NZ biter

[maninblack]

Another great flight to Bali. How cabin crews must love-'em!

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11193532

Meanwhile in other NZ travel news!

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11193538

 

[bass_ke]

If you ever come across an ex VC/strategic/ air Australia hostie, have a good chat!

Those guys have the best war stories from the old DPS route

 

[JohnK]

What a lovely specimen of a human being.

What is it with people that travel to Bali, coughet etc?

 

[samh004]

I wonder if she's now banned from AirNZ for life?

 

[jetlagger]

What is it with people that travel to Bali, coughet etc?

I travel to Bali... & coughet.
Just remind myself to steer clear of the bogans.

 

[anat0l]

Kind of lucky only to get community service and a some counselling. The article has been rewritten slightly since it was first posted and I agree with the sentiments of the NZ representative that the sentence was hardly sufficient. Surely monetary compensation or even jail time should be necessitated.

I assume either (a) she is a parent who cannot go to jail; (b) the fact she was drunk contributed to what was uncharacteristic behaviour (i.e. being intoxicated is a mitigating factor in judgement, even if voluntary); (c) she has an otherwise squeaky clean record; (d) no one was severely impacted to the point that the flight needed to be diverted (i.e. she wasn't "that" big of a threat); or (e) there were problems in the jurisdiction / witnesses which meant successful, full prosecution could not be achieved.

I'd like to think NZ have her on their code red list or equivalent, now. In New Zealand, that's somewhat significant because there aren't as many travel options from New Zealand as there are in Australia, let alone to Bali.

 

[JohnK]

I'd like to think NZ have her on their code red list or equivalent, now. In New Zealand, that's somewhat significant because there aren't as many travel options from New Zealand as there are in Australia, let alone to Bali.

She should be on every airlines red code list. In fact she should have been made to surrender her passport.

 

[jetlagger]

She should be on every airlines red code list. In fact she should have been made to surrender her passport.

Also surrender herself.. :evil: