BA offloads couple at Portuguese military base over business class row [LGW-KIN]
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-upgrade.html
Yes it seems the article is more BA bashing about other things.
Really curious to have the real facts of this story. Did they get involuntarily downgraded?
Yes it seems the article is more BA bashing about other things.
Really curious to have the real facts of this story. Did they get involuntarily downgraded?
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I wont go into the protocols but for it to get to diversion stage then the "spat" would have been very serious with the crew feeling that there was a danger of (or actual) physical violence, or other passengers were being endangered.
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Indeed. Makes me think there is more to this than apparent from initial reports.
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It's certainly a strange story. I suspect that there may be more to it and that the desire to change seats appeared only inflight. Otherwise, why fly so far before deciding to unload the couple?
I definitely like that BA did not simply return to London, but dropped the couple off in the middle of the ocean.
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In all incidents such as these I feel most sorry for the affected passengers. Crew are at least trained to deal with this, but most passengers are not, and at the end they are arguably the most affected - both in terms of trauma at the time and disruption in the aftermath. All we can hope, if the supposition of fault on the part of the offloaded passengers is correct, is that very stern action is taken against them and they don't have the opportunity to fly for a while.
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I'd love to know just how abusive and violent they were to get thrown off in the Azores. I hope nobody agrees to fly them back from there. It'll be a long walk.
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And I wish fellow passengers and the airline could claim damages from them.
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That'll just be the Air Force spokesman, in a foreign language, using colloquial language not specifc. I think it'll be business class.
I'd love to know just how abusive and violent they were to get thrown off in the Azores. I hope nobody agrees to fly them back from there. It'll be a long walk.
I'd love to know just how abusive and violent they were to get thrown off in the Azores. I hope nobody agrees to fly them back from there. It'll be a long walk.
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Yes, and indeed a civil case would be interesting and most likely successful in terms of proving loss of enjoyment. The trouble is, of course, the chance of actually extracting money from the problem passengers would be a barrier. You could have the satisfaction of most likely sending them into bankruptcy, I suppose, but that's just throwing good money after bad.
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Although we do not know the full story, the event will have caused inconvenience to may people as well as the inevitable costs.
The event would also have been upsetting for the passengers seated nearby and the cabin crew involved.
The event would also have been upsetting for the passengers seated nearby and the cabin crew involved.