Can You Believe That These Airport Fails Actually Happened?
Considering the fact that so many people go through the airport every single day, it makes sense that weird things happen on the regular. But for some reason, it feels like it is the site of some of the weirdest things we have ever heard! Check out these interesting occurrences that took place at airports in different parts of the world. Get ready to be weirded out!
Santa, Were You Naughty Or Nice?
Just so you know, Santa Clause does not get a free pass either. Just like every single person in the airport, he has no choice but to go through the security check. We wonder if he had been naughty or nice this year. Well, we want our presents so we are hoping that it is the latter!
Santa, Were You Naughty Or Nice?
Flying Falcons
What do you mean? You don’t think it is normal to pay for an entire section of a plane to seat all 80 of your falcons? It might be strange to you, but it is nothing out of the ordinary for a certain Saudi prince. How cool is it that he had to get the birds their own passports? In case you were wondering, they are valid for 3 years.
Flying Falcons
How Does She Look Good at the Airport?
It looks like celebrities always manage to look good no matter where they are. They have even conquered the impossible task of looking amazing at the airport! We all know that traveling is no joke. It is exhausting, but for some reason, they seem to make it look like a walk in the park. Good for them.
How Does She Look Good at the Airport?
Embarrassing Mom 101
A lot of children have been embarrassed by their parents at some point or another. As you can see in this photo, the tables have turned! This is a great prank if you are fetching your mother at the airport. It is a simple trick, but that makes it all the more effective. Good job, kids.
Embarrassing Mom 101
A Complicated Nap
We do not blame you if you want to take a nap when you are at the airport. However, it can be difficult to find a comfortable spot to do such a thing. The woman in the photo was up to the challenge. We have no idea how she got there in the first place, but we are impressed.
A Complicated Nap
Tiredness Overload
We doubt that it is ever going to be easy to travel with kids. However, the suitcase in the photo looks like a great alternative for a stroller. If we were small enough to do it, we would have done the same thing. It would be great if we can doze off without a care in the world but still make it to the flight.
Tiredness Overload
Traveling With Kids 2.0
The father in the photo has figured out the best way to travel with his children. What does he do when he senses that his little girl is planning to throw a tantrum? Well, all he needs is to offer her a ride on his suitcase, and they are good to go! That does not sound like a bad plan to us whatsoever.
Traveling With Kids 2.0
Plane Gone Wrong
Well, we can tell that this plane accident was nothing more than that. It was clearly just an accident. However, knowing this does not comfort us at all. This is the reason why you should not complain when your flight is delayed thanks to bad weather. You know what they say – it is better to be safe than sorry!
Plane Gone Wrong
Kim K?
The truth is that celebrities are just like you and me. Well, they are probably more beautiful, more glamorous, and wealthier. But the fact of the matter is that they have to go through security at the airport as well. We at least have that going for us. The airport is the only true equalizer.
Kim K?
An Emotional Support Peacock
It is illegal for certain establishments to forbid service animals, but it looks like people take advantage of this rule every now and then. This did not work out for this woman with her peacock, however. She claimed that the bird was her emotional support animal as she tried to hop aboard her United Airlines flight in Newark Airport. She was denied entry on the plane. An airline spokesperson explained that the peacock simply did not meet their guidelines when it comes to animals who can travel on planes.
An Emotional Support Peacock
Transporting 18 Severed Heads
This sounds like something from a horror movie! In 2013, eighteen severed heads were discovered in a shipment at the Chicago airport. They arrived from Italy. But do not worry, they were actually going to a research facility. The bad news was that the paperwork had been misplaced. After some time, the police confirmed the paperwork as legitimate and released them to the researchers.
Transporting 18 Severed Heads
Tiger Cub Found In A Suitcase
In 2010, someone tried to carry a drugged tiger cub in a suitcase! The woman was coming from Thailand and leaving for Iran. It was a good thing that the authorities discovered the tiger. The animal was fine, but the woman was given criminal charges and fined for this. What was she thinking?
Tiger Cub Found In A Suitcase
A Viral Video Celine Dion Loved
When you are at the airport, you need to find something to do as you wait for a canceled or delayed flight. If you are bored, you can make your own music video for your favorite song! This was what Richard Dunn did. He shot a music video for “All By Myself” by Celine Dion while he was at the Las Vegas airport. The video went viral and caught the attention of the famous musician herself. She said that she liked it a lot and even offered him a ticket to attend one of her shows!
A Viral Video Celine Dion Loved
Barbie?
There is nothing weird about seeing people wearing sweats, sneakers, and the like at the airport. Most people don’t care about how they look. They just want to be comfy on the flight. But it was the opposite of that for the woman in the photo. She decided to dress up and look like a human-sized Barbie doll instead!
Barbie?
The Naked Airport Woman
This might be one of the weirdest ones just yet! A woman paraded in the nude around the Atlanta airport. She paid for a ticket in cash and proceeded to take off her clothes. She then walked around the area and causing a ruckus with her odd behavior. Not only that, but she also cursed out loud and made everyone in the terminal uncomfortable. We do not know if she was really planning on boarding the flight, but she could not have done so anyway. They arrested her and took her to a hospital instead.
The Naked Airport Woman
A Bomb Threat
We will start by explaining that you should not do this at the airport. In 2014, an NFL player by the name of Aldon Smith was arrested as he was going through LAX. Apparently, he and his fellow athletes joked that he had a bomb on his person as they went through security. This led to his arrest! We are glad to hear that he did not face any other consequence after that, but we are sure that they learned their lesson. Keep the bomb jokes all to yourself when you are at the airport!
A Bomb Threat
Bodily Fluid In The Soap Dispensers
It might be a good idea to bring your own soap with you when you travel next time. At the Detroit airport, people found an ‘unusual substance’ in the fluid soap dispensers in the bathroom. You were right if you guessed that it was body fluids. It is difficult to fill up these things, so the airport believed that the culprit was an employee. “The way the soap dispensers are under the sink, a passenger wouldn’t know how to get up under, and untwist them,” one of the airport custodians reported. “It really is disgusting. A lot of crazy things happen at the airport.”
Bodily Fluid In The Soap Dispensers
A Cheetah In An Airport
This is going to sound a little crazy, but kindly bear with us. Tragedy struck as two cheetahs were being delivered to the Memphis Zoo. Somehow, one of the creatures escaped in the cargo hold while in Atlanta for a stopover. Local employees from Zoo Atlanta helped catch it after a veterinarian shot it with a tranquilizer. It was a good thing that no animal or human was harmed as they did so. Whew!
A Cheetah In An Airport
Push The Plane
What are you supposed to do when the plane is stuck in ice on the runway? It is impossible to tell how much time it will take before the situation changes. This is why all the passengers worked together and pushed the plane! This happened in Siberia in 2014. Clearly, no one wanted the flight to be delayed.
Push The Plane
All Flights Were Cancelled In Atlanta
In 2017, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta lost all of its power. It resulted in the cancelation of hundreds of flights in a single day. We can’t imagine just how frustrating that must have been. The blackout was caused by a fire, and the power only returned after a couple of hours. Can you imagine what it must have been liked to be stuck at the airport with the power out for that long?
All Flights Were Cancelled In Atlanta
Porn Playing At The Airport
Have you noticed that airport TVs often show neutral things like news and sports? At the New Delhi airport, however, porn played on the screens in two different TV screens in the waiting area. Passengers reported the incident, which led to a police investigation. According to a police officer, it must have been the mistake of an employee. “It’s possible that they were not aware of the fact that the same connection was being used for the two television sets in the visitors’ lounge,” explained the cop.
Porn Playing At The Airport
Time For A New Marketing Team
Even though their heart had been in the right place, the mistake is too glaring to ignore. Who does not want to ride a plane that is flying towards the ground? However, the weirdest thing about this is that none of the people on the marketing team brought it up as the banner was approved.
Time For A New Marketing Team
Ignorance Is Bliss
Ah, if only they looked down and saw it. Unfortunately, they did not. That was how we got the picture, after all. It is awesome that his torso lined up with the photo purely by accident! The resulting photo also made for a lot of contrast. We love it. And you know what they say: ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance Is Bliss
Very Important Task
There are plenty of important tasks at the airport. However, this airport employee was on a mission to play solitaire! Well, we hope that they ended up winning the game at the very least. Let us cut him some slack. After all, it is possible that he had been on break when this photo was taken.
Very Important Tasks
The Drunk Man
In 2012, a drunk man arrived at the airport in Rome. After wreaking havoc at the airport, he finally dozed off. However; it turned out that he had fallen asleep in the baggage scanner and even passed through the X-ray scanner. He had been knocked out for 15 minutes until the authorities found him. He was taken to the hospital to ensure that he did not suffer any damage from the radiation.
The Drunk Man
Smuggling Gold Bars
In 2014, a man showed up at the Mumbai airport for his Air India flight to Panaji. As he tried to go through security, the agents found something interesting among his things. Even though he claimed that he was traveling for business, he failed to name the hotels that he was working with. They went through his belongings and found that he had six gold bars up his rectum. The bars each weighed a hundred grams! Yes, he was trying to smuggle them in.
Smuggling Gold Bars
Cocaine In A Diaper
This is another weird one… Well, weirder than usual at the very least! In 2013, two ladies were caught smuggling drugs at JFK airport. It was a good thing that the drug-sniffing dogs had been there. This was how the authorities knew to pat them down. As the officers did so, they found out that women had been wearing duct tape diapers full of cocaine. How creative is that?
Cocaine In A Diaper
Cocaine Cookies
Here is another creative plan that did not succeed. At Newark Airport, a passenger attempted to smuggle over $52,000 worth of cocaine from Guatemala to the United States. He baked them into cookies and tried to go past customs with them. However, they tested the cookies and found out the truth. After that, they arrested him for drug possession. This happened in 2012.
Cocaine Cookies
Too Many Clothes?
It turns out that people get really creative when they travel. The man in the photo had come from Iceland and got arrested for all the clothes that he was wearing. This was enough reason to arrest him because he did so to avoid paying more for excess baggage! At the time, he had been wearing around eight layers of clothing. They arrested him when he would not take some of them off. If you were ever planning to do this, you might want to rethink your plan.
Too Many Clothes?
Weekend At Bernie’s
In 2012, Gitta Jarant tried to smuggle a body at John Lennon Airport with the help of her daughter. It was time body of Kurt, her late husband! The plan was failed because they tried to disguise his body by placing it in a wheelchair and putting sunglasses on its face. According to them, he was simply asleep. In the end, however, the two women got arrested. By the time they tried to get him on the plane, he had been dead for 12 hours or more already. How creepy is that?
Weekend At Bernie’s