Woman has destructive meltdown at Mexican airport ticket counter: 'Don’t give me the money back. I don’t give a f***. But that’s going to cost you.'



Planes weren't the only things flying Tuesday at the Mexico City International Airport.

A middle-aged woman arrived at the Volaris check-in counter to find that her alleged flight reservation was not in in the system, reported the Daily Mail.

The airline employee informed 56-year-old María Guadalupe that the company was unable to refund her for the missing reservation since she had reportedly booked the flight through a travel agency, but noted she might otherwise get her money back by contacting the agency directly.

The bad news and helpful recommendation were not well received.

The grounded woman shouted in Spanish at one of the airline employees stationed behind the ticket counter, "If you don't want to, don't give me the money back. I don't give a f***. But that's going to cost you."

Guadalupe mounted the baggage scale, then slammed a computer monitor to the floor, which splintered on impact.

The destruction failed to yield a refund, yet Guadalupe persisted.

"Don't give it to me. But you pay for that, and if you don't want to, it's very nice," said Guadalupe, hurling a ticket scanner.

In a video of the incident shared to Twitter by Mexican journalist Antonio Nieto, Guadalupe can be seen grabbing virtually anything that wasn't nailed down and rushing from counter to counter, smashing keyboards and screens.

After reportedly destroying four monitors and scanners, she paraded away.

Ultimately, Guadalupe did end up with a seat — it just happened to be in the back of a police cruiser.

\u201cPierde vuelo y el autocontrol:\n\nEs Mar\u00eda Guadalupe (56). Exigi\u00f3 reembolso a @viajaVolaris, se lo negaron y arremeti\u00f3 contra empleados en @AICM_mx.\n\nDestroz\u00f3 4 monitores y escaners, por lo cual fue detenida.\u201d
— Antonio Nieto (@Antonio Nieto) 1688526974

Both the Daily Mail and the New York Post reached out to the airline and airport for comment, but neither received a response.

Airport kerfuffles appear to have become a semi-regular phenomenon.

TheBlaze reported last week that tensions boiled over between prospective passengers and Spirit Airlines employees at the Orlando International Airport.

Like Guadalupe, 41-year-old Edward Hariston allegedly reached over the counter and began banging on a Spirit computer keyboard. The dispute soon turned kinetic, prompting a police officer to intervene. However, Hariston allegedly overpowered the officer, brought him to the ground, and placed him in a chokehold.

Hariston was subsequently charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer, and disorderly conduct.

In May, a brutal brawl broke out at Terminal 3 of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

According to the Chicago Police Department, "A verbal dispute while deplaning escalated in the lower level of terminal 3 when a 24-year-old female victim was punched by two offenders."

Here is a graphic video of the incident, which resulted in multiple arrests:

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On April 30, a purportedly pregnant woman was reportedly told she could not board her Spirit Airlines flight departing Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Georgia because of her aggressive behavior.

Que Maria Scott from Philadelphia allegedly brutalized a female Spirit employee, pummeling her and pulling her hair.

Scott was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

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New York City announces future $20 min wage for food app workers, and it will keep increasing for the 'frontline heroes'

New York City announces future $20 min wage for food app workers, and it will keep increasing for the 'frontline heroes'



The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced that it will implement a minimum wage for food application delivery workers such as Uber Eats and Door Dash and promised an hourly wage of about $20 within the next two years.

With approximately 60,000 food delivery workers in the city, the average wage is about $7.09 per hour, according to the city's news release.

The nearly 300% wage increase will be implemented over approximately 22 months after the June 11, 2023, announcement, with a drastic increase of over $10 per hour up to $17.96 starting on July 12, 2023. In April 2025, it will jump to at least $19.96 per hour.

With earnings set to adjust annually for inflation, the wages will go above and beyond $20 per hour the following years.

"Apps have the option to pay delivery workers per trip, per hour worked, or develop their own formulas, as long as their workers make the minimum pay rate of $19.96, on average," the press release stated.

“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement. “This new minimum pay rate, up by almost $13.00/hour, will guarantee these workers and their families can earn a living, access greater economic stability, and help keep our city’s legendary restaurant industry thriving.”

However, the food delivery companies have shown some opposition and messaged their employees in April 2023 with concerns that this will limit work flexibility.

"The rules put forth by the DCWP will make working conditions far worse for you. They will severely limit your flexibility. You may not be able to choose when and how you work," GrubHub said in its message.

\u201cSo now the apps are desperately sending messages wanting our support when they never gave us support whe we get injured or #Deliverista dies while working for them. \n\nHey @Grubhub @DoorDash @UberEats: Where was your support to us when we needed you the most? \n\nMinimum pay now.\u201d
— Antonio Solis (To\u00f1o) (@Antonio Solis (To\u00f1o)) 1680725210

DoorDash said that the new decision was “extreme policy” according to CNN and that the company may litigate against the city.

Uber Eats reportedly claimed the city is not “being honest with delivery workers.”

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, who appeared at the city's press conference, called food delivery "the American dream" and said the wage increase is "another major victory in our fight to deliver justice for the city’s delivery workers."

As well, the delivery workers were called "frontline heroes" by New York State Senator Jessica Ramos. "Throughout the darkest days of the pandemic, and today," she added.

However, the city's own comptroller, Brad Lander, called the decision "watered down" and said that his office calculated that a $12.69 hourly wage was actually more appropriate.

The city said it will work to convert vacant newsstands into shelters for delivery workers and charging stations for electric bicycles and phones.

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