Alec Baldwin apparently kicked off AA flight at LAX
Dec 8, 2011, 6:31 am
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Dec 8, 2011, 7:18 am
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Wasn't he supposed to leave the country (his own declaration) if George W Bush was (re)elected?
This abortion should have been out of here years ago.
This abortion should have been out of here years ago.
Dec 8, 2011, 7:21 am
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Alec Baldwin's reply on HuffPo
Edit: Oops. I missed that someone had already posted this article. Okay, my comments still stand. 
A very well written response to the incident by Alec Baldwin on Huffington Post. I know there are plenty of haters here who will slam him for his comments, but on the whole, he did well. And his criticisms of air travel are spot on. ^
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-b...b_1135201.html
A very well written response to the incident by Alec Baldwin on Huffington Post. I know there are plenty of haters here who will slam him for his comments, but on the whole, he did well. And his criticisms of air travel are spot on. ^
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-b...b_1135201.html
Dec 8, 2011, 7:32 am
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Cheers.
Dec 8, 2011, 7:35 am
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Edit: Oops. I missed that someone had already posted this article. Okay, my comments still stand.
A very well written response to the incident by Alec Baldwin on Huffington Post. I know there are plenty of haters here who will slam him for his comments, but on the whole, he did well. And his criticisms of air travel are spot on. ^
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-b...b_1135201.html
A very well written response to the incident by Alec Baldwin on Huffington Post. I know there are plenty of haters here who will slam him for his comments, but on the whole, he did well. And his criticisms of air travel are spot on. ^
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-b...b_1135201.html
That was a pretty good post. If AA is smart and want to provide some good laughs... after bankrupcy they should do a spoof of this to talk about the new AA service.
Dec 8, 2011, 7:40 am
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That was a good response from him. ^ I give him credit there, there is no doubt the FA could have been a royal pain, but the consideration for your fellow passenger is the issue here.
Dec 8, 2011, 7:41 am
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A Farewell to Common Sense, Style, and Service on American Airlines
By Alec Baldwin
Excerpt:
By Alec Baldwin
Excerpt:
However, I have learned a valuable lesson. Airlines in the US are struggling with fuel costs, labor costs, bankruptcies, you name it. It's no secret that the level of service on US carriers has deteriorated to a point that would make Howard Hughes red-faced. Filthy planes, barely edible meals, cuts in jet service to less-traveled locations. One of the big changes, in my time, is in the increase of the post-9/11, paramilitary bearing of much of the air travel business. September 11th was a horrific day in the airline industry, yet in the wake of that event, I believe carriers and airports have used that as an excuse to make the air travel experience as inelegant as possible.
Most of the flight attendants I have ever encountered still have some remnant of the old idea of service. Add to that the notion that in this day and age, many people have a lot of important work to do, by phone, and would like to do so till the last possible minute. But there are many now who walk the aisles of an airplane with a whistle around their neck and a clipboard in their hands and they have made flying a Greyhound bus experience.
Most of the flight attendants I have ever encountered still have some remnant of the old idea of service. Add to that the notion that in this day and age, many people have a lot of important work to do, by phone, and would like to do so till the last possible minute. But there are many now who walk the aisles of an airplane with a whistle around their neck and a clipboard in their hands and they have made flying a Greyhound bus experience.
You're a big, rich Hollywood star. Probably a 1-percenter. You can afford a private jet. You hate flying commercial so much, just take some of your bazillion dollars and charter. Service and food to your liking, and you can avoid the pesky FAA rules about electronics use after the door is closed.
Since you brought it up, have you ever been on a Greyhound bus in your life? Then what's your basis for comparison? (If you're comparing the Eagle terminal at LAX to a bus station, you might find me agreeing).
I'm actually surprised that you didn't blow a cork over the TSA body scans and pat-downs. Or do you get special privileges to bypass those lines?
One other thing you can explain to me: if we surmise your political bent based on the publication that you had your story published in, can we presume that you also support lots of heavy government regulations on every aspect of company and personal behavior? If so, where do you get off thinking the government regulations that ARE established should not be enforced on YOUR behavior? After all, these rules were established for the protection of you and everyone else on that plane.
Don't let the airplane door hit you on the way out.
Sincerely,
A flyer that DOES appreciate the flight crews.
Dec 8, 2011, 7:50 am
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GLOBAL_HI_FLYER right on!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 8, 2011, 8:10 am
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Well if he's not going to fly on AA anymore then that's fine with us.
One less F customer - more upgrade space for us!
One less F customer - more upgrade space for us!
Dec 8, 2011, 9:48 am
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Might want to consider 2 steps ahead.
Losing higly sought after PAID F clients is never a good thing. Never. $$ from people like AB make the F experience what it is. You'll be more likely to UG to a place that's not impressive were this to happen more often
Dec 8, 2011, 9:54 am
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Ballwin's rant was not confined to this particular incident, but discussed the air traveling experience in general, and the requirement of that traveling experience to obey rules and instructions, which he found unacceptable. That was what I was replying to. 
Dec 8, 2011, 10:01 am
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Mr. Baldwin:
You're a big, rich Hollywood star. Probably a 1-percenter. You can afford a private jet. You hate flying commercial so much, just take some of your bazillion dollars and charter. Service and food to your liking, and you can avoid the pesky FAA rules about electronics use after the door is closed.
Since you brought it up, have you ever been on a Greyhound bus in your life? Then what's your basis for comparison? (If you're comparing the Eagle terminal at LAX to a bus station, you might find me agreeing).
I'm actually surprised that you didn't blow a cork over the TSA body scans and pat-downs. Or do you get special privileges to bypass those lines?
One other thing you can explain to me: if we surmise your political bent based on the publication that you had your story published in, can we presume that you also support lots of heavy government regulations on every aspect of company and personal behavior? If so, where do you get off thinking the government regulations that ARE established should not be enforced on YOUR behavior? After all, these rules were established for the protection of you and everyone else on that plane.
Don't let the airplane door hit you on the way out.
Sincerely,
A flyer that DOES appreciate the flight crews.
You're a big, rich Hollywood star. Probably a 1-percenter. You can afford a private jet. You hate flying commercial so much, just take some of your bazillion dollars and charter. Service and food to your liking, and you can avoid the pesky FAA rules about electronics use after the door is closed.
Since you brought it up, have you ever been on a Greyhound bus in your life? Then what's your basis for comparison? (If you're comparing the Eagle terminal at LAX to a bus station, you might find me agreeing).
I'm actually surprised that you didn't blow a cork over the TSA body scans and pat-downs. Or do you get special privileges to bypass those lines?
One other thing you can explain to me: if we surmise your political bent based on the publication that you had your story published in, can we presume that you also support lots of heavy government regulations on every aspect of company and personal behavior? If so, where do you get off thinking the government regulations that ARE established should not be enforced on YOUR behavior? After all, these rules were established for the protection of you and everyone else on that plane.
Don't let the airplane door hit you on the way out.
Sincerely,
A flyer that DOES appreciate the flight crews.
t. Yes there are far more hassles tied to air travel than being required to turnoff electronic devices once the a/c door has closed.
Dec 8, 2011, 10:32 am
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How many people think AB actually wrote the article? More likely a PR person trying to smooth things over for his election. Let's face it, he needs publicity and what better way to get it than spout how bad the consumer has it. Don't we know that already?
My guess he is still on Words w/Friends and can't be bothered with what's going on. I have family hooked on that game and it's funny to see them gathered in the living room playing against each other!
My guess he is still on Words w/Friends and can't be bothered with what's going on. I have family hooked on that game and it's funny to see them gathered in the living room playing against each other!