Mile High Club You Do Not Want To Be A Member Of (My title)

This Is London . Com ^ | Jan 6, 2003 | Richard Allen

[ICE-FLYER]

Passenger hangs himself on Heathrow flight

A passenger hanged himself in a club-class lavatory on a transatlantic flight after enjoying a final meal with champagne.

Fellow travellers watched in horror as a doctor flying on the Heathrow to Los Angeles British Airways jumbo jet tried to save the man.

The middle-aged passenger, believed to be Swiss, killed himself after tying his belt around a handle designed for the disabled.

Cabin crew forced their way into the lavatory after the door had been locked for up to half an hour and there was no answer to their knocking.

[ICE-FLYER]

Real life stranger than fiction.

[DWSUWF]

Would you have been arrested for disorderly-something-or-other if you'd bulled your way past those attempting to revive him, gone through the motions of an examination and then stood by the body and announced that it wasn't a suicide at all, but a clear case of 'Murder by Gremlin'?

[YOMO]

Initial reports say the man became dispondant when he saw the bill for his fine meal and champagne. Kind of gives a new meaning to Nearer my God to Thee. He got a 35,000 foot head start.

[The Great Satan]

A passenger hanged himself in a club-class lavatory on a transatlantic flight after enjoying a final meal with champagne.

Chicken or beef?

[Dimensio]

Actually, it was a choice between steak or fish. He had lasagna.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Cabin crew forced their way into the lavatory after the door had been locked for up to half an hour and there was no answer to their knocking.

Kill yourself if you want but tying up the bathroom for a half-hour is just plain rude.

[robertpaulsen]

Rumack: Captain, how soon can you land?
Clarence Oveur: I can't tell.
Rumack: You can tell me. I'm a doctor.
Clarence Oveur: No. I mean I'm just not sure.
Rumack: Well, can't you take a guess?
Clarence Oveur: Well, not for another two hours.
Rumack: You can't take a guess for another two hours?

[freedomlover]

Kill yourself if you want but tying up the bathroom for a half-hour is just plain rude.

lol

[ijcr]

Now, passengers will have to remove all belts and shoe laces prior to boarding.

[Pharmboy]

I guess the airline food is getting even worse than it used to be...

[Mr. K]

I always wondered why everyone in the future wears form-fitting body suits. (I seen it on the sci-fi channel)

It is the natrual evolution in travel. No pockets, no shoelaces, no place to hide bombs.

But until will get rid of all the thunder-thighs in the world, I am not ready to board any aircraft full of spandex-wearing passengers. I already get airsick enough...

[Oberon]

Now Al Quaeda is sending their suicide squads...

[Thinkin' Gal]

The middle-aged passenger, believed to be Swiss...

His meal didn't include chocolate moose, did it.

[Crowcreek]

" tying his belt around a handle designed for the disabled. "

Aren't these grab-handles about halfway up the wall? Did he stand on his head on the toilet-lid and jump off?

[Redcloak]

...no place to hide bombs.

Ever see Pulp Fiction?

[Pharmboy]

Funny--but I had a similar thought. He likely just slung the belt through the handle, sat down with his butt off of the floor and slowly strngled himself rather than actually "hung" himself; that is, he did not snap his neck but cut off his air.

[DWSUWF]

"...His meal didn't include chocolate moose, did it..."

Whatever it was, the stews will henceforth refer to it as the 'Death Meal'.

When you order it they'll nudge each other and laugh...

Ask you if you'd like Champagne with it...

[Crowcreek]

Oh . . . That's pretty pathetic.

I hope he had a good strong belt and didn't have to pull on it too long . . .

[Rebelbase]

Roger.

[Pintobean]

"Now, passengers will have to remove all belts and shoe laces prior to boarding. "


Can't have those in carry-on or on their person, as those are potential weapons, just as a keychain is in schools.
:-/