You guys psychic? Were you there? Standing in the aisles ... holding up departure ... where did you get any of that from this article?
Originally Posted by
TamCaP
If I was standing in the back on the plane talking on the phone, and telling the crew that I only need 2-3 minutes extra, and they kicked me out for that - there would not be any discussion whatsoever.
Bottom point is: if a cabin crew member orders you to do something (sit down) - you sit down.
But this is of course only my very humble POV...
Your humble POV is very flawed ... how many times have you seen ONE person be told to end their discussion and put their phone away? i know of at least one time where it took 4 times and the plane moving on the tarmac before the guy finally hung up. The FAs were po'd, sure but no one was getting kicked off the flight. There is a diff here with the guy standing - but the article is "during boarding" and we don't know at what point of boarding this all took place.
Then there are all those folks who are oh-so-important and play with their blackberry throughout the entire flight, including taxi when electronics are supposed to be off, etc. Plenty that I'd like to see kicked off but no one ever is, its amazing if they are even sanctioned/noticed/caught.
For whatever reason a lesson was made of this guy - within the rights of the FA? likely given the current paranoid environment. Correct move? An entire other story but very dependent on the facts that are not available.