sky marshall question
Jan 2, 2006, 8:11 am
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sky marshall question
I flew on flight 474 from atl to lga(dep. 6:30 am), today, 1/02/06. I was seated in 2D. The flight was about 10 minutes late in boarding and as soon as they opened the boarding process (they let a family on first) they called group 1 to board, I was the third person (and noticed the first two). When I got to my seat 2C was already occupied and the man was already reading a paperback novel. He looked like (from descriptions in other spots on ft) what one would expect a sky marshall to look like; he was stocky, crew cut, though he was not wearing a suit. Is my guess correct?
Jan 2, 2006, 8:21 am
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Originally Posted by nrr
I flew on flight 474 from atl to lga(dep. 6:30 am), today, 1/02/06. I was seated in 2D. The flight was about 10 minutes late in boarding and as soon as they opened the boarding process (they let a family on first) they called group 1 to board, I was the third person (and noticed the first two). When I got to my seat 2C was already occupied and the man was already reading a paperback novel. He looked like (from descriptions in other spots on ft) what one would expect a sky marshall to look like; he was stocky, crew cut, though he was not wearing a suit. Is my guess correct?
Jan 2, 2006, 8:37 am
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Originally Posted by Xcheckme
Not necessarily - There are plenty of other groups (FAA, Airline personnel, ect) that sometimes preboard in advance of general boarding.
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Jan 2, 2006, 10:36 am
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FAM's don't usually take a window seat do they?
What did the FA say when you told her/him that your assigned seat was occupied? I'd be curious to see how they handled that. Normally, you would have been paged by the GA before boarding and given another seat assignment.
What did the FA say when you told her/him that your assigned seat was occupied? I'd be curious to see how they handled that. Normally, you would have been paged by the GA before boarding and given another seat assignment.
Jan 2, 2006, 11:12 am
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Originally Posted by Marylou
FAM's don't usually take a window seat do they?
What did the FA say when you told her/him that your assigned seat was occupied? I'd be curious to see how they handled that. Normally, you would have been paged by the GA before boarding and given another seat assignment.
What did the FA say when you told her/him that your assigned seat was occupied? I'd be curious to see how they handled that. Normally, you would have been paged by the GA before boarding and given another seat assignment.
Originally Posted by nrr
I flew on flight 474 from atl to lga(dep. 6:30 am), today, 1/02/06. I was seated in 2D. The flight was about 10 minutes late in boarding and as soon as they opened the boarding process (they let a family on first) they called group 1 to board, I was the third person (and noticed the first two). When I got to my seat 2C was already occupied and the man was already reading a paperback novel. He looked like (from descriptions in other spots on ft) what one would expect a sky marshall to look like; he was stocky, crew cut, though he was not wearing a suit. Is my guess correct?
Jan 2, 2006, 6:20 pm
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what i would be curious if when the op spotted the FAM with a gun, would he or she go up to the FA and ask that it be removed. If it was me, i would. Stupid as it sounds. Unless the fam can prove who he or she really is, i would consider them dangerous cos they carry a gun which is technically a banned item.
Jan 2, 2006, 6:33 pm
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Originally Posted by trekkie
what i would be curious if when the op spotted the FAM with a gun, would he or she go up to the FA and ask that it be removed. If it was me, i would. Stupid as it sounds. Unless the fam can prove who he or she really is, i would consider them dangerous cos they carry a gun which is technically a banned item.
Jan 2, 2006, 7:50 pm
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Originally Posted by hiltonhead
Your right...it does sound stupid. Let us know how that works out for you.
