Refusing to watch the safety video can get you kicked off an aircraft

Alright, time to be honest: how many of you give the pre-flight safety video your full attention? I certainly don’t every single time I fly, although I like to think that I do more than most.

But apparently that can mean the difference between getting to fly and being left at the airport, at least with Air New Zealand.

Be safe…or get off my plane!

On Tuesday a man and a woman were traveling on Air New Zealand from Wellington to Auckland when the plane returned to the gate to deposit them both once again in New Zealand’s second-largest city. Their offense was refusing to watch the safety video and view the safety card. The crew instructed them to do so multiple times, but the pair made it clear they weren’t…