Pax gets thrown off plane

[gkrangers]

The only mention of anything like that was whats her name saying the flight attendant was doing her speech...but they never said safety brief specifically. The mother didn't say it tho.

 

[flyboy06]

I'm glad we can talk about it here, the threads that bring this up at expressjetpilots the mods keeps deleting them, censorship at its best I guess

 

[John Pennekamp]

The only mention of anything like that was whats her name saying the flight attendant was doing her speech...but they never said safety brief specifically. The mother didn't say it tho.

You're right. But I think it' safe to assume "her speech" = the Safety Brief in layman's terms.

 

[gkrangers]

I agree.

The FA could use that as a loophole to get rid of a pax, right?

 

[regionalcap]

Aww come on. You don't kick a 2 year old off a plane because it is crying during the safety briefing. Geez. We have crying babies and 2 year olds having tantrums all the time. Have you ever traveled with a 2 year old?

 

[Superpilot92]

Aww come on. You don't kick a 2 year old off a plane because it is crying during the safety briefing. Geez. We have crying babies and 2 year olds having tantrums all the time. Have you ever traveled with a 2 year old?

Did you watch the video? If he did anything even resembling what he did on the Show than wouldn't you say the "mother" and the angel of a son trump the other 48 people on the planes, safety and comfort?

 

[Farmer]

Did you watch the video? If he did anything even resembling what he did on the Show than wouldn't you say the "mother" and the angel of a son trump the other 48 people on the planes, safety and comfort?

You must not have kids. Most 18 month old kids act just like the one on the video when you want them to sit quietly in one place. One of my kids was perfect on planes and my other acted worse than the kid was at the news show, but she would throw a fit for 10-15 minutes and be fine, or just fall asleep after that. There is not much you can do about it and its not bad parenting, kid throw fits.

If the flight attendant is so worried about her safety brief then she should just go back and ask all of the passengers if they were able to hear her. If they couldn't then she could simply brief them again at their seats.

We don't know the whole story, but even a kid that is kicking and screaming should not be kicked off of a flight. My guess is that the flight attendant had a long day and was a little edgy. The mother probably said more than she would like to admit and really ticked the flight attendant off. I know that I would have told the flight attendant where to go if she told me my kid needed medication and the cops would probably have to drag me off the plane.

Comfort???? If you want comfort don't take public transportation (or buy some earplugs).

 

[trachyte11]

Did the pax that sat next to her interview on her part? I'd like to see what he had to say. I just sat next to a mom in first class for a 4hr flight who decided to bring her 16mo old son as a lap-child. About 10min in to the flight I sure wish the FA were to take her off the plane. Little c*$phead spilled his drink on me and was screaming away the entire flight.

But the XJ FA sure did seem to have a control problem. Sounds like a few CA's I've flown with.

 

[Superpilot92]

You must not have kids. Most 18 month old kids act just like the one on the video when you want them to sit quietly in one place. One of my kids was perfect on planes and my other acted worse than the kid was at the news show, but she would throw a fit for 10-15 minutes and be fine, or just fall asleep after that. There is not much you can do about it and its not bad parenting, kid throw fits.

If the flight attendant is so worried about her safety brief then she should just go back and ask all of the passengers if they were able to hear her. If they couldn't then she could simply brief them again at their seats.

We don't know the whole story, but even a kid that is kicking and screaming should not be kicked off of a flight. My guess is that the flight attendant had a long day and was a little edgy. The mother probably said more than she would like to admit and really ticked the flight attendant off. I know that I would have told the flight attendant where to go if she told me my kid needed medication and the cops would probably have to drag me off the plane.

Comfort???? If you want comfort don't take public transportation (or buy some earplugs).

I do have a 2 year old son who i would never allow to act that way. I dont know both sides of the story but if the flight attendant felt that they were disrupting her from doing her job then maybe it was justified. I dont know. I do know that this one mother and child dont trump 48 other potential pax. JMHO

 

[theskyking]

Since when has anyone actually listened to the FA during her safety demo anyway? Don't think the kid throwing a fit actually made any difference with that.

 

[capt. megadeth]

I know that I would have told the flight attendant where to go if she told me my kid needed medication and the cops would probably have to drag me off the plane.

You must be one of those parents that would punch out the umpire at Little League when he strikes your precious little Johnny out, aren't you?

 

[Farmer]

You must be one of those parents that would punch out the umpire at Little League when he strikes your precious little Johnny out, aren't you?

I'm pretty much the opposite of that. Very easy going, but if I was a paying passenger and a flight attendant told me something like that it would be pretty hard to just keep my mouth shut.

 

[capt. megadeth]

I'm pretty much the opposite of that. Very easy going, but if I was a paying passenger and a flight attendant told me something like that it would be pretty hard to just keep my mouth shut.

I can see that.

 

[Filkster]

Put the kid in R1 or R2.... I hate kids on planes they are loud and annoy me. Use a condom!

Sure wish your pop did!!!
RF

 

[bluefishbeagle]

I do have a 2 year old son who i would never allow to act that way. I dont know both sides of the story but if the flight attendant felt that they were disrupting her from doing her job then maybe it was justified. I dont know. I do know that this one mother and child dont trump 48 other potential pax. JMHO

Oh, so if you and your two year old were live on national TV and he started to act up you would do what?

Smack him/her? (Child abuse)
Say "don't do that junior"
Get up and walk off?

When kids get tired they get cranky. They will never say, "mom I'm tired I need a nap". Instead they will fight a nap like you were trying to put them to sleep for the last time.

After a trip from ATL to IAH and 11 hours in the terminal you can bet the tyke was worn out.

I'm sure the FA was worn out too considering the schedules flight crew's endure, but she was out of line.

You get what you pay for in any industry and let's face it incidents like this are the result of hiring anybody who will put up with work conditions imposed by regional carriers.

At some point this became "personal" to the FA and she in utter frustration, "lost it."

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Hey Rez.....if, by some small itty bitty chance, one of my eggs does survive the black hole.......since you have so much patience and love for these little gifts of life......when I am about ready to shoot myself in the head from the screaming and tantrums....can I bring him or her over to your house for a break?

Will ya help a sista out?

Sure thing.... and I'll cook a great meal for your human sacrfice too...why?? Cause I can... talk about making you obsolete.....

Now if I can do that...imagine what my wife can do....

now get back in the plane and make money...

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

In the video... the child crawls across the coffee table... the Mom lifts him up and way from the item that intrested him...... he get upset...

If you were pulled away like that would you get upset? Oh you are an adult and have the skill set to communicate effectively...

No wonder kids are rotten.... parents don't.... what? Beat them enough? Was that the solution?

After waiting 11 hours... a two year is supposed to behave like what?

Limited tolerance for children is a major problem here.....

 

[DX Rick]

Ain't that the truth!

Mon, what ever came out of the time you choked that passenger at C8? Or was that someone else.

 

[~~~^~~~]

Lets look at this from a revenue perspective. How much money did the airline make providing service to a lap child?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Lets look at this from a revenue perspective. How much money did the airline make providing service to a lap child?

how much would lose if they didn't....

In addition a company can't deny human beings travel on a public service....