Having had to put up with many children with a ‘bubbly personality’ on airplanes, in restaurants, and generally in public it is ‘about me’.
I find it ironic that many who complain about other peoples actions in public, take smoking for example, don’t seem to believe that other find the ‘bubbly personality’ of their children to be just as obnoxious.
Perhaps you’ve never had the joy of a transatlantic flight with a ‘bubbly’ three year old kicking the back of your seat the entire eight hours? Or, having their parents explain that they can’t do a thing with the little darling? Having seen these things, I have a tendency to side with the flight attendent. And, quite frankly, until I hear some testimony from the other passengers, I don’t have a tendency to believe the mother statement that the other passengers weren’t annoyed. One simply doesn’t turn a plane back to the gate on the whim of a flight attendent. Do you have any idea what that costs an airline?
OK, so you believe the mother threatened the flight attendant?
Regardless of whether the kid and the mother were acting badly, the fact remains that, according to all published accounts, the flight attendant lied to the pilot and said she had been threatened. My take on this is that the flight attendant wanted the woman off the plane but she and her son had not done anything to warrant that action, so she simply lied.
I know the stewardess is an idiot and should be fired for turning the plane back. I can’t imagine how stupid you would have to be to put a customer off the plane after she waited 11 hours for this flight. This is a PR nightmare.
I hope the dumb broads union or she will be getting her walking papers.
For the record the tot in question was only 19 mos. Not 3 yrs. old and if you had children you would understand the age disparity between the two.
BTW I suggest if you don’t like the joys of public transportation that you either go first class or charter your own plane from now on. ;^)
This article, previously linked in post 279, includes comments from other passengers, including one sitting three rows behind the mom and toddler, who says the flight attendant's action was "ludicrous".