Flight Plan: Nosy Stewardess Outs Canadian Airplane Passenger

Flight Plan: Nosy Stewardess Outs Canadian Airplane Passenger

After reading about the gay couple who had their sex toy removed from their luggage and taped to the outside of a checked bag, Canadian writer Donald D’Haene was inspired to pen a column about his embarrassment at the hands of airline staffers when he and his hubby were just trying to get to Toronto:

One time Maurice and I used our Air Miles and took an 8:50 a.m., 43-minute Air Canada flight to Toronto. I was on the phone up until the last minute so we boarded separately—in fact, I was second last—but it didn’t matter as we had preassigned reserved seats together. When I finally walked down the aisle of the plane, Maurice was still trying to fit something in the overhead compartment. As I stopped at our seats, I heard the stewardess’s voice: “Sir, can you sit at the back of the plane.”

Notice the punctuation. Yes, said like a statement, not a question. I quickly glanced at my ticket.

“No, I have the right seat number. I’d rather sit here.”

“I’d rather you sit at the back,” she continued in an imperative tone.

“Why?” I asked in exasperation.

“It’s best.”

I was not a happy air miles flyer but I didn’t want to make a scene. “Okay, then!” I retorted in frustration. Picking up my carry on bag, I took two steps towards the back when I was interrupted by her voice again: “Is there some reason you want to sit up here?”

Oh, other than the fact that was my assigned seat? Even though the entire plane could hear this conversation, I kept my cool. ”It’s okay.”

“No, tell me why you want to sit up here!”

“You don’t want to know. Trust me.”


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