Almost everyone knows what it's like to feel some sort of air rage but most of us just keep it in. How can you not feel somewhat irritable sitting in a narrow seat, squished between two people, your legs are also squished because of your carry-on under the seat and you know that's where you're going to be stuck for the next few hours. Oh, and if you think that's bad, try going to the bathroom! These web sites also discuss some other reasons we experience air rage and what should be done.
To get more detailed information about air rage go to http://www.airdiv.cupe.ca/arrange.phtml.
This was an interesting web site.
It is by the CUPE-SCFP web page but it has a lot of links to the
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) for information on
specific air rage definitions and issues.
Its purpose is to educate people about how much air rage has become a
problem. According to them air rage has increased about 400-700% in
the last five years. According to
the US Aviation Safety Reporting System, reports of air rage have gone up 800%
from 1997 (66 reports) to 1999 (534 reports).
Their purpose is to try to make sure that the airlines are better
prepared for these types of incidents and they want to educate the people to
make sure that this happens. If
you are interested in air rage it has a lot of links to many different
organizations trying to educate people about air rage.
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SURVEY
Do
you think that Air Rage is a problem?
Yes,
Definitely
87.1%
Probably
5.4%
Not
Sure
6.5%
No,
Not At All
1.1%
For more information of some possible causes of air rage go to http://www.flyana.com/rage.html.
This web site discusses some of the possible causes of air rage. Diana Fairechild wrote this article on the flyana.com web page. It’s interesting because it brings up some of the issues that put the airlines at fault for air rage. One of the issues it brings up is that the flyers might not be in the right state of mind because of oxygen deprivation. Economy passengers get way less oxygen than the pilots because the airlines are trying to cut costs. Another issue it brought up is the road rage that might be caused by lost or stolen luggage, which happens to 8% of people traveling. It has a list of who they feel is responsible for air rage and the reasons they are responsible. It also has many stories of air rage. This web site is also good because it has many links if you want to go more in depth on the subject.
Some examples of air rage it has on the web site are:
Passenger Mr. Finneran, a banker, was fined $50,000 by United Airlines after he assaulted an attendant and then defecated on a first-class food cart during a Buenos Aires-to-New York flight. United said the $50,000 was to clean up the plane
These are just a couple of the web sites on air rage, there are many, many more. I chose these web sites because they bring up many important issues, not to mention some funny examples. Air Rage is an existing problem and it applies to everyone, so you should definitely read up on it before your next trip.