VIDEO: Airline Asks Passengers to Pay $31K for Fuel

Friday, 18 November 2011 | by Pat's Picks

First peanuts, then luggage—now fuel? The New York Times says passengers on an Austrian airline flight from India to Britain were asked to pony up $31,000 to pay for fuel. It was the second time in two weeks that Comtel Air passengers were asked to cough up gas money.  Don’t believe me? Well, a passenger onboard managed to record VIDEO of a stewardess essentially pan-handing in the aisles. Check it out:

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