Last night I had an "Airline" type experience on WN 932, BWI-ALB. I connected to 932 from a flight from BNA. As I got to the gate 35 minutes before departure, everything seemed OK...then the fun started. While standing in the "B" line I noticed a very drunk young woman staggering to the check-in counter at C-6. I was thinking to myself that she probably should not be allowed to board, but I didn't think much more of it until later.
Shortly thereafter we started to board the flight, all the "A" pax boarded and we were halfway through the "Bs" when the gate agent received a call to stop the boarding. During fueling about 60 gallons of Jet A was spilled on to the tarmac. In a few minutes you could see the Airport emergency response vehicles (lights flashing) coming across the airport to C-6. I could hear a passenger murmer, "I want another airplane". Once the spill came under control we were allowed to resume boarding.
I board, the plane is very full. I head towards the rear and find a window seat. Another passenger is in the aisle seat. Two minutes later, the inebriated young woman stumbles over the aisle passenger into the middle seat. Her breath reeks of ETOH. Somehow she managed to buckle her seat belt. Because of the fuel spill our departure is delayed an additional 20 minutes before pushback. During that time she fell to sleep, graciously resting her head on my shoulder. Finally we were underway, taxiing towards runway 28, the young woman woke up with a start and reached into the seat pouch for the....vomit bag. She managed to get her emesis into the bag (thank goodness), but then went immediately back to sleep, leaning forward. We take off. As the FAs start their snack and drink service, the lead FA saw what was happening, aroused her and took her towards the rear galley. She returned about ten minutes later, and sat upright for the last portion of the flight.
In my opinion I think she should not have been allowed to board our flight. The FA, however, did manage the situation well, once we were airborne.
By the way, I am still a WN fan, and will continue to book WN for my air travel.
Shortly thereafter we started to board the flight, all the "A" pax boarded and we were halfway through the "Bs" when the gate agent received a call to stop the boarding. During fueling about 60 gallons of Jet A was spilled on to the tarmac. In a few minutes you could see the Airport emergency response vehicles (lights flashing) coming across the airport to C-6. I could hear a passenger murmer, "I want another airplane". Once the spill came under control we were allowed to resume boarding.
I board, the plane is very full. I head towards the rear and find a window seat. Another passenger is in the aisle seat. Two minutes later, the inebriated young woman stumbles over the aisle passenger into the middle seat. Her breath reeks of ETOH. Somehow she managed to buckle her seat belt. Because of the fuel spill our departure is delayed an additional 20 minutes before pushback. During that time she fell to sleep, graciously resting her head on my shoulder. Finally we were underway, taxiing towards runway 28, the young woman woke up with a start and reached into the seat pouch for the....vomit bag. She managed to get her emesis into the bag (thank goodness), but then went immediately back to sleep, leaning forward. We take off. As the FAs start their snack and drink service, the lead FA saw what was happening, aroused her and took her towards the rear galley. She returned about ten minutes later, and sat upright for the last portion of the flight.
In my opinion I think she should not have been allowed to board our flight. The FA, however, did manage the situation well, once we were airborne.
By the way, I am still a WN fan, and will continue to book WN for my air travel.
What? still flying WN?!?! 
