Minivan passenger says she was bumped off vehicle for being too tall

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A passenger on a minivan has said that she was bumped off a connecting journey because she was too tall.

 

Atiporn Bunkert, who is 175 centimeters tall, was travelling with her mum and dad from Nakorn Sawan to Chonburi via Bangkok.

 

All seemed to be going well until they reached Bangkok when she claimed she was informed by a member of staff that she would have to take another van because her "legs were impolitely placed and getting in the way of other passengers", she told Daily News.

 

She said she had all the correct tickets for her seats but was then told if she was not happy she could always sit on the roof.

 

She posted a video of part of her experience on Facebook and is now demanding action from the authorities.

 

She said that she was not causing any annoyance to other passengers.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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Not 'bumped' ; re-accomadated.

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

who is 175 centimeters tall

I am 188 cm and I have never been refused or bumped passage. Granted, I will wait for the next van if the only seats left are in the last row as those are made for smaller people.

 

I think something else must of happened to make them want her to leave the mini-van. Something is missing from this story.

12 minutes ago, ezflip said:

I am 188 cm and I have never been refused or bumped passage. Granted, I will wait for the next van if the only seats left are in the last row as those are made for smaller people.

 

I think something else must of happened to make them want her to leave the mini-van. Something is missing from this story.

Something missing ?

 

may be the missing thing is the brain or good manners of the guy who bumped her

Maybe she was showing some nice legs and it distracted the driver.

42 minutes ago, ezflip said:

I am 188 cm and I have never been refused or bumped passage. Granted, I will wait for the next van if the only seats left are in the last row as those are made for smaller people.

 

I think something else must of happened to make them want her to leave the mini-van. Something is missing from this story.

Sounds like a job for the TVF super sleuths - no case too big or small 

27 minutes ago, sweatalot said:

Something missing ?

 

may be the missing thing is the brain or good manners of the guy who bumped her

Or maybe she was being a nuisance to the rest of the passengers and this was the only excuse they came up with to get her out...

 

We don't know the full story.

Maybe she forgot her underwear 555

Guess they dont carry farang passengers

Sounds like a tall story 

An off topic trolling post has been removed. 

The driver had short man syndrome.

5 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Something missing ?

 

may be the missing thing is the brain or good manners of the guy who bumped her

In all fairness, the guy did have a point !

I do wonder if the tall lady would still have complained if that van crashed and everyone killed?

30 minutes ago, kokopelli said:

I do wonder if the tall lady would still have complained if that van crashed and everyone killed?

words fail me. well words that are not an insult to the poster fail me.

I don't ride minivans in Thailand anymore (hoping to live a few more decades is all), but back when I did, my 194 cm height never got me bumped...?

53 minutes ago, kokopelli said:

I do wonder if the tall lady would still have complained if that van crashed and everyone killed?

Is this an attempt at humour.. If it is I think you may have to work on it. If it isn't ..... well, say no more.

The van was just overbooked, so she got offered to "volunteer" her seat before she would have been dragged out.

On 4/25/2017 at 9:47 AM, colinneil said:

Maybe she was showing some nice legs and it distracted the driver.

In that case we need more legs , never mind the distracted driver , at least the legs might keep him awake.

19 hours ago, wirat69 said:

Sounds like a tall story 

Story not over yet , I think this one has legs.

Does this story have a leg to stand on?

Joke!

Typical Thai response, "you can sit on the roof!"

They always have a pathetic response and answer...

'UP TO YOU', springs to mind.

Impoliteness is a very common occurrence in the land of

'SMILE AT YOUR FACE BUT STAB YOU IN THE BACK'. T. I. T