Well, there was this instance where a flight instructor had a student who thought they knew better than the instructor. During a flight, the student decided to override the instructor's commands regarding altitude. This led to a near - miss situation with another aircraft. It was a terrifying moment as they came very close to a collision. Also, some instructors have horror stories about students who fall asleep during flights, leaving the instructor to handle everything alone for a while.
Flight instructors have some truly harrowing experiences. Consider the situation where a student pilot has a mental breakdown in the air. The flight instructor has to deal with this while also ensuring the safety of the flight. They need to calm the student, take over the controls if necessary, and find a way to land the plane safely. In another case, an instructor had a student who was so overconfident that they ignored basic safety checks. During the flight, a minor issue that could have been easily detected during the checks turned into a major problem, and it was a nightmare for the instructor to handle.
One horror story could be a flight attendant having to deal with an extremely unruly passenger who was drunk and started to physically assault other passengers. The attendant had to try and restrain the person without getting hurt themselves, all while ensuring the safety of everyone else on the flight.
Well, a lot of flight attendants talk about horror stories related to turbulence. There have been times when turbulence hits so suddenly and severely that flight attendants and passengers are thrown around. Also, there are horror stories about lost luggage. Sometimes the luggage handling system messes up and passengers blame the flight attendants even though it's not really their fault.
I once missed a flight because the traffic on the way to the airport was insane. I left home with what I thought was plenty of time, but there was an accident on the highway. By the time I got to the airport, the plane had already left. It was a nightmare as I had to pay a hefty fee to reschedule my flight and also lost a day of my vacation.
Unruly passengers can also be part of flight horror stories. I've heard of cases where drunk passengers got into fights and created chaos on the plane. Also, bad weather conditions that the plane has to struggle through, such as thunderstorms or heavy snowfall, are often in these stories.
Once I was on a flight and there was a sudden violent turbulence. It felt like the plane was dropping out of the sky. People were screaming and things were falling from the overhead compartments. It was terrifying and lasted for what seemed like an eternity.
Once, a friend of mine was on a flight and the person next to him fell asleep and started snoring really loudly. It was so bad that it sounded like a chainsaw. Everyone around was giving annoyed looks, but the snorer just wouldn't wake up. It made for a really long and 'horrible' flight in a funny way.
One horror story could be about hidden fees. A customer booked a flight through Flight Centre, and only at the airport did they discover there were a whole bunch of extra charges that weren't made clear during the booking process, like some mandatory 'booking service fees' that added a significant amount to the overall cost.
One horror story is when flight attendants encounter extremely unruly passengers. For example, there was a case where a drunk passenger started physically assaulting a flight attendant during the flight. The attendant had to try to restrain the passenger with the help of other crew members while still ensuring the safety of the other passengers. It was a terrifying situation as the attendant was in real danger.
There was a flight attendant who had an encounter with a very unruly passenger. The passenger became violent and started threatening her. She tried to calm the situation but it escalated. The fear she felt during that whole ordeal was like a horror story. She had to rely on the help of other passengers and crew to subdue the person.