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The terrorists have won a great victory if acting slightly odd is enough to terrify an airline company into kicking a passenger off a plane. This isn't about t

The terrorists have won a great victory if acting slightly odd is enough to terrify an airline company into kicking a passenger off a plane. This isn't about terrorism. It's about a flight attendant taking exception to a passenger, and owing to what he later said and how he behaved, believing that he could develop into a problem on a long-haul flight. Was it a good call? Probably not, given the author's flight history. It is, however, an understandable one, especially given how little it takes for one person to cause havoc on a flight, especially when it's long-haul.

jimzvz 14y ago
If flight attendants got everybody that they didn't like kicked off flights, it would seem[1] that there would be barely anyone flying. If I pay for a service and it isn't delivered there better be a damn good reason. A lie about me doing something that I wasn't or me stating that I am not a terrorist are not good reasons. [1]http://longhaulflightattendants.tumblr.com/ http://longhaulflightattendants.tumblr.com/
- mootothemax 14y ago
  If flight attendants got everybody that they didn't like kicked off flights, it would seem[1] that there would be barely anyone flying. Speak for yourself. But this is neither here nor there, as you well know. The issue is: have you announced your likelihood to become a problem later in the flight? If so, why should you remain? I think in this case it was a harsh call, but ultimately an understandable one. Heck, who's to say the same flight crew hadn't earlier had to deal with an undeniably genuine problem passenger, and hence were being over-cautious? We're all human.
  - PavlovsCat 14y ago
    While my assumptions and biases make me see this differently -- that is, having a bad day is human, but so is being abusive with authority -- I disagree even more with the fact that you got modded down for this, so have an upvote to offset that. None of us know for sure what was going on in that plane and in the heads of the involved people, that's a fact.
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emn13 14y ago
You mean the "havoc" of taking pictures onboard? In violation of a policy that should have been criminal to draft in the first place? Such terrible havoc that will annoy... no one. Not even the FA if she just ignores it.
- mootothemax 14y ago
  You mean the "havoc" of taking pictures onboard? I do not; that would be asinine.

jimzvz 14y ago

If flight attendants got everybody that they didn't like kicked off flights, it would seem[1] that there would be barely anyone flying. If I pay for a service and it isn't delivered there better be a damn good reason. A lie about me doing something that I wasn't or me stating that I am not a terrorist are not good reasons. [1]http://longhaulflightattendants.tumblr.com/ http://longhaulflightattendants.tumblr.com/

mootothemax 14y ago
If flight attendants got everybody that they didn't like kicked off flights, it would seem[1] that there would be barely anyone flying. Speak for yourself. But this is neither here nor there, as you well know. The issue is: have you announced your likelihood to become a problem later in the flight? If so, why should you remain? I think in this case it was a harsh call, but ultimately an understandable one. Heck, who's to say the same flight crew hadn't earlier had to deal with an undeniably genuine problem passenger, and hence were being over-cautious? We're all human.
- PavlovsCat 14y ago
  While my assumptions and biases make me see this differently -- that is, having a bad day is human, but so is being abusive with authority -- I disagree even more with the fact that you got modded down for this, so have an upvote to offset that. None of us know for sure what was going on in that plane and in the heads of the involved people, that's a fact.
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emn13 14y ago

You mean the "havoc" of taking pictures onboard? In violation of a policy that should have been criminal to draft in the first place? Such terrible havoc that will annoy... no one. Not even the FA if she just ignores it.

mootothemax 14y ago
You mean the "havoc" of taking pictures onboard? I do not; that would be asinine.