A fellow passenger on a British Airways flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Lisbon over the weekend has defended James Corden, after the temperamental TV personality was photographed venting his frustration at airport staff. Nearly 20 months ago, the former host of the “Late Late Show” became the subject of multiple reports to colleagues or to people who served him at some point, including waiters at a popular New York City restaurant. But on Sunday, the TV host was praised for speaking up for his fellow passengers after they endured a terrifying flight from Faro, Portugal, that supposedly was bound for London’s Heathrow Airport, After takeoff, the plane failed to gain altitude due to a technical problem and then, after the plane landed, it and the passengers had to sit on the tarmac for several hours.
a passenger told Metro. But even after Corden and the other passengers were finally allowed to disembark, they also were herded into the wrong lines, prompting the entertainer and others to confront a British Airways employee, Metro reported. A woman named Vanessa, who was on the flight with her husband and mother, said the passengers were told to assume “the brace position” after the plane failed to gain altitude.
The crew also told them to be prepared to find the nearest emergency exit and vacate the plane once they landed. Vanessa told Metro that the technical issue had to do with the flaps on the wing not “going down” when they were supposed.