So much herp - Inflight movie = Diversion

[Mamma]

The "ME, ME, ME" society that we are currently forced to live in was CREATED by family's like this, which REQUIRED the Captain to respond in this manner. They made their bed, now they refuse to sleep in it. United should sue the family for the expenses.

Really? I think United should lay low and hope this goes away. "Minnie Control, this is United XYZ, we need to divert due to a husband, wife and their two little kids being offended by the inflight movie. Request armed intervention."

I'm hoping there is more to this. I really am.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Question is- when will United upgrade thier circa-1993 IFE??

 

[InTransit]

Despite the fact that I back up my flight attendants always, I recognize that judgment has to be used with FAs. I once had a FA call that convincingly described an altercation with a passenger to the degree that diversion and law enforcement would be necessary. But before taking action, I cleverly decided to have the white male FA get involved and report back to me what was really happening back there - and determined that this passenger in question actually deserved an apology.

 

[waveflyer]

I'm still trying to figure out how "the Herp" is involved-
I mean I'd divert too if a movie was giving people herpes

 

[Tweaker]

Originally Posted by Tweaker
I'm with you, Blue. My money is on FA exaggeration is the real catalyst to this obamanation.

Now thats relevant...And you wonder why Republicans lost election...

U mad, bro?

I don't wonder at this at all. I know exactly the reason.

Repubeicans? Dient vote for em.

Ratchet down the inignation a might bit.

 

[LearLove]

I'm still trying to figure out how "the Herp" is involved-
I mean I'd divert too if a movie was giving people herpes

Yeah I was thinking UAL was showing a movie about how not to get herpes from the lav toilet seat. I assume it comes on right after the seat belt/life vest demo. And if the monitor is broke how does the FA act out that demo?

 

[NEDude]

You're taking only the word of the family, for one. Plus, it's being filtered through the modern media, which I've never seen report an aviation story accurately. ("Hours on the runway" sound familiar? "Plunged thousands of feet in turbulence"?)


I'd be very surprised if the pilots pissed away tens of thousands of dollars on a divert for "just a request." There's more to this story, I guarantee it.

True this is one side of the story. The other parts are they were questioned by the FBI for less than five minutes, issued an apology by the airline and put on the next available flight. That leads me to believe this was more of an over-reaction by the crew than the family being out of line. Plus this is not the first time a United crew has been in the news recently for over-reacting.

I hate to throw flight attendants under the bus, but my guess is the flight attendants made a much bigger deal over this than it really was. The only information the captain has is via the flight attendants, so if the flight attendants are not accurate in their portrayal of the events, or are over reacting, the captain has no way of really independently verifying what is happening.

That being said, the family needs to chill out a bit about movies. Americans are way too uptight.

 

[johnsonrod]

Did UAL break the family's guitar too?

 

[doh]

The only thing I take from this thread is people need to watch the auto spell on their devices. Hype people, not HERP!!

 

[njcapt]

Did UAL break the family's guitar too?

I can ignore pretty much whatever is being played on the IFE system, but if I was forced to gate check a guitar and had it busted I'd be pissed enough to write a protest song about it.

Just saying.

 

[Tweaker]

The only thing I take from this thread is people need to watch the auto spell on their devices. Hype people, not HERP!!

Herp as in Herp Derp
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=herp

The prefix of "derp". Usually used when saying something foolish.

 

[Flyer1015]

True this is one side of the story. The other parts are they were questioned by the FBI for less than five minutes, issued an apology by the airline and put on the next available flight. That leads me to believe this was more of an over-reaction by the crew than the family being out of line. Plus this is not the first time a United crew has been in the news recently for over-reacting.

I hate to throw flight attendants under the bus, but my guess is the flight attendants made a much bigger deal over this than it really was. The only information the captain has is via the flight attendants, so if the flight attendants are not accurate in their portrayal of the events, or are over reacting, the captain has no way of really independently verifying what is happening.

That being said, the family needs to chill out a bit about movies. Americans are way too uptight.

I have a right to be upset about pornographic scenes on an airplane that my kid is on. It's uncalled for, it should be edited. It's one thing if we are all mature adults, but with young kids around, they don't need to see that kinda stuff.

As for FAs, they are the biggest drama queens in the aviation industry.

 

[waveflyer]

I don't know- quicker you talk to your kids about sex- the better. Quicker you tie it to love the better. Teach that it can be had in any number of damaging ways, but the goal is love.
Never thought hiding kids from reality ever helped. But that's just me.

 

[The Drizzle]

I have a right to be upset about pornographic scenes on an airplane that my kid is on. It's uncalled for, it should be edited. It's one thing if we are all mature adults, but with young kids around, they don't need to see that kinda stuff.

As for FAs, they are the biggest drama queens in the aviation industry.

Yeah, sex is icky.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Yeah, sex is icky.

I'm sure it was portrayed in the most wholesome, beautiful manner.