Cathay Pacific Apologizes for Tantrum Video

The folks over at Cathay Pacific are sending out a mea culpa for filming and then posting the hilarious video of the woman having a tantrum after missing her flight. Apparently, she's not too happy that her antics were on display for everyone to see; her YouTube video got over five million hits in the last three weeks. I guess they should have seen that one coming. According to the AP, "the Hong Kong airline said ... the worker who filmed the video has been disciplined but that another person posted the footage on YouTube."

For their part, Cathay Pacific has apologized “for the inconvenience and embarrassment she may have suffered as a result” of the tantrum being recorded and posted on the Internet, and they’ve also “offered to upgrade her seats on her next trip and reimburse her for frequent flier miles she used for upgrades on recent journeys.” Apparently, the screamy thrashy shrieky wheel gets the grease.