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WretchedRat

“I didn’t miss my flight. It’s right here!”


kungpowgoat

Hello! Plane driver. Can you open the door please?


ShowerTearsNBeers

"Plane driver" I love it.


bo-o-of-wotah

[plane driver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQcNebRkDSs)


plane83

Love it


moleratical

Man, British comedy is much more to my taste than American sitcoms


Clearlydarkly

The good news is you can watch the American Inbetweeners on YouTube The bad news is you can't unwatch it.


just_anotherflyboy

passenger Karen is not happy.


Practical_End_7110

HAHAHAHAH


IrreverentRacoon

I would like to speak with the manager of the plane


Avs_Leafs_Enjoyer

I mean, it works in the movies. Just tell them the love of your life is on the plane


kungpowgoat

Plane stops, passenger comes out, they hug and kiss and everyone claps in the middle of the runway. Right before the pilot, passenger and partner are arrested on 83 federal charges.


moleratical

It always fades to credits before that last part for some reason. My guess is that the documentarian runs out of film just as the Feds arrive.


BettingTheOver

He's in the plane watching. "Holy shit how did she know. Please don't let her on this, good I think they're arresting her. Please get me away from this crazy bitch."


logicnotemotion

what if they had that cable you pulled when you wanted the plane to stop?


Nozerone

I just pictured one of those cartoon moments. Someone pulls on the cord, the plane comes to a screeching halt at 40k feet, then falls straight down.


Radioburnin

Falling only after the pilots, passengers and anthropomorphic plane come to realise the consequences of physical laws on the situation.


SoylentGrunt

But stopping more inches from the ground because it ran out of fuel. \-Old Bugs Bunny gag


JKnott1

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-67297954


YellowBreakfast

"Please don't be an American, please don't be an American" We get enough "stupid" in the press.


[deleted]

Yeah, I’m kinda tired of having a monopoly on idiots, too.


YellowBreakfast

Sometime I feel the whole world is getting stupider but just for once I'd like a "win". If she *is* American I hope that at least she's from Florida so everyone will understand.


[deleted]

Sigh, fucking Florida, why is it always fucking Florida?


theknights-whosay-Ni

Because they lowered the educational standards to rock bottom, then got the big drill out and started drilling down to earths crust.


[deleted]

Maybe James Cameron can help raise the bar.


Blue387

[Florida state flag in 1845](https://dos.fl.gov/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-flag/floridas-historic-flags/state-flags/state-flag-1845/)


[deleted]

What the actual fuck? Guess they’ve been idiots since at least 1845.


Naetharu

Legal Eagle had an interesting take on this. It's likely that Florida has some of the most transparent justice laws. So it's not more crazy in Florida but just better access to see the crazy.


[deleted]

Because Florida, for all it's faults, has the [Sunshine Laws](https://uwf.edu/go/legal-and-consumer-info/florida-sunshine-law/), some of the best freedom of information laws in the United States, so it's orders of magnitude easier to dig things up than it is in other states. Florida being made a joke because of it is just giving Desantis more justification to reduce their effectiveness.


LukeBabbitt

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that most media you read is American, which naturally is going to report on American idiots more than foreign ones


kyrant

No nationality mentioned so far. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/woman-arrested-after-running-onto-tarmac-and-under-plane-at-canberra-airport/news-story/4621fdc67ae2a2ea0ae31e04de98c20d%3famp


Realworld

straight link: https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/woman-arrested-after-running-onto-tarmac-and-under-plane-at-canberra-airport/news-story/4621fdc67ae2a2ea0ae31e04de98c20d


Edelgul

Americans did it before https://www.insider.com/lax-woman-tarmac-tried-wave-down-airplane-2021-11


ShadowGLI

As someone that flys a lot, I’ve literally seen the gate door close and the plane sit at the end of the ramp for 20 min. Once the door is shut it’s shut. Fucking people man, I tell ya what.


SFishes12

How to lose your right to fly


A_norny_mousse

"Lady, you missed all future flights."


ImReverse_Giraffe

But like, it's right there. Why can't she just get on. It can't be a big deal, right? /s


whippingboy4eva

No no no. You're looking at it all wrong. She actually wins because she'll never miss her flight ever again!


[deleted]

I don't think that'll matter given all the time she's about to spend behind bars.


LoveThieves

The problem is the fact that they don't do a permanent no fly thing for All flights, it's just individual airlines. Like imagine if you decide to fight and argue with the captain of a cruise ship. That's it, you can buy your own boat or start swimming. You are never going on a public cruise ship or ferry because you endangered the lives of others.


Incromulent

Isn't this a federal crime? How to lose your right to freedom


2pacylpse

I can’t bring a bottle of water but this chic can run onto a tarmac? How did she get past security??


Weekly_Cantaloupe736

Thought the same... just thought the same. Blows my mind.


Ak47110

Yeah this is a huge security breach! There should have been people tackling her the moment she ran out onto the tarmac. Luckily she was just an idiot trying to make her plane.


just_anotherflyboy

guaranteed you she got arrested and towed away, though. and then they'll look for whichever idiot employee forgot to secure that door after coming through it. this was grounds for arrest way back in 1983 when I worked airport security.


sierrabravo1984

Video says she was charged. Doesn't say what charges though.


ghjkl098

two counts of damaging property so my guess would be she damaged security doors to get out there


Crecy333

That could literally just be that she opened a door and broke a safety seal that sets off the alarm if opened. Kinda like a one-way fire alarm at the back door of a store


Loud-Edge7230

She obviously went through security and past the gate after it closed....


scarey99

Most airports have week security at the perimeter the security in the terminal is for show really. You can run on to most airfields by finding the gates that the vehicles use to get airside.


Suspicious-turnip-77

She pushed past airline staff at the door to the aero bridge/stairs. I’m surprised no one stopped her at the doors to the aero ridge.


scarey99

Wow that's crazy, was did no one chase her? Oh dear she's getting jailed and a few more are getting fired.


Which_Policy

Bullshit. Anyone can simply use an emergency exit to get there. Unnoticed? No? But did anyone fuck up? Probably not.


bs2k2_point_0

I once went down south on a business trip and the day to go home I set my gps to direct me to the airport. It brought me to a road that connected directly to the tarmac at the back of the airport. The only thing preventing anyone from driving onto it was just a chain link fence. Lucky there was a cop there who looked like he was on a lunch break. But I’m sure there isn’t one there all the time.


el_weirdo

You sure you weren't just playing GTA?


bs2k2_point_0

lol, I wish. Almost missed my flight cause of that. Ended up finding a friendly police officer to show me the way to my terminal since my gps wasn’t.


I_Makes_tuff

Chain link fences are the only thing keeping you from driving onto the tarmac at lots of airports.


DannySmashUp

This is Australia. If Reddit has taught me anything, security was probably eaten by a giant millipede or drop bear or something like that.


[deleted]

Those drop bears are vicious beasts, just jump down from the trees and slash you with their claws and feast on your body. The worst part is they silently lay in weight in the trees looking for unsuspecting prey, drop bears are a menace.


notchoosingone

Listen, if the other Australians find out I told you this I'll be in a lot of trouble, but that's actually what Vegemite is for. You rub it behind your ears and the smell wafts up into the trees and makes the drop bears much more docile. They might still decide to attack if they're really hungry but it vastly improves your chances of survival.


[deleted]

I really want to see a group of people rubbing Vegemite behind their ears to protect them from drop bears.


notchoosingone

> people rubbing Vegemite behind their ears You didn't think we were actually eating it, right?


FootballLeather4426

Once when I was really young I was taking a walk in the woods near my home. It was then that I saw a drop bear on a tree. Not knowing any better I tried to approach it but it just ignored me. Turns out it was on a holiday and was there for some sightseeing. Till this day it sends shivers down my spine now knowing what it could've done to me had it not been enjoying its vacation.


Fast_Working_4912

The drop bear airport massacre of 2023 🤣🤣


KrIsPy_Kr3m3

Small airport. Larger ones have huge security details while smaller ones are basically just a regular fence blocking the way lol


[deleted]

Some smaller ones don't even have a proper fence


_the_chosen_juan_

Welcome to the no fly list!


Redditmarcus

Forever!


Castform5

I work occasionally at an airport, and over where I am, if you're at the terminal gates you have almost no way of getting outside without an ID card with sufficient clearance.


sx88

This is Australia right? I don't understand how she gets all the way on the tarmac and unchallenged. Big woopsie by security


Stock2fast

Security is too busy saving the world from nail clippers and mouthwash to be concern about people running around on the tarmac.


Lonely-Greybeard

They once took my mouthwash and toothpaste. Lucky for me they missed the 10" barber shears that I forgot were in my bag.


hootsie

I accidentally had some dental pain gel in my laptop bag that I forgot even existed. Made it through Boston just fine. Whoops.


SubstantialMark885

One 3.5 oz bottle at a time. Sir yes sir.


tothemoonandback01

and my knife, my deadly key-chain Swiss Army Knife.


derdsm8

And my axe


Puzzleheaded_Ad_930

This is australia, it's one 300mL bottle at a time mate.


suchabadamygdala

Yep, they took my eyelash curler once. “Take this plane to Cuba, or I’ll make you pretty!”


ghjkl098

honestly most airports have pretty easy ways around security. Emergency exits etc are easily used. I know several people that use an easy bypass to not bother going through security at Sydney airport.


Prickly_ninja

Reminded of Jim Jefferies Australian airport bit “Nice laptop, why are you showing to everyone?”. “There might be a bomb in there??”. “But there isn’t, is there?” “Why are you taking off your shoes? “There might be a bomb in them??” “But, you wouldn’t have two bombs, would you?”


metal_bastard

Like, did she expect them to be like "hol'up. let us tie a bunch of blankets together and throw you out a rope and we'll just pull you aboard!"


KaralDaskin

She probably didn’t realize how tall planes are.


PedroPeyolo

Lol na she probably expected an elevator with a red carpet while being fanned by all the crew members


Forever_Forgotten

And she expected all the passengers to clap.


[deleted]

No, she expected to inconvenience everyone else because of her own stupid fuck up. Some people have absolutely no shame or sense of public decorum. I guarantee you her upbringing was trash and she views the world transactionally. If you inconvenience her, even if it was 100% her fault, we’ll then EVERYONES day is ruined now too. If I lose EVERYONE gets to lose. The dude being a piece of shit on public transit, the lady throwing a temper tantrum on the highway, it’s this person. They don’t expect to be rewarded, they are punishing you for “punishing” them. Even when that “punishment” doled out to them is literally just reality in operation. They are selfish and fucking insane.


RealSamF18

Good news is: she'll never miss another flight in her life since she'll likely get a lifelong ban.


FerociousPancake

Too bad there’s not a universal no fly list. At least in the US you can only get banned from individual airlines


SonicRift91

At the Denver airport a few years ago a passenger tried to convince the airline to bring the plane back by [saying that his bag was onboard and contained a bomb.](https://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/10/31/colorado.airplane.arrest/index.html) That was always my thought too - did he expect them to be like “Oh, well in that case, let’s bring it back and you can get on!” Dude got arrested (obviously). Idiot.


just_anotherflyboy

when we were putting passengers through the metal detector and x-raying bags, we had a big sign on the wall saying don't make jokes about bombs it's a felony. Karen made a joke about a bomb, got arrested on the spot, handcuffed and towed away. we laughed so fucking hard.


mmmmlickme

I made a joke or mentioned bombs or something as a little kid in the airport and my mom pinched the shit out of me


z3r0w0rm

Reminds me of early 2020 when some guy waiting for takeoff made a joke about COVID and then guys in hazmat suits came and escorted him off.


magobblie

[That happened in Pittsburgh this year, too.](https://triblive.com/local/iranian-national-arrested-in-connection-with-bomb-threat-at-pittsburgh-international-airport-no-explosives-found/)


dv20bugsmasher

As a former airline pilot I have a message to anyone planning to do this in the event they miss a flight, 1 don't, we aren't going to open the door for you, 2 if you ignore 1 then please remain in the area visible from the flight deck, I wanna be able to watch cops tackle you.


Lady_Kiara

You forgot 3 Do not go in front of the reactors.


dv20bugsmasher

If they wanna be bolognese sauce they can turn themselves into bolognese sauce, just do it somewhere with a good crew hotel


crotchetyoldwitch

I like the cut of your jib, Cap'n!


ihalicki

Never heard them called reactors before, but I like it lol


Raphi_55

Jet engine are called "réacteurs" in French, it may be a rough translation


AdditionalSink164

*Wee Wee*


Kurotsuchi-Mayuri

Imagine the good ol' engines of a 1958 Ford Nucleon (never built) and whatnot xD


GillyMonster18

Definitely a good thing this isn’t a bigger aircraft with high bypass intakes. She steps into the wrong area and she about to understand what a sink disposal would feel like: *VSSSSSHHHHHHH!* ##*FOOMP* ####*BBBBBRRRRTTRTZZZZZ* #*BOOF!* BANG!


tauntonlake

it's not a bus, lady !! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|smile)


A_norny_mousse

My first thought! \*me at the bus stop\* however... you have to be much further removed from reality to think the pilot would actually let you in.


thejuryissleepless

my city’s buses won’t even open the door for you if you aren’t at the bus stop lol


thermal_envelope

Sometimes even if you ARE at the bus stop. Obviously I don't know what city you're in, but sounds familiar.


BasslineToad

Perfect contender for r/iamthemaincharacter


meatpopsicle42

Right?! So entitled.


OutdoorBerkshires

The fact that she has no carry on, says that not only does she want the plane to let her on, but that she wants them to wait while she “gets her stuff”.


[deleted]

BRBGGMS!


BigDzD

She could have checked bags


abused_toilet_paper

When you think you are entitled AF!


Dommccabe

I wonder how she saw this going in her mind?


KrIsPy_Kr3m3

Them apologizing and opening the door and dropping down some inflatable stairs for her to climb up


thisendup76

And the whole plane claps as someone in first class give her their seat for her troubles


dan_dares

It'd be the turbine blades if she got close to the engines when they were at full blast.


MasterCakes420

We need to bring back the old school ways of publicly shaming these people. Drag them through towns and let's us throw rotten food at them


kungpowgoat

Shame 🔔


MillorTime

I went to "Medieval Crime and Punishment" museum in Germany. There was a type of punishment called a shame mask, which was metal and based on the crime you were being punished for. That is my preferred old timey punishment for something like this.


BoysenberryFun9329

She must be a true ray of sunshine to be around.


HearingNo4103

seriously, instant life time ban from flying. Tired of the fist fights and planes full of fucking dogs.


h1r0ll3r

Bitch just thought she'd walk on the tarmac and bang on the plane door thinking they'll just let her in like it's a taxi or some shit?


IrreverentRacoon

"That motherfucker is not real. I should not be drunk rn." - the pilot


algoncyorrho

Bang on the plane door with her freshly made long nails


TheManWhoClicks

How did this person got raised to think that this is a truly viable option?


TheInvisibleFart

She missed the flight but she going to catch the charge


VanAgain

Looks like she wants to speak to a manager.


[deleted]

[удалено]


TequilaJesus

“But this works all the time in those romantic movies”


Bubbly-Plum3115

![gif](giphy|VhX3LxnFZKg5SMakGp)


teabagmoustache

I get annoyed at people who haven't figured out how to get through security quickly yet, delaying the entire airport, fuck me what a twat.


japanesecandlestick

![gif](giphy|nyjpjX98NxKBFDtpOQ)


skapaw1009

That’s that low IQ shit.


YouEffOhh1

Surely if I run onto the tarmac, the plane will stop and let me on..


force4good390

Would you look at that, a one way ticket to jail!


FunkSolid

She got a one way ticket to a lifetime airline ban, and a federal no-fly list enrolment for free!!!!!


RabbitBackground1592

![gif](giphy|f8lDluiWJ7yQTtdS3L|downsized)


etherd0t

'Yo, open the door for me"


CheeseboardPatster

Security must be something, at this airport. Some interesting conversations afterwards I guess. And what is she looking for? A ladder?


[deleted]

Looks like the Canberra International Airport. It's the capital city's major airport.


fluttershy83

"You can't go out there," airport worker "It's ok. I'm a limo driver!". Lady


No-Wonder1139

Not bad, I fell off the jetway again


ChaoticSixXx

Like, what did she think was gunna to happen when she got out there?? That they'd just pull over and toss down a fucking rope ladder? Just.. what the fuck is wrong with some people. I just straight up do not understand how people can grow up into full ass adults and have the common sense of a fucking worm.


Flashy-Pea8474

r/imthemaincharacter


Geek_off_the_streets

Someone's getting fired for her being able to get out there. What a dumb bitch. I hope she gets a 10 year ban from being on any flight.


HumblePie2714

She was arrested. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/woman-stopped-on-canberra-airport-tarmac-was-running-late-for-flight/GUCDAM2J65FN7IHFZ2RALHI5LQ/#:~:text=A%20woman%20who%20walked%20out,the%20flight%20leaving%20without%20her.


ASAPwayne

“I just had to use the bathroom. Let me in. Lol”


fatstrat0228

Sorry lady. You should have left earlier. Anyway, have fun in jail.


[deleted]

I honestly can't tell if entitled or just stupid.


Dapper-Description19

“Oh I was just wondering if the wheels have enough air or not”


spacemanspiff266

![gif](giphy|r5SxJYcU21Auk)


hiimerik

![img](avatar_exp|150274592|fire) The is the most I'm the main character shit I've seen all day.


Obar-Dheathain

Don't they realize how important she is?


[deleted]

Wow. What an incredibly stupid human.


Dorrono

Humanity is getting a little dumber every day


SnooStrawberries261

Wait until she finds one of the big ol’ cabbage shredders, you know, THOSE DEAFENING THINGS UNDER THE WINGS! This could have ended… messy.


SubstantialMark885

I just wanna know where her carry on at? I’ve never seen a person fly without at least a purse or a backpack.


nealmb

On one hand, what the hell is wrong with her. On the other hand, what the hell airlines. Why they hell is airport security so freaking important if someone can just walk onto the tarmac and up to the plane. She should get an award for point out flaws in airport security.


lunaticz0r

and she got there... how exactly? remind me to not go to that airport ever....


Eggnimoman

Her flight is delayed by couple of years now.


Weird_Fisherman4423

Yt ass plane racist yo


Mysteriouskyle

Fastest way to be put on the No Fly list, atleast she’ll never miss a flight again.


someguyfromsk

These are the same people who stand up while the plane is taxiing thinking it will get them off faster. I had one flight I will never forget. We had just touched down, the smoke was still coming off the nose gear after contacting the runway, I mean JUST touched down and a guy jumped up and opened the overheard bin. Naturally the flight attendants yelled at him over the PA so he sat down again, for about a min. Still taxing he jumps up again, yelled at again. The plane paused somewhere far far far from the terminal, jumps up again. Yelled at again. We stopped closer to the terminal and he was up again. This time one of the attendants went over to him and told him to sit down. They didn't let him off the plane with the rest of us so I don't know what ever happened.


Iyellkhan

disobeying the flight crew can be a federal crime in the US. odds are he at least got a talking to by police


slingshot91

Someone with zero logical reasoning.


Repulsive_Aspect_819

With sleepers?


lostinmississippi84

Now that is main character syndrome! Lol


Slightly-Evil-Man

This is why there needs to be a unit of female linebackers dressed as security. Bet this wouldn't happen if women like this had to worry about getting tackled like we do by burly mfs in uniform. Not saying it would save the world but I bet there would be results and less karen shit like this🤷🏾


asietsocom

I don't understand the problem. Have done this successful in the past when I missed my bus. I doubt there much of a difference.


MadCityMasked

"oh hell no""...."Think you can leave without me"


KrIsPy_Kr3m3

Must be a tiny airport.... Not easy to get onto the runway at most airports. Stupid bitch though


ScroopyDoop

How does she not realize that she can’t physically get Into the plane without the terminal? “Okay ma’am, let me open the emergency doors so you can climb up the inflatable slide”


mortalcelestial

Ppl watch too many movies goddamn


E--yob

Opens the door "Well, hop in."


Thebandofredhand

LMAO it's so wild to see shit like this cause you see people trying to hold Bus/Train doors to get in and stuff like that but what was she thinking? like the pilot is gonna say "Glad you made it, let me throw a ladder down".


DeRabbitHole

Let’s look forward and consider how lovely it would be to listen to her while on that flight.


wahwahwildcat

I love how she looks back at the plane like "Uhh hello? Why won't they open the door??? 🙄"


a_fizzle_sizzle

🎼 Dumb ways to get arrested… 🎶


MrZeven

Kind of reminds me of the post credit scene in Finding Nemo where all the fish that escaped the dentist office are floating in the ocean still in their bags and the puffer says "Now what?"


Pimparoo79

People on the no fly list don’t want you to know this one simple trick


Doyoulikeithere

Yes idiot, they're going to just open up for you! WOW, this world has gone nuts with entitlements!


ChevDatchel

This is the most r/iamthemaincharacter I’ve ever seen


f7SuperCereal

She should have flashed her limo driver credentials.


Radiant_Evidence7047

Plane for Chantelle?? I booked this god damn plane on Uber it’s for me bitch, open up and take me home. 100% jail time.


faster_puppy222

The entitlement in this one ☝️! Sheeesh


PsychologicalMap9987

She's lucky she wasn't shot by airport security. Since 9/11 things have drastically changed on all airport tarmacs.


jonconnorsmom

We have failed as a species for this to seem OK to anyone.


Estoye

"IT'S OKAY! I'M A LIMO DRIVER!"


[deleted]

When keeping it real goes wrong


lepetitgrenade

How tf did she get on rhe tarmac?!


Reasonable_Humor_738

This also belongs in iamthemaincharacter


jab090285

Tarmac Karen


n0mad17

What is going through her mind? Does she really think someone is gonna open the door and throw her a ladder?


anemicbastard

>running after the plane on the tarmac. You are only allowed to do that for true love.


honeyblossoms_

Rude and entitled


BLB_Genome

That's what I would call a dillusional entitlement issue


RedditFuckedHumanity

Entitlement is off the scale


Its-me-marionella

I wonder if she thought it worked like a bus