,000 Feet! In-flight Infestation Leads to Lawsuit
November 18, 2011 10:45 am by Caroline Morse

http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/t...an-flight.html

Forget Snakes on a Plane. Who's ready for Cockroaches in the Cabin? CNN
reports that a Charlotte couple is suing AirTran for more than $100,000
after they allegedly spotted cockroaches on their flight to Houston.

The two passengers took pictures and videos of the critters crawling out
of air vents and baggage compartments, and claim that the flight
attendants ignored the infestation, despite their complaints.

According to the CNN report, the couple is suing the airline for
"negligence and recklessness, infliction of emotional distress,
nuisance, false imprisonment and unfair and deceptive trade practices."

Yes, it's gross, a health hazard, and unsanitary that they had to sit
near cockroaches on their flight, but "false imprisonment?" It's not
like the airplane could pull over and let them off over a few bugs!

Besides, aren't cockroaches a delicacy in some countries? Maybe AirTran
was just trying to provide an in-flight snack. (Okay, maybe not.)

But let's not forget: The couple could have had it much worse. Over the
past few years, we've seen everything from pythons on a plane, mid-air
mice raining down on passengers, scorpion stings in the sky, and an
escaped cheetah in cargo.

Readers, what do you think? Should this couple get a lottery-style
payday for flying with bugs?
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Old November 26th, 2011, 09:10 PM posted to rec.travel.air
Runge 131
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Default Cockroach Chaos at 30,000 Feet! In-flight Infestation Leads to Lawsuit

Old stuff, why do you feel the need to post it, everyone knows the original
site.

"Ron Ablang" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
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Cockroach Chaos at 30,000 Feet! In-flight Infestation Leads to Lawsuit
November 18, 2011 10:45 am by Caroline Morse

http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/t...an-flight.html

Forget Snakes on a Plane. Who's ready for Cockroaches in the Cabin? CNN
reports that a Charlotte couple is suing AirTran for more than $100,000
after they allegedly spotted cockroaches on their flight to Houston.

The two passengers took pictures and videos of the critters crawling out
of air vents and baggage compartments, and claim that the flight
attendants ignored the infestation, despite their complaints.

According to the CNN report, the couple is suing the airline for
"negligence and recklessness, infliction of emotional distress,
nuisance, false imprisonment and unfair and deceptive trade practices."

Yes, it's gross, a health hazard, and unsanitary that they had to sit
near cockroaches on their flight, but "false imprisonment?" It's not
like the airplane could pull over and let them off over a few bugs!

Besides, aren't cockroaches a delicacy in some countries? Maybe AirTran
was just trying to provide an in-flight snack. (Okay, maybe not.)

But let's not forget: The couple could have had it much worse. Over the
past few years, we've seen everything from pythons on a plane, mid-air
mice raining down on passengers, scorpion stings in the sky, and an
escaped cheetah in cargo.

Readers, what do you think? Should this couple get a lottery-style
payday for flying with bugs?

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Old November 28th, 2011, 01:45 AM posted to rec.travel.air
Larry Weil
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Default Cockroach Chaos at 30,000 Feet! In-flight Infestation Leads to Lawsuit

In article ,
"Runge 131" wrote:

Old stuff, why do you feel the need to post it, everyone knows the original
site.

"Ron Ablang" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion :
...

Cockroach Chaos at 30,000 Feet! In-flight Infestation Leads to Lawsuit
November 18, 2011 10:45 am by Caroline Morse

http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/t...ch-chaos-on-ai
rtran-flight.html

Forget Snakes on a Plane. Who's ready for Cockroaches in the Cabin? CNN
reports that a Charlotte couple is suing AirTran for more than $100,000
after they allegedly spotted cockroaches on their flight to Houston.

The two passengers took pictures and videos of the critters crawling out
of air vents and baggage compartments, and claim that the flight
attendants ignored the infestation, despite their complaints.


What did they expect the flight attendants to do?

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