An airport worker struck a young father holding his nine-month-old baby with ‘one hell of a punch’ following a grueling 12-hour delay, a shocked witness said today.

A photograph appears to show the man, believed to be a special assistance provider at Nice Airport, attacking the easyJet passenger in the terminal on Saturday.

Um, I think I’ll skip the “special assistance” thanks!

Regarding “The Coulter Incident,” Delta could have given the late-comers any available seats. The three were all adults. Is it really a big deal to not be seated next to each other for a few hours? If so, upon boarding, they could have nicely requested that she switch seats.

Regarding the photo of them, there is no expectation of privacy anymore, unless you are in your domicile with the blinds and drapes closed. We have police cameras on many corners, red-light cameras at intersections, cameras are recording you from the time you enter a store parking lot, all through the store, except dressing rooms and restrooms. I spent thousands of dollars on landscaping and fencing to have a very private yard. I built a 384 sq.ft. deck to relax on. My nosy neighbor got frustrated and installed infrared (night vision) cameras focused on my entire property. I am under surveillance 24/7. I saw the cameras on Amazon.com. They are $11. It is the world we now live in.

I wanted to give you the last word, but then I just read something not NICE ‘n EASY.

Coulter was moved into a seat in the same row, with the same amount of legroom.

Her rant was simply obnoxious — especially posting a photograph of the other passengers.

Obviously, air travel is safe. My brother and sister are flying into Midway this week and I have no fear that they will arrive safely.

There are bigger problems in the world, but Ann Coulter is tall with long legs. She picked the seat she wanted and then got moved from it. Delta waited until she splattered them all over the internet to offer her the $30 back. That should have been done immediately. Corporate culture has been hijacked by risk management attorneys. Folks just don’t simply say “I’m sorry.” That goes a long way to diffuse an emotional situation.

Apparently she was moved to accommodate a group of three that wanted to sit together. My brother and his lady and I drove to Lambeau Field and bought tickets at the last minute. We had to sit separately. Imagine being a Bears fan surrounded, alone by thousands of Packers fans! I’d love to have been able to tell them to move so we three could sit together. Bears won and I got a beer punted at my back in the parking lot!

More like, “Up, Up, and AsHtray” !

Hi ANtonio, you raise a good point about coach being much better in the 70s than now but I still maintain that coach fares in those days were still waaaay more expensive than coach fares today. So frankly, the masses weren’t enjoying Viennese pastries in coach then, or not that often. I am old enough to remember Freddie Laker and his Skytrain. Foreshadowing of things to come.
People voted with their pocketbooks and the vote was cheap over service.

I can’t stand flying Coach today – it’s horrible (I guess they call it Economy now – it’s not even worthy of being called Coach lol). Domestically, I fly First Class, which costs about what a pre-deregulation Coach seat cost in equivalent dollars. So a person *can* have a decent flight if they want to pay what it used to cost back in the “Golden Age.” I go Business on international flights, which probably costs less than it did back then.

And I arrive at my destination in a good mood! Priceless.

I’ve just received your email response to my post below. I’m sure we’ll disagree about some aspects of this discussion, but I wanted to thank you for taking the time to respond personally. That’s a very rare thing these days.

Paul