Real-Time DEI Demise Of Airlines: Flight Canceled When Passenger Notices Missing Bolts On Plane Wing

Air travel (particularly within the U.S.) has been a traveler's nightmare for decades. Unlike those photos from the '50s where airports looked like visions of the future and everyone on the plane was dressed to the nines and flying in luxury, modern air travel, including the airports, often leaves much to be desired. But even through the end of the 20th century, air travel was still tolerable and efficient. We're pretty sure the real hell started with the inception of the TSA. Like most government-mandated alphabet organizations, the TSA has proven to be utterly useless and just an endless suck of taxpayer money. Post-TSA, everything has seemed to just start careening downhill. Fast. But up until very recently, at the very least, you could usually count on air travel to be (mostly) safe.

Today, as every airline seems to embrace the destructive force known as DEI, even safety seems to be flying out the window (sorry, bad joke in this context). For instance, take a look at this recent Virgin Airlines flight from Manchester, UK, to New York City: NYC-bound flight canceled when passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing. Beg your pardon? It took the PASSENGER to notice that something was wrong with the wing? We could have sworn the airplanes had maintenance crews for that sort of thing. But maybe not so much. Oh wow. Now us passengers have to inspect the aircraft ourselves? Should I bring some duck tape and some extract bolts as well? Probably not a bad idea. We'd suggest a screwdriver as well, but TSA would just end up seizing it from you. If this doesn’t scare you into not wanting to fly then there’s something wrong with you.

• More at: Twitchy - We Are Watching the DEI Demise of Airlines Happening in Real Time and It Is Terrifying AF
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/01/23/virgin-atlantic-flight-missing-bolts-n2392060
New York Post: NYC-bound flight canceled when passenger notices missing bolts on plane wing
https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/news/nyc-bound-flight-canceled-when-passenger-notices-missing-bolts-on-plane-wing/
Rumble: Real-Time DEI Demise Of Airlines: Wheel Flew Off, Rolled Down Runway As Plane Prepared To Take Off
https://rumble.com/v48xntl-real-time-dei-demise-of-airlines-wheel-flew-off-rolled-down-runway-as-plane.html