Guest Author - Yvonne Russell

Sometimes, you need a sense of humor to fly. Humor is a great sanity saver. I guess that goes for airline staff as well as for passengers.

Have a laugh at these "true", humorous airline stories. I’m not sure if they are true or not. Maybe they've just assumed “urban myths” status. I've heard most of them before, and have now rediscovered them on the internet. Whether these airline stories are true, partly true or wild exaggerations, is part of the intrigue. Even wild exaggerations often have an element of truth. Enjoy!

Take Off Announcement
From a Southwest Airlines employee - "There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

After Landing
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker, "Whoa, big fella. Whoa."

After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced - "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."

And my personal favorite...
Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement - "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."

True stories? Decide for yourself.

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I’d love to hear any of your funny airline experiences and airline stories. Some things are funny at the time. Some are only funny a long way away from the plane.
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