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'Shame on American!': Passengers boo as crying woman is thrown off flight

 

[Croupier]

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Very disturbing, terrible way to bump a passenger off a plane if all the facts are correct.

 

[Dr Ralph]

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LIkely only half of the real story has been told.

 

[RooFlyer]

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LIkely only half of the real story has been told.

I wait with baited breath for the other half of the story.

Edit: here's some follow-up. The pilot backs up the FA's story? What was he doing back in the cabin?

 

[get me outta here]

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It seems from that article that the pilot was not back in the cabin. So far, unusually, there is still no reference to anyone who does not back the pax.

"All the eyewitness reports seem to back her story, and the only “source” who seems to have made a claim regarding the derogatory term was the pilot, who was presumably told that by the flight attendant:"

 

[RooFlyer]

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It seems from that article that the pilot was not back in the cabin. So far, unusually, there is still no reference to anyone who does not back the pax.

"All the eyewitness reports seem to back her story, and the only “source” who seems to have made a claim regarding the derogatory term was the pilot, who was presumably told that by the flight attendant:"

Yes, sorry, I was being facetious without indication.

 

[JohnK]

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That's disgusting.

Is that all the story though?

 

[Dr Ralph]

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That's disgusting.

Is that all the story though?

Exactly my question raised in post #3

Often the person making the loudest noise has the most to hide.

 

[RooFlyer]

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Exactly my question raised in post #3

Often the person making the loudest noise has the most to hide.

However, in this case, the person concerned wasn't making the most noise, and still isn't. The noise (and video) was made by the direct witnesses to the incident - quite a lot of them, actually.

Wondering why you keep insinuating guilt on the passenger's part.

 

[get me outta here]

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I wondered that too.

snip ... Wondering why you keep insinuating guilt on the passenger's part.

 

[cgichard]

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What if she was in fact slightly deaf? Many people have attentional deficit disorder and can hear against background noise only if they see (and are aware of) the other person speaking to them directly. And if 4 people were between her and the flight attendant supposedly asking her to shift out of the gangway, she might very welll have been totally unaware that he was speaking to her, leaving aside any hearing problem.

 

[Croupier]

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The worst thing that has ever happened to me on a plane was getting a smack on the hand and being told I'm a naughty boy (I was 39 at the time) by the Qantasurus FA.
I guess I deserved it because I was playing with my mobile phone before take off

 

[serfty]

The carrier has apologised to the PAX and offerred them a $250 voucher.

When that was knocked back the carrier then offerred cash.

That would indicate the FA indeed was having a bad day (which likely became much worse).

 

[Aussie_flyer]

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The carrier has apologised to the PAX and offerred them a $250 voucher.

When that was knocked back the carrier then offerred cash.

That would indicate the FA indeed was having a bad day (which likely became much worse).

I think it will end up costing a fair bit more.

One consistent in these stories.. its always US major carriers involved

 

[Dr Ralph]

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One consistent in these stories.. its always US major carriers involved

Plenty of similar stories about Chinese carriers.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

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Plenty of similar stories about Chinese carriers.

The stories on China are of poorly behaving passengers. In the US its poorly behaving crew on power trips usually. Quite different imo

 

[Dr Ralph]

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The stories on China are of poorly behaving passengers.

Not always.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

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Not always.

Almost always.

 

[Cool Cat Phil]

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The carrier has apologised to the PAX and offerred them a $250 voucher.

When that was knocked back the carrier then offerred cash.

That would indicate the FA indeed was having a bad day (which likely became much worse).

The cash giveaway Is quite telling of AA's guilt of poor customer service.

I have yet to travel on AA ( bit of a Southwest fan myself) ...... Are the staff really rude on AA as many people make out or is the company's reputation on poor customer service blown up somewhat ?

 

[get me outta here]

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I've done about 25 or so sectors with AA in the US, and US to EU. I have had some interesting experiences, probably by comparison none similar on QF., CX, etc. The last one transcon in May in F, the FA made an almost snide comment apropos of nothing almost immediately which I hopefully interpreted as a clumsy way of being a bit friendly. I was wary of him after that.

i always feel as if they are just waiting for the slightest reason to get defensive, assertive and then aggressive. But, I am always as usual polite. Plus, they 'often' have my luggage 2 days after I arrive.

The cash giveaway Is quite telling of AA's guilt of poor customer service.

I have yet to travel on AA ( bit of a Southwest fan myself) ...... Are the staff really rude on AA as many people make out or is the company's reputation on poor customer service blown up somewhat ?