BRIT comedian Ross Noble has taken a cheeky swipe at easyJet after an emergency hatch allegedly fell on him during a flight, leaving him covered in water.
The 48-year-old was flying with the budget airline on Monday when a hatch in the curved wall beside him fell directly on top of him.
Exposing the inner workings, water then proceeded to drip onto the Newcastle-born comic, who quickly alerted cabin crew – but claims he was met with no apologies and instead just a “shrug”.
Noble has now taken to social media to slam the airline company, claiming “manners cost nothing” and alerting them to the fact that the situation could be “potentially terrifying” for a nervous flyer.
Noble shared an image of himself suspiciously eyeing the precarious gap in the panels above his head to accompany his vent.
Amongst the mechanical workings inside, there is an ominous-looking lever marked “pull down”.
The comic, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, shared the snap to social media on Monday (24 JUNE), writing: “Decided to fly easyJet. Great value. The emergency hatch falling on me was no extra charge.
“Staff didn’t waste time apologising or showing any concern, they helpfully informed me the water dripping on me was just condensation.
“Great job.”
Noble’s post has since received over 8,500 likes and more than 330 comments from users keen to aim their own jibes at the situation.
One commented: “Do you not pay extra for that kind of service?
“Sounds like you received the ‘easyJet Ultimate Package’ for free!”
Another said: “Think you have to pay extra for the empathic response.
“It’s in the small print.”
A third joked: “A personal air conditioning unit?
“Count yourself lucky, Ryanair would have charged you!”
A fourth commented: “I respect your willpower with this handle taunting you all the time.”
When easyJet reached out to Noble apologising for his experience, Noble dismissed its comments, stating he would rather have had an apology on board.
He said: “Not looking for compensation.
“Maybe ask staff to say sorry for the inconvenience, it’s all safe, rather than with a shrug, it’s just condensation dripping on you, don’t lean on the door or pull the lever (sic).
“I am not a nervous flyer but that is potentially terrifying for someone who is.”
The airline then bizarrely replied with: “I am truly sorry to read about your experience Ross.
“I am glad to know that the cabin crew were able to apologise for this and I hope your journey was a great one. Your patience is greatly appreciated.”
This ticked off the comedian, who hit back with “Are you a chat bot?
“You haven’t read my message. They didn’t. A thing fell on me and then water dripped out. When we have seen news of a plane door coming off maybe show some concern.
“Apologise even when you don’t mean it. I know it’s a budget business but manners cost nothing.”
