Originally Posted by
rumbataz
Prevention is better than cure. Airlines need to have a zero tolerance policy towards drunk AND abusive passengers. Am airline ban for life and a criminal record would send a strong message to the tiny minority who can't control themselves when it comes to booze.
Agreed, but maybe there's a middle ground so that air crews don't have to go for a law enforcement options for people who are not totally out of control. In this day and age it should be simple enough for airlines to share data and identify a passenger who should be banned or at the very least denied alcohol during their flight. After their first offence they should get a letter like:
Dear Mr/Mrs Pax,
The crew aboard flight XX123 on XX/YY/ZZZZ have filed a complaint about you in relation to your behaviour, especially in view of the volume of alcohol you consumed. Your name has been added to a list in the Safer Airlines Alliance database and you will be denied alcohol on all flights in the alliance in perpetuity. Any attempt to circumvent this ban (e.g. by impersonating another passenger, bringing your own alcohol on board) or boarding any flight whilst intoxicated will result in a permanent ban from all airlines in the alliance.
Please consider your future conduct carefully as it may have a significant impact upon your leisure and business travel.
Yours sincerely,
XX Airlines.
That'd be a wake up call for someone to read once they're at home and sober.
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Originally Posted by
rumbataz
And on a lighter note, I'd be happy for airlines to have tazers, straightjackets and duct tape available that fellow passengers can use to subdue a drunkard. Just imagine the fun that could be had!
Restraint stops them moving around but it sure as hell doesn't stop the noise. You can't gag someone with duct tape as it's a violation of their human rights and if they puke they'll choke and die. The tazer is OK on the ground, but side effects include a loss of bladder and bowel control, and in some cases heart failure which is a serious liability in a plane 38000 feet up.
I've actually tazered someone, and while it was entertaining it certainly didn't stop the guy for more than about 2 seconds. Tazer training is 5% use of the device for restraint and then 90% what to do immediately after you've tazed someone. (The other 5% is about looking after the device, in case anyone cares).
As for allowing passengers to get busy with those tools? You'd never stop being sued for allowing untrained and potentially drunk people to do that.
[PS: I'm aware your post was tongue in cheek.]