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Disappointing. pic.twitter.com/7f8UFi9jb4
— Ryan Hawaii (@RYAN_HAWAII) January 10, 2018
Respect is a funny thing. I respect my boss for always donning a calm demeanor in the face of angry clients. I respect my parents for putting up with me during my non-medicated teenage years. I respect Kim Jung Un. But rarely do I read something so outrageous that my respect-level skyrockets for a complete nobody halfway across the world.
Enter Ryan Carney Williams, a British national who was traveling in Iceland for a week before returning to the U.K. After doing a bit of shopping in Iceland, Williams didn’t have enough money to pay the ridiculous $125 excess baggage fee demanded by British Airways. So what does Carney do? What any ingenious fucking person would do: put on all of your clothes and ditch the bag all together.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Williams was “practically swallowed in layers of clothing. At least two sweaters were draped on his shoulders and tied around his neck. All together, he tried boarding the plane donning 10 shirts and eight pairs of pants.”
And what does British Airways do? They turn him away. Completely deny him boarding. Suck the ingenuity out of their country one citizen at a time. Williams told an Icelandic newspaper that British Airways agents denied him a boarding pass because he was rude. Which – let me just say – should never be a reason to deny someone boarding seeing as though airline gate agents are up there with Comcast Customer Service when it comes to representatives we’re allowed to shit on. It was later reported that a security guard was called on him and police allegedly used pepper spray on Williams before arresting him.
So maybe there’s a liiitle bit more to this story than just this kid’s cleverness and creative thinking. But keeping all things copacetic – I kind of want to be him..
[via Chicago Tribune]
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He reminds me of a little movement whose slogan was: No Taxation without Representation
Nah, this guy is a douchebag. They wouldn’t let him on because he’s wearing 12 layers and it’s a health risk, so he accused the airlines of racially profiling him. Some other dude passed out from heat after wearing that many layers on an EasyJet flight to avoid the baggage fees so it’s a legitimate concern for the airlines.
This guy stinks
Flying is already miserable and this guy is making it more miserable for everyone around him. Grow up and pack a bag
Is that Jalen Hurts
Nah, he’s just a brokeboi asshole. Someone would have had to sit next to this clown. No thanks.
The same people that downvote this enjoy sitting next to fat people on airplanes
I wasn’t a fan until I was on a cold flight and I cuddled up in their side fat and took a nap the second half of the flight
Aren’t you a little old to be taking a nap on your mom’s shoulder?
C’mon man
Lmao
*donning…just like in the quote! (not dawning)
*copecetic
From the Chicago Tribune? Really?
Wut