Airline Uses Classic Road Trip Threat

We've all been involved in this scenario in one capacity or another. A family is riding along to some destination (presumably fun, like Six Flags* or Disney World), and the kids in the back are getting unruly.

One sibling has violated the sovereign boundaries of the other siblings back seat space (clearly marked by the middle seat belt). Wet-willy attacks are increasing at an exponential rate. And the parents in the front seat are contemplating running into those water barrel things at exits just to make the insanity stop.

Fortunately, the parents stop short of ramming traffic control devices and opt for the classic threat: "If you kids don't stop [insert annoying kid thing here], so help me God, I'm going to turn this car around." And if you're childhood was anything like mine, the car got turned around A LOT.

It appears that this particular technique is not exclusive to family vacation road trips. American Airlines cancelled an entire flight because the passengers had become "verbally agitated and hostile." The flight crew, afraid for their safety and not wanting to deal with a bunch of whiny passengers, refused to fly. Thus, the flight was cancelled.

* - Not Six Flags Over Georgia though. They have evil rides that remove peoples' heads.