Probably won't rate versus some other things I've seen. (Not a pilot just a frequent passenger.)

We had a fallen soldier on a flight from Europe. At the end of the flight, the attendent requested that they let the soldiers accompanying the casket off first and please take a moment of silence for the fallen hero.

It was a big flight - perhaps 200 people - and 199 of us stood in silence. 1 a-hole three rows behind me quite loudly spoke of it being [nonsense] and noisily slammed around trying to exit his seat. (He was next to the window.)

When the other two people in his companion seats refused to move he called them "sheep" and threatened to "kick their [butts]."

I've but in more than 100K on planes every year for more than 15 years and it was the first time I've ever seen anyone even suggest physical violence, but 4 different passengers told the guy to sit down and shut up or they would be the one doing the pbutt] kicking. (Including one woman who was at least in her 60's but still looked strong enough to do the job.)

I'd love to say the disrespectful [jerk] was a European, but I'd put his accent as someone from Boston or possibly Philadelphia.

Big props for the flight crew, one of whom stopped the man on his way out of the plane and told him that he would be putting in a report. The man smiled and said "Good."

Then the crewman said "Yes, I really look forward to making sure you never fly on this airline again.".

My friend was on a flight that right after touching down had a lady from the back unbuckle and run to the front of the plane during taxiing to get off first, even though the buckled in flight attendants were telling her to remain in her seat. She kept saying how she had to get off fast to make her connecting flight. After arriving at the gate, the pilot announced over the intercom that they jetway had an issue and the plane would be de-boarding from the rear doors. He said the looks of satisfaction on all the other passengers was delightful.

Obnoxious kid. Not an attendant nor a pilot. I'm in my early/mid 40s and this story is still alive and well in our family mythos. Was 10 or so travelling back via airlines from spending a few weeks with my grandparents who lovingly dropped me off at the gate. Uneventful flight apart from the wonderful lady flight attendants who doted over this cute young traveller. The plane lands and one of the lovely ladies of the sky escorts me out to the waiting crowd of people looking for their loved ones, including my mother who hadn't seen me in several weeks and was waving and jumping up and down as soon as I came through the departure door (this was during the times when non-flyers could both escort flyers to the gate as well as go through security to pick up people who have landed)

My lovely escort saw my mother and the excitement in her and asked me "Is that your mother?" I immediately replied, deadpan, at age 10, "I've never seen that woman in my life."

The next 20 minutes included security interrogating my mother on her identity and relationship to me, having too prove she was, indeed, my mother.

I have never been forgiven. But for the long life and laughs of this story within the family, it was well worth it.