Nurses General Nursing
Published May 22, 2003
J. Tigana
59 Posts
An employee for Ansett Australia, who happened to have the last name of GAY, got
on a plane recently using one of his company's "Free Flight" programs. However,
when Mr.Gay tried to take his seat, he found it being occupied by a paying passenger.
So, not to make a fuss, he simply chose another seat. Unknown to Mr. Gay, another
Ansett Australia flight at the airport experienced mechanical problems. The
passengers of this other flight were being re-routed to various airplanes. A few were
put on Mr. Gay's flight and anyone who was holding a "free" ticket was being
"bumped". Ansett officials, armed with a list of these "freebee" ticket holders,
boarded the plane to ask them to disembark. Of course, our Mr Gay was not sitting in
his assigned seat as you may remember. So when the Ticket Agent approached the
seat where Mr. Gay was supposed to be sitting, she asked a startled customer "Are
you Gay?". The man shyly nodded that he was, at which point she demanded: "Then
you have to get off the plane". Mr.Gay, overhearing what the Ticket Agent had said,
tried to clear up the situation: "You've got the wrong man. I'm Gay!". This caused an
angry third passenger to yell "Hell, I'm gay too! They can't kick us all off!" Confusion
reined as more an more passengers began yelling that Ansett Australia had no right to
remove gays from their flights. Ansett refused to comment on the incident.
nimbex, RN
387 Posts
:roll :roll
Jayne LPN
68 Posts
TOO FUNNY :p:p:p
gwenith, BSN, RN
3,755 Posts
Oh ho!!! So THAT is why Ansett went broke!!!:chuckle: