In message Mxsmanic
wrote:
>auzpig writes:
>
>> Based on what's being reported, I'd say this guy has a pretty good
>> case, plus jetBlue should fire both the pilot and FA.
>
>What isn't mentioned in this article is that Mutlu was travelling on an
>airline buddy pass.
>
>Nevertheless, the aircraft can't depart until everyone has a seat, and
>everyone must continue to have a seat with a seat belt until the aircraft
>lands. If they didn't have enough seats to accommodate this man, they should
>not have departed with him. And once he had a seat, they could scarcely force
>him out of it unless another seat were available.
It sounds like they had enough seats, counting the jump-seat, the
problem was that the flight attendant seated in the jump-seat changed
her mind and the passenger wasn't permitted to try out the jump-seat.
It still shouldn't have happened, but the boarding portion of the
process doesn't sound all that wrong. |
