On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:26:41 -0400, "Sancho Panza"
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>"grant kinsley" wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:11:25 -0400, "Sancho Panza"
>> wrote:
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>> >"grant kinsley" wrote in message
>> >news:jvrgh213hn54vr41nr5du8mokkh82v7qdu@4ax.com...
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>> >> By all details these men were not engaged in anything more than basic
>> >> old married couple type snuggling.
>> >
>> >And that statement is based on inside knowledge or what?
>>
>> Did you read the articles about the incident. Along with the comment
>> from AAs rep that basically the airline really just didn't want people
>> going into the bathroom together (and that's not what these gents did)
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>I read the original article in The New Yorker (it's available online), and
>it didn't mention that American had a problem with the restroom. What is the
>source for this other aspect?
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>> Further, it seems a whole pile of people commenting on this thread
>> never read the original article either, as there is no real evidence
>> that they were doing anything more than snuggling up.
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>There is a dispute on that point. American is quoted as saying there was a
>problem.
>
If you read the whole article, you would have seen this in the last
paragraph (AA trying to defend themselves, but a CS rep saying that
kissing is indeed permissible, they just don't want you going in the
bathroom together)
Tim Wagner, a spokesman for American, said that the stewardess’s
injunction to the men was reasonable, and would have been made whether
the couple was gay or straight. “Our passengers need to recognize that
they are in an environment with all ages, backgrounds, creeds, and
races. We have an obligation to make as many of them feel as
comfortable as possible,” he said. (He added, “Our understanding is
that the level of affection was more than a quick peck on the cheek.”)
But a customer-service representative named Terri, reached last week
on the telephone, offered the opinion that kissing on airplanes is
indeed permissible. “Oh, yeah! Sure. I’ve seen couples who are on
honeymoons,” she said. “They just don’t want you to go into the
bathroom together.”
— Lauren Collins
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