If they come aboard and ask you to get off the plane, as soon as your out of the jetway and into the terminal THEN demand a GSC and Airport Operations. Terminal is not FEDERAL.... The jetway and the plane is, its on airside.

Sorry I wasnt clear earlier

If you must restrain ur words and unhappiness till your off the plane and out of the jetway.

A few weeks ago, I was pulled off an HP plane at EWR. On the jetway was a PA police officer, a NJ state trooper and an Army guy with a big gun.

Turns out somebody saw me in the PC looking at a terminal map and was concerned. (Was meeting a friend in Vegas, wanted to know where to go.)

It must've been at least 15-20 minutes between the time I left the club to board. I suppose the fact that I was looking for passengers to give my free companion upgrade to made me look even more suspicious.

The officers were all polite, acknowledged the awkwardness of the situation and after a few questions, got me back on the plane.

I would stay calm, cool, and rational. I would ask them flat out, why am I being removed from this flight? And if they told me, well, it's because someone saw you sweating and it made them nervous, I would say, come on, after all the flights I've taken with you you're going to take me off the plane because someone who's flown like twice in the past year is nervous?

I'd remind them that I generate more money for them in one month than most people generate for them in one year and that I have a very vested interest in them continuing to operate.

And if all that didn't work, I'd say, search my bags, search me, I have nothing to hide. And if you're going to bump me to the next flight because of this, you need to upgrade me because you've inconvenienced a very good customer.

Yelling and screaming would only provide them with a reason to pull you. If you stay calm and rational, then the person who complained starts to look really stupid and it becomes very hard for them to justify doing what he wants.