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N965VJ Apr 22, 2011 3:16 pm
Dupe post. GoGo Inflight is :rolleyes: right now.

mrx900 Apr 22, 2011 3:16 pm
Originally Posted by Smaug (Post 16264021)
I was flying out of LAX a few months ago. I have my usual window seat. Taking the long taxi to the runway, we passed by an A380, the first one I had seen in person. Of course I grabbed my camera to get a few pics! Glad someone didn't complain...
you terrorist!:p

Brick Apr 22, 2011 3:23 pm
Originally Posted by XLR26 (Post 16263945)
Really? Wow. That's incredible. So what happened? Did you shut it down or keep working.
Originally Posted by Wally Bird (Post 16264007)
Did you comply ? What reason did the FA give for the 'demand'.
The FA said it was "offensive" (I guess in her mind the aircraft was in some sort of peril). I think I just opened up an application, which is probably what I was in the processing of doing anyway when the FA came by with the drink cart. Nothing ever came of it after she continued the drink service. Still ticked me off though...

N965VJ Apr 22, 2011 3:27 pm
Originally Posted by doober (Post 16264090)
Not fair - you've reached your destination. You gotta do it while waiting for take off.
Yes, but I will have the photo for my next flight. Cue the evil, maniacal laughter! :eek::D

XLR26 Apr 22, 2011 3:35 pm
Originally Posted by Brick (Post 16264145)
The FA said it was "offensive" (I guess in her mind the aircraft was in some sort of peril).


Or maybe because it was a CO jet. :D

Brick Apr 22, 2011 3:46 pm
It was in 2008, well before any CO/UA merger talk!

Maxwell Smart Apr 22, 2011 4:12 pm
Originally Posted by QuietLion (Post 16264020)
I can't see how taking pictures is suspicious, but they're not supposed to be using electronic devices during taxi for sure.

QL
That's probably how they're going to justify the whole affair. Though if they had been NON "middle-eastern-looking" this probably wouldn't have happened at all.

Maxwell Smart Apr 22, 2011 4:14 pm
Originally Posted by Brick (Post 16264145)
The FA said it was "offensive" (I guess in her mind the aircraft was in some sort of peril). I think I just opened up an application, which is probably what I was in the processing of doing anyway when the FA came by with the drink cart. Nothing ever came of it after she continued the drink service. Still ticked me off though...
Horrors! Wonder what she would have done if there was a picture of an airplane on the in-flight magazine?

MikeMpls Apr 22, 2011 4:48 pm
Originally Posted by cordelli (Post 16264025)
There's a link in the other thread about it in this forum that indicated they were mid eastern. It's probably a good bet that was a major part of the reason, not that they were taking pictures.

Taking pictures is fine, but a mideastern person taking pictures requires the plane to be empied and swept.
Flying while brown really has to stop!!!

The report I initially read indicated only that 3 people had been taken off, questioned & released. I'm glad to see that the whiner was equally inconvenienced for a change. ^

PTravel Apr 22, 2011 5:22 pm
There has to be some penalty for this BS "see something, say something," particularly when, apparently, the only mistake the pax in question made was Flying While Looking Muslim.

Ridiculous and disgusting. I hope they sue the living carp out of UA.

NotaCriminal Apr 22, 2011 5:24 pm
Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 16263629)
Well, at least Little Johnny PeePants was pulled off the flight and held just as long as the PAX he was 'spicious of. Maybe next time he'll keep his yap shut. :D
Exactly. Kudos for whomever made the decision to kick Whiner's butt off the plane along with those he/she was trying to get kicked off. I hope they were all on the same flight out just to give WhineyPassenger more of the awkward! :D

SWCPHX Apr 22, 2011 5:57 pm
Maybe they were taking photos to post on Top Flyer! :D

goalie Apr 22, 2011 8:01 pm
Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 16263629)
Well, at least Little Johnny PeePants was pulled off the flight and held just as long as the PAX he was 'spicious of. Maybe next time he'll keep his yap shut. :D
Amen to that ^ and wouldn't it be a hoot if the "suspicious pax" were Jewish and Mr. Peepants didn't get the memo? ;)

nycr Apr 22, 2011 8:30 pm
Originally Posted by cordelli (Post 16264025)
There's a link in the other thread about it in this forum that indicated they were mid eastern. It's probably a good bet that was a major part of the reason, not that they were taking pictures.

Taking pictures is fine, but a mideastern person taking pictures requires the plane to be empied and swept.
photography while arab is a serious offense...:rolleyes:

goalie Apr 22, 2011 8:34 pm
Originally Posted by nycr (Post 16265261)
photography while arab is a serious offense...:rolleyes:
No, flying and photography while arab is a serious offense ;)


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