Originally Posted by Ber2dca

What if he is 'held off' the plane and then insists he needs to get on the plane and pushes past the GA? I mean technically it's the exact same issue, he'd have a paid ticket and a boarding pass. But people wouldn't side with him because someone trying to force their way *onto* an aircraft unsettles people. It's all about the optics and sounds of the video here.

I also guarantee you that if the pax in the video had applauded and there hadn't been 2 or 3 people voicing their upset about it, people would have by default sided with the airline and the story would focus on the 'erratic' passenger and wouldn't go very far.

Perception is reality.