Thanksgiving Mid-Air Note Battle Ends With Slap
A mid-air Thanksgiving argument became so intense that two passengers onboard a delayed flight from New York to Phoenix started exchanging vitriolic notes to one another.
Elan Gale, who is a Los Angeles TV producer, updated his Twitter followers throughout the entire ordeal.
He started tweeting from the airport at around 11a.m. after he learned that his flight was delayed, and everyone would probably be late for their Thanksgiving soirees with their families.
Of course, everyone who was waiting to board the flight was affected by the news.
However, one particular passenger, Diane from 7A, was beyond apoplectic that the flight was running behind schedule.
So much so that she decided to complain at the top of her voice about the entire scenario while boarding the plane.
Elan Gale, another passenger on the same flight, wasn’t impressed by her reaction.
I’ll let Elan’s tweets do the explaining:
Our flight is delayed. A woman on here is very upset because she has Thanksgiving plans. She is the only one obviously. Praying for her
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
She’s telling the flight attendants that it is Thanksgiving. She wants them to know she wants to have dinner with her family
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
The male flight attendant said “I understand ma’am. I’m looking forward to seeing my family too.” She responded “This isn’t about you”
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Elan was clearly incensed by the woman’s haranguing, so he decided to take the matter into his own hands. He wrote Diana a letter, which you may peruse below:
I sent the lady a glass of wine and a note pic.twitter.com/GttnmQI25P
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
However, Diane wasn’t impressed by Elan’s note, so she decided to respond with her own lengthy letter which called him “an awful person with no compassion.”
From 7A pic.twitter.com/OEaCWw5mz3
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Elan interpreted her response as “This means war,” so he embarked upon writing another piece to Diane, whom he described as being in “her late 40s or early 50s.” He then delivered his note to her which read:
My response to “Diane” in 7A pic.twitter.com/cRN2togLdq
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Of course, this only sparked another reply:
Diane has responded #TeamElan #7A #DianeCanEatMyD pic.twitter.com/vYFyGtGMZl
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Elan then decided to try and end their brief correspondence with a forthright and final effort:
My final (I think) note to Diane in 7A pic.twitter.com/SLrOug9U4d
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
However, as they exited the plane, Diane decided to have the final say by turning physical on Elan:
Well, “Diane” just slapped me
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Elan then decided to provide a blow-by-blow report of her attack for his Twitter followers:
When I got off the plane I waited for her at the gate. I was holding another note in my hand and I was going to give it to her
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
She walked right up to me and slapped me immediately in the face
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Elan was even asked by airplane officials if he would like to file a complaint against her, but he declined. However, Elan’s mother had one final message for Diane:
Oh, one more thing. Diane, if you’re reading this, my mother has a message for you #TeamElanpic.twitter.com/BNFv7T3Gdo
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
What do you think of Elan and Diane’s note battle? Was it juvenile or did Diane deserve this treatment?