Quantas allows deranged FF to board
Jun 23, 2004 | 8:52 pm
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Originally Posted by NM
If I was forced to fly to Wellington (NZ) I would be pretty upset too! Imaging leaving Australia to go to Wellington ... especially in winter 
. I wonder if this approach should be added to our strategies for obtaining an op-up?
. I wonder if this approach should be added to our strategies for obtaining an op-up?Not biting, not biting on this warm and sunny day...
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Jun 24, 2004 | 1:24 am
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Why were Qantas staff loitering in the restroom anyway? Don't they have staff toilets? And how do they know this person actually wrote the note himself...could've been someone else making trouble. I can think of a few FFs who would qualify! 
Jun 24, 2004 | 12:10 pm
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Qantas was correct?
Somewhere in the thread it says that Qantas knew the passenger. I assume that nothing bad actually happened? Does anyone know what precautions were taken by Qantas on board? Does anyone have any information to indicate that there is a risk to allowing deranged people to fly? Is it legal to prevent deranged people from flying? (Deranged airline employees (pilots and others) have arguably caused almost as many passenger deaths as all terrorists combined). Just some random thoughts.
Jun 28, 2004 | 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by sbrower
Somewhere in the thread it says that Qantas knew the passenger. I assume that nothing bad actually happened? Does anyone know what precautions were taken by Qantas on board? Does anyone have any information to indicate that there is a risk to allowing deranged people to fly? Is it legal to prevent deranged people from flying? (Deranged airline employees (pilots and others) have arguably caused almost as many passenger deaths as all terrorists combined). Just some random thoughts.
Personally I don't care how frequent a flier this guy was. In CA we would send him in for a 72-hour psych screening. Better safe than sorry.
