A
crowded Virgin flight was cancelled after Virgin's 767s had been
withdrawn from service. A single attendant was rebooking a long line of
inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to
the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, 'I HAVE
to be on this flight and it HAS to be FIRST CLASS'.
The
attendant replied, 'I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you,
but I've got to help these people first, and I'm sure we'll be able to
work something out.'
The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind
him could hear, 'DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?'
Without
hesitating, the attendant smiled and grabbed her public address
microphone: 'May I have your attention please, may I have your
attention please,' she began - her voice heard clearly throughout the
terminal.
'We
have a passenger here at Gate number 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If
any of you can help him find his identity, please come to Gate 14.'
With
the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at
the Virgin attendant, gritted his teeth and said, 'F*** You!!!'
Without flinching, she smiled and said, (I love this bit) 'I'm sorry, sir, but
you'll have to get in line for that too!!!
