<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
(posted at the same time as Plato90s)
Anyone being kicked off a flight absolutely needs to make sure security is called. Do
not let the crew push you around when you haven't even left the gate. If you're on
the plane, have security board the plane and escort you off.
Why? Because security may be able to convince the crew that the passenger is not
a threat (unlikely I guess but it's possible), and because you need to have
independent witnesses. Passengers are witnesses but difficult to locate.
Ideally, if you can have the local police officially kick you off the flight rather
than the crew or airport security, you can create a paper trail to be used later
against the airline.
Someone needs to put a stop to this nonsense, and a lawsuit may be the only way
to get the airline's attention, unfortunately.
[This message has been edited by JS (edited 11-15-2001).]</font>
I couldn't have said it better, futhermore the airline is suppose to call ground security control GSC when there is a security issue, they are never to take it in their own hands and pull anyone off the flight. I'm lost for words cause any major airline would know this! IS PDX this bad? In the future if any one of you are asked to leave an aircraft instruct them to call GSC and the airport operations. THAT alone will roll some heads. Airline employees are instructed to call GSC when something is out of line. I think some agents are employing on a power trip. Sadly but true!