The 1 Million Euro Lawsuit Against Air France

By Dan Rattiner

A group of passengers aboard a non-stop Air France flight going from Paris to New York City has filed a lawsuit against that airline. They say they were terrified aboard this flight and it was caused by the irresponsible behavior of the crew.

The flight was an hour out of Paris when one of the crewmembers discovered that one of the passengers was named Bonnie Tyler, which is also the name of the singer of the wildly popular 1980s song "Total Eclipse of the Heart."

"That's me," she said.

"If we asked you to, could you sing it for us?" the stewardess asked.

"Sure," she said.

Another stewardess got on the public address system and said they were fortunate to have this famous singer on board and would they all like to hear her sing Total Eclipse of the Heart for them? A cheer rang out, though not from all the passengers, and as a result of this endorsement Tyler was invited up front to where just before takeoff they demonstrated the correct use of the life vest in the event that there is an emergency over water. And, over the PA system, she began belting it out.

People started singing along with her, and not very far into the performance, some of the passengers got up and began dancing in the aisles. Then more of them and more of them did. Soon there were about fifty people dancing in the aisles and about twice that many singing along at the top of their lungs in the seats, with Tyler on the PA system leading the way.

This is where the lawsuit says that those who remained belted in became terrified for their lives. Some had never heard of the song. Others didn't like the song. And all this banging around on the floor seemed like a dangerous thing that might cause the airplane to wobble out of control. Many of them said that by the time the song ended, they were shaking, frightened, suffering a ringing in their ears and in fear that Bonnie Tyler might sing it again.

The lawsuit is asking for a ruling in their favor for their money back on this terrible flight and one million Euros each in damages.

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