Author Topic: Southwest Airlines boots passenger.. (Read 2078 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2005, 09:17:58 AM »

Lol Beet

Toad · « **Reply #16 on:** October 08, 2005, 09:21:33 AM »

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Originally posted by Leslie
What say Toad?
Les

Everyone boards at the Captain's discretion.

That said, the Captain has to have a good reason for booting someone off the plane. As the years have gone by, the Flight Ops Manual went from being a "short story" to being "War and Peace". I suspect the SW FOM has a paragraph in there about potentially troubling passengers/offensive language/etc. and that paragraph probably would be enough to stand upon.

Shamus · « **Reply #17 on:** October 08, 2005, 10:24:08 AM »

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Originally posted by Leslie
Something like that might start trouble later during the flight.

Les

Thats correct, thats why if I own a bar and most of my customers are skinhead rednecks I am within my rights to keep black folks out...er, or somting like that.

shamus

VOR · « **Reply #18 on:** October 08, 2005, 10:38:50 AM »

FAA spokesman Donn Walker said no federal rules exist on the subject.

"It's up to the airlines who they want to take and by what rules," he said. "The government just doesn't get into the business of what people wear on an aircraft."

Gunslinger · « **Reply #19 on:** October 08, 2005, 10:48:00 AM »

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After several conversations with flight attendants, Heasley agreed to cover the words by cuddling up with a sweatshirt. When the sweatshirt slipped while she was trying to sleep, she was ordered to wear her T-shirt inside-out or leave. The couple chose to leave.

How is this not freedom? She was given a choice.......she CHOSE to get off the plane.

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #20 on:** October 08, 2005, 10:57:47 AM »

lol the pilot must have be a Bush Fan otherwise this Passenger
would get a free Ticket, at least from me!

what a BS this is about a T-Shirt.

Vphenix · « **Reply #21 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:08:31 AM »

Shamus · « **Reply #22 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:17:20 AM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
How is this not freedom? She was given a choice.......she CHOSE to get off the plane.

What if the attendants or capt. went to MSU and that trouble maker was donned in a U of M shirt ? turn that inside out lady or get off the plane it offends me.

shamus

Gunslinger · « **Reply #23 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:28:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Shamus
What if the attendants or capt. went to MSU and that trouble maker was donned in a U of M shirt ? turn that inside out lady or get off the plane it offends me.

shamus

Irrelevent considering it wasn't the capt. or the attendents complaining. It was the other passengers. They were given a choice, change the shirt or get off the plane. They CHOSE to get off.

Thrawn · « **Reply #24 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:37:26 AM »

Southwest is a private company and the planes are their private property. They should be able to decide who they let on for any damn reason they want.

mosgood · « **Reply #25 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:42:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Shamus
Thats correct, thats why if I own a bar and most of my customers are skinhead rednecks I am within my rights to keep black folks out...er, or somting like that.

shamus

SkyWolf · « **Reply #26 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:56:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
Southwest is a private company and the planes are their private property. They should be able to decide who they let on for any damn reason they want.

They DID let her on.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #27 on:** October 08, 2005, 11:57:57 AM »

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Originally posted by Shamus
Thats correct, thats why if I own a bar and most of my customers are skinhead rednecks I am within my rights to keep black folks out...er, or somting like that.

shamus

most bars reserve the right to refuse service to ANYONE for any reason.

Monk · « **Reply #28 on:** October 08, 2005, 12:41:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Gh0stFT
lol the pilot must have be a Bush Fan otherwise this Passenger
would get a free Ticket, at least from me!

what a BS this is about a T-Shirt.

I wonder how far I would get with a Swastika t-shirt on a Lufthansa flight.

Nilsen · « **Reply #29 on:** October 08, 2005, 12:48:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Monk
I wonder how far I would get with a Swastika t-shirt on a Lufthansa flight.

Is a swastika t-shirt on a Lufthansa the same as a Bush t-shirt on a Southwest Airlines?