Originally Posted by
tomj888
Don't you have the choice of letting them watch it or not? Who's the parent here?
I'm not sure what you're missing, but no, I don't have the choice when it's on the overhead screen. Now if UA gave us something to attach to the seat in front in order to block the view, then I would have an option.
Originally Posted by
Always Flyin
We don't know what happened here, but it did not have to be a security threat to justify a diversion.
Good point. I guess we don't have the full story just yet. But the fact that they were allowed to continue on another flight and were not cited in any way makes me think it was an overreaction.