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Old Jul 23, 2019, 10:55 pm
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Originally Posted by Austin787
So one passenger can ask to get off the plane while taxiing to the runway, and the crew complies with that passenger? Doesn't seem fair to the other passengers who will be further delayed, not to mention future flights scheduled on that plane would also be delayed. Unless the crew deems the demanding passenger a potential disruption or threat to the flight, then I can understand why they would turn the plane back to off load the passenger.
I agree, missing a meeting is not ample excuse to get off a flight while it is heading to the runway
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