"How dare we land early!"

[AirHostess]

Sucky passenger moaned...because we had the sheer AUDACITY to land 20 minutes early and her husband wouldn't be there to meet her!

I was so shocked I just smiled and walked on by. That's the best thing to do sometimes rather than get mad. I have so little patience anymore that I couldn't be bothered to hear yet more whining about such a stupid comment.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Uh, perhaps give him a call and see if he can get there early?
Take your time getting your bags?
Grab a magazine and a cup of coffee and relax for 20 minutes?

It's 20 minutes, not 20 hours...

[AirHostess]

I know...by the time she gets through Passport Control, gets her bags etc

[MannersMakethMan]

Should've offered to take her back up for 20 minutes. Of course, you're not a pilot, so there's no guarantee of a soft landing...

Personally, I don't see why she needed to complain. She'd be stuck at the baggage carousels for the next half hour anyway.

[poofy_puff]

Hubby must be one of those uber-punctual characters - never arriving early or late.

[Aethian]

Oh my goodness I would have loved landing early when I was at Ohara...ten minuets to get from one end of the airport to the other....that wasn't easy!

[jedimaster91]

I sure wouldn't be complaining about being back on the ground 20 minutes sooner than expected. I'd probably do a happy dance in the aisle (I'm not as nervous a flyer as some people, but I am terrified of heights and air travel in general tends to make me cranky).

[cloudy.thoughts]

Should have pointed out that the flight had crossed a time zone add she's actually 40 minutes late!

[mattm04]

And I bet she would complain if you landed two minutes late.

[Zell]

"How dare we land early!"

Further proving that, no matter what job you have, you just can't win.

[cinema guy]

"Actually madam, we landed early because of a strong tail-wind. Please take you complaint up with Zeus, god of the sky."

[Dreamstalker]

When I came back from Christmas vacation, we got blown into Boston by a storm coming from TX (the ride wasn't that bad, but I swear it was chasing us). Over western MA, the pilot tells us that we had a 200 MPH tailwind over CT/NY and so would be approximately an hour early (yay, the person who was picking me up didn't have to get caught in rush hour). One person started complaining, although I didn't hear it clearly...dude, at least we got here before the storm.

I don't get people who whine about being ahead of schedule. I'd think that being late would be a bigger problem.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I used to catch a coach to London, then Devon as a teen; fine on the way up, but on the way back there'd be six hours to kill in London. I just used to go shopping, then find somewhere to eat lunch, and then somewhere to sit and read and sneak a crafty fag or two. Even now if I'm early, or end up stuck somewhere for hours on end (like having my bike serviced) I'll do exactly the same thing. What's the problem? It's not like this woman has a cake in the oven.

[MannersMakethMan]

What's the problem? It's not like this woman has a cake in the oven.

Even if she had, I doubt by that point there'd be much of an oven to go back to either now, or in 20 minutes.

Some people will never be satisfied.

[taxguykarl]

And I bet she would complain if you landed two minutes late.

No doubt. Furthermore, baggage claim would take at considerably longer. Is there no passenger lounge or cafe at that airport?