Video Shows Airport Attendant Punching Passenger Holding a Child<br />In an instant, the stressed-out travelers seemed to embody the world’s collective frustration with the state of air travel, banding together<br />at the departure gate to voice their anger over still waiting for their flight, which was scheduled to depart for London at 10:35 a.m.<br />“Why are you smiling?” a female passenger yelled at a gate attendant, according to a video of the episode published by the British newspaper The Sun.<br />Arabella Arkwright, a passenger who posted a photo of the employee punching the man, said the passengers were allowed to board the flight<br />but were held on it for two hours because of a mishap during refueling.<br />In the background, a man moved toward the attendant at the gate and, while holding a<br />child in his left hand, tried to snap a photo of the attendant with his other hand.<br />About 12 hours after the plane was supposed to depart, frustrations boiled over, and<br />that is when Ms. Arkwright and her husband, Johnnie, said they saw the man and his wife confront the attendant.<br />It was not clear if the man was hurt, but that moment epitomized how the patience of passengers is tested at<br />every turn, from malfunctioning ticket kiosks to painfully slow lines at security to cramped seats in coach.<br />On Saturday, it was another frustration of air travel — a delayed flight — that caused the easyJet passengers to lose it.
