Originally Posted by chuck1
Of course if I was to report them, it is just my word against theirs and they could always say they were having discussions via the interphone that were pertinent to the safety of the flight.
Yes, they could...and if it were the first report they might get away with doing it. Nonetheless, this would either tend to
a. curb a pattern of disturbing behavior because the complaint would be enough to get them to "straighten up and fly right" (sorry, couldn't help myself
) or...
b. establish one in a series of incidents (which may already be ongoing) that leads to disciplinary action.
Overall, this would serve as an additional reminder to United about the poor quality of Mesa as a partner. Stories like this remind me how glad I am to have Skywest as the UX carrier on the routes I fly most!