a. That U&J’s cameraman called a producer, who called his boss, who got some head honchos at CBS together to determine the best option for the show.
b. The head honchos agreed that they should intervene and, then called together their legal team to see if they agreed they could interfere without consequence.
c. Then the legal team put all this in writing.
d. Then the producers met to finalize the interference plan, agreed to interfere, called a head honcho at AA, pulled him out of whatever meeting he was in, and got him/her to waive a general security policy for better ratings and a PC ending.
e. All the while, waiting on the phone while AA checked with their legal team to ensure that they weren’t breaking FAA regulations.
f. Then after AA agrees to the deal, they place a call and explained the “special deal” to the local Puerto Rico representative, who runs to the woman at the gate, who explains the special deal to the pilot and who has a change of heart and reopens the plane.
And all this takes place in the time frame of a few minutes. Yeah! Right!
How about a more plausible scenario.
a. It's not mainland America so things a bit more laid back.
b. The AA gate attendant sees cameras and wants to look like she’s doing a good job.
c. She gives the pilot a call. (Doesn’t hurt to ask!)
d. The pilot radios the tower to get permission.(Again, it doesn’t hurt to ask!)
e. The tower radios back saying sure there’s time.
f. The pilot, calls the gate attendant and U&J are let on the plane.
And all this takes place in the time frame of a few minutes. Entirely more plausible!
I'm with you on this one. More likely the girls working at the counter wanted to do something in front of a camera. Plus the plane was already delayed an hour. They were probably thinking whats a couple minutes going to matter now.
Plus, it's not as if Rob and Amber didn't have a flight held for them - in one episode, the flight was closed and they were still at the ticketing counter, but the ticket agent called to the gate to have them hold it.
The right team one this one. Coniving and good luck could only get Rob and Amber so far.
I think they poster is being very melodramtic.
Very plausible, and great explanation. Well done. My wife and i were headed to the airport several years ago, we were running late due to a flat tire. By the time we got to the airport, they had all ready drawn back the walkway. When i asked if there was anyway to catch our flight, they just moved it back out, and we boarded.
Remind me to never travel from that airport. Terrorists like Atta used a small lapse like that in security to get in the system on 9-11
b. The AA gate attendant sees cameras and wants to look like she’s doing a good job.
Possible, but also possible that team Junchenna told her it could earn them a million dollars.
c. She gives the pilot a call. (Doesn’t hurt to ask!)
Or the cBS producer at the scene gives the pilot a call.
"cuz" --
Are you a fellow poster over at the "Sucks" Board?
Thanks for the injection of common sense. Nobody acts like normal in front of a camera, of course the ticket girls would have wanted to show off.
And the Rabid Rob'n'Amber Fans need to explain how it was that Uchenna and Joyce outplayed them in Miami, even with the time it took to go begging... What, CBS bribed every taxi driver in Miami to make sure Rob lost?