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At least they are (so far) only enacting it for a few days. I really wonder what would happen if people consistently, politely resisted, by keeping things in t
by flatline 17y ago
At least they are (so far) only enacting it for a few days. I really wonder what would happen if people consistently, politely resisted, by keeping things in their laps, by getting sick and having to run to the bathroom in the last hour of the flight, etc. Seriously, how are flight attendants supposed to enforce this stuff, and what are they to do about unruly passengers? An airplane is not exactly a high-security area.
- mrduncan 17y agoThe security on an airplane is the other passengers (and air marshals). I can guarantee that if you start resisting commands from the flight attendants you're going to attract attention from other passengers. Like it or not, the first thing that's going to pop into their heads is that you're planning on bringing their plane down. Hypothetically, lets say that all passengers coordinate such an event - I'd imagine that's a really easy way to gain admittance to the no-fly list.
- pavel_lishin 17y ago> I'd imagine that's a really easy way to gain admittance to the no-fly list. And that's probably your best case scenario.
- henrikschroder 17y agoSeriously, if another passenger was arguing with the flight attendants about wanting to use the bathroom, the first thing that would pop into my head is that the guy probably really needed to go to the bathroom.
- mrduncan 17y agoI wasn't necessarily thinking of the bathroom situation (although you certainly make a valid point). My point I suppose was that flight attendants are in a lot of cases not going to be able to physically enforce their will on passengers. This is where other passengers step in, they are the ones who will come to the aid of the flight attendant to restore the peace. This doesn't mean that everyone will be throwing their own judgement out the window if someone has to use the restroom or complains about having to put their book away. It should go without saying though that reactions will seriously depend on the situation.
- TeHCrAzY 17y agoI pitty the middle-eastern man wearing a turban with a suden case of the runs arguning the bathroom policy.
- callahad 17y agoI can foresee a lot of involuntary "resistance" of the bathroom restriction. An hour is a long time, and quite a few people have health considerations that make waiting that long simply impossible.
- NikkiA 17y agoAnd on the larger airliners 300+ passengers trying to go to the bathroom all at the same time at 70 minutes before landing is going to be fun.