Originally Posted by
wdchuck1
i am actually surprised that there are not more incidents..
My take is that most people really don't know how taxing a nearly 17H (this time of year) can be.
You see elderly and infirm people getting wheeled on the plane and sitting in Coach - it's amazing that there aren't more incidents!!
This has to be a real dilemma for CX and other polar carriers - at what point do they deny service outright and/or make the pax responsible for any diversion which must costs tens of thousands of dollars if not more..
I'm sure the extra expenses are covered by insurance, either purchased by CX or the passenger.