Alledgedly a true story.


> > > >   Sydney Morning Herald
> > > >   Monday, June 15th 1999:
> > > >
> > > >   "An employee for Ansett Australia, who happened to
> > > >   have the last name of GAY, got on a plane recently
> > > >   using one of his company's "Free Flight" programs.
> > > >   However, when Mr. Gay tried to take his seat, he found
> > > >   it being occupied by a paying passenger. So, not to
> > > >   make a fuss, he simply chose another seat.
> > > >
> > > >   Unknown to Mr. Gay, another Ansett Australia flight at
> > > >   the airport experienced mechanical problems. The
> > > >   passengers of this other flight were being rerouted to
> > > >   various airplanes. A few were put on Mr. Gay's flight
> > > >   and anyone who was holding a "free" ticket was being
> > > >   "bumped".
> > > >
> > > >   Ansett officials, armed with a list of these "freebee"
> > > >   ticket holders boarded the plane to remove the free
> > > >   ticket holders. Of course, our Mr. Gay was not sitting
> > > >   in his assigned seat as you may remember.
> > > >
> > > >   So when the Ticket Agent approached the seat where Mr.
> > > >   Gay was supposed to be sitting, she asked a startled
> > > >   customer "Are you Gay?". The man, shyly nodded that he
> > > >   was, at which point she demanded: "Then you have to
> > > >   get off the plane".
> > > >
> > > >   Mr. Gay, overhearing what the Ticket Agent had said,
> > > >   tried to clear up the situation: "You've got the wrong
> > > >   man. I'm Gay!". This caused an angry third passenger
> > > >   to yell "Hell, I'm gay too! They can't kick us all
> > > >   off!" Confusion reined as more an more passengers
> > > >   began yelling that Ansett Australia had no right to
> > > >   remove gays from their flights.
> > > >
> > > >   Ansett refused to comment on the incident.