Upset Woman Gets Kicked off Delta Plane
Apr 20, 2017, 4:51 pm
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Apr 20, 2017, 4:53 pm
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Yes there's a big difference, starting with the fact that according to its own CoC, UA did not have grounds to remove Dr. Dao from the aircraft. There was no cause that made him unsuitable for travel and he had obeyed all the rules about checking in and boarding on time.
Apr 20, 2017, 5:10 pm
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Yes there's a big difference, starting with the fact that according to its own CoC, UA did not have grounds to remove Dr. Dao from the aircraft. There was no cause that made him unsuitable for travel and he had obeyed all the rules about checking in and boarding on time.
Apr 20, 2017, 5:15 pm
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Too bad the video doesn't capture whatever happened between her and the FA. The way she references the UA incident and getting a check makes her plan a bit too obvious.
Also what's up with the 7:18 "and they don't know who my mamma is" ?? DYKWIA status?
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Also what's up with the 7:18 "and they don't know who my mamma is" ?? DYKWIA status?
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Apr 20, 2017, 5:15 pm
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It seems like the pilot hid in the cockpit during the UA incident. The pilot (or copilot) never ordered Dr. Dao to leave the aircraft. AFAIK if the CoC lists reasons for removal from the aircraft, one or more of them had better apply; it can't be capricious.
Apr 20, 2017, 5:28 pm
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You know it's funny, you can tell someone the next flight(s) are full and the next open seat is X hours or the next day or whatever. They basically then demand to get on the next flight...which would necessitate bumping someone else off the flight. Apparently they don't think about that.
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Apr 20, 2017, 6:53 pm
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FYI it's the gate agent that has control of the aircraft until the jetway is pulled away. And I highly doubt Delta wants to upstage United in the bad PR race.
Apr 20, 2017, 7:01 pm
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One captain I've spoken to won't allow a passenger if they aren't in the right head space (meaning he observed them to be overly irritated about something in the gate area that might flare up during flight).
Apr 20, 2017, 7:03 pm
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So then once the jetway is pulled even 6 inches from the aircraft, the captain could then voice his resistance to allowing said passenger to fly.
One captain I've spoken to won't allow a passenger if they aren't in the right head space (meaning he observed them to be overly irritated about something in the gate area that might flare up during flight).
One captain I've spoken to won't allow a passenger if they aren't in the right head space (meaning he observed them to be overly irritated about something in the gate area that might flare up during flight).
Apr 20, 2017, 7:57 pm
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Yeah, I'm sure they'd love to fire a pilot of 30 years for making the judgment call to not allow two pax fly that he witnessed being absolutely livid with each other on the airport shuttle.
Apr 20, 2017, 7:59 pm
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Yes, she was a pain in the butt.
Unfortunately, my ears picked up the sound of the bluegrass version of Purple Rain playing over the speakers. With that playing, I might have been okay with deplaning.
Unfortunately, my ears picked up the sound of the bluegrass version of Purple Rain playing over the speakers. With that playing, I might have been okay with deplaning.
Apr 20, 2017, 8:02 pm
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Wow, on the airport shuttle? So not even on the plane or even at the gate? Sounds like a busybody that needs to mind their own business.