This topic seems very fraught and I don’t have a comment on it other than a German airline should be really frigging careful in a situation like this.
BUT.
I’m reminded of a flight I was on many years ago.
I was traveling domestically in the US for work and approximately half the passengers on my flight were dressed in full Hasidic garb. At the time, I didn’t really know that was a thing, so it seemed weird, but kind of interesting.
We were delayed on the tarmac for quite awhile and nobody knew what was going on. Out of boredom and curiosity, I struck up conversations with some of those passengers.
They were all very nice and I learned a lot. It was actually a pretty cool experience.
Maybe an hour or so into the delay, the captain finally made an announcement.
He said that the ground crew were patching up some micro-holes on the wings. They were nearly finished and we should be on our way shortly.
I’m not a nervous flyer and I typically appreciate transparency in most situations. BUT.
Prior to this announcement, I didn’t know “Micro-holes on the wings” was a thing and I could have gone the rest of my life without knowing. Jesus Christ.
When I get nervous, I usually do stupid stuff to amuse myself and calm down.
SO.
I stood up out of my seat. I looked around, back and forth at the mostly Hasidic dressed fellow passengers. I then announced loudly:
HOLY PLANE!!!
Remembering the collective groans and or laughs of the entire cabin still warms my heart to this day. It’s one of my proudest moments.
