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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Screw you and your waffles too!


PARIS, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Passengers on a flight from France to Mauritius have filed suit against Air France after musician Bonnie Tyler performed a song at the request of the co-pilot.

The passengers, believed to be Belgian, complained to the airline after the Welsh singer performed part of her 1983 hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at the request of the co-pilot, who retired after the flight, The Mail on Sunday reported.

"I was asleep in First Class. The stewardess came and said the co-pilot was retiring. And they asked me would I sing to him. They were having a bit of a party," Tyler said.

The complaining passengers reportedly claimed they were traumatized by the experience and had feared for their safety during the celebration. The complaint eventually escalated into a legal dispute.

An Air France official said: "The claim against Air France, which it completely rejects, is that the celebrations got more and more unruly and came to a climax when Bonnie sang.

"Air France is saying that any suggestion there was anything more than a few slaps on the back for the co-pilot is nonsense, and it completely rejects the claims that the passengers were at any sort of risk."



Which is more shocking, the stupidity of Belgians or the fact that Bonnie Tyler can afford to fly first class?

5 comments:

Ms. Val said...

Which is more shocking, the stupidity of Belgians or the fact that Bonnie Tyler can afford to fly first class?

Well, with "It's a Heartache" on every 70s compilation CD out there, she's probably doing pretty good.

And BTW, I love, LOVE, LOVE her hair in that photo!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Maybe she has the money due to a lawsuit filed after being impaled on that laser beam/lead pipe that appears to be going straight through her head in that picture?

Anonymous said...

Hmmm.

Didn't a light going through one ear and coming out the other used to be a "signal" that there was nothing inside the head, ie = dummy, in cartoons??

David from Mediumgreen

B. Blake Paris said...

Les Français sont parfaits. Les personnes de Beligum sont stupides.

ChristopherM said...

Oh no David, that means her head is exploding with pop music genius!