Originally Posted by
richard
anyone can be caught in this. Because of turbulence they can have the seat belts sign on for long periods and the last hour may be the first time you can access the lavs.
But I've personally watched exceptions being made when the passenger claims a medical reason. I've seen crew let a economy passenger use the front lav, because of a line or because a cart made going back impossible.
If, however, crew and passengers are told that it's all for security, with not even a hint of medical necessity mentioned, then the person who must go will be tackled-in-fear before being arrested, because everyone is supposed to use fear as their guide. Reason as a guide would allow exceptions.
My point is that there weren't medical exceptions to the liquids requirements right away, either. As I recall, right at the beginning, it was no liquids of any kind on the plane, no exceptions, and the medical/kid/3.4 oz. in zip-lock bag/you can buy coffee in the terminal exceptions were introduced later, after people calmed down and it became clear how unworkable the draconian rules were.
Right--
they've already been through this before, they should know better. They saw what happened when diabetics couldn't bring their glucose paste, breastfeeding mothers had to throw milk away, cancer patients had their skin medicines confiscated, and babies and toddlers couldn't clear their ears during descent with bottled milk.
There are medicines which
must be taken with plenty of water, and there are people who cannot dry-swallow pills at all.
All that well-tested knowledge and hard-gained experience is being thrown away in these new rules, and that's just wrong.