What are your worst flying experiences? I've just got back

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What are your worst flying experiences?

I've just got back from Cyprus, and it was a lovely week on a great island with great weather, great food and lots of history, which was bookended by two utterly farcical flights.

Going out, the flight was due to depart an hour late because of a technical fault which held up the aircraft's previous flight, which I guess couldn't be helped. But then after we boarded, they kept us on the plane for another hour, with the air con not working, on a blistering hot day, with no explanation or anything. We were sweltering in this sweaty, rammed cabin and eventually we departed about two hours behind schedule. So thanks, Thomson Airways.

Then, coming back, about five minutes before we were due to land into Leeds/Bradford, they decided to tell us that we couldn't land at Leeds due to heavy fog (even though it's still summer and the weather in the UK has otherwise been very hot - what the actual fuck?) and we'd have to divert to Manchester. Wouldn't have been so much of a problem, if it wasn't for the fact this was at 2 in the morning and everyone was utterly tired. Of course this is beyond the control of the airline and the airport, but still, what a ballache.