Posted on 12/03/2009 7:15:46 AM PST by Sequoyah101
This squib appeared on the KHOU website on November 18 but is seems to be only a fraction of the story. Read the comments below the story please.
ATLANTA -- AirTran Airways says a flight from Atlanta to Houston with more than 70 passengers on board was delayed when a passenger refused to end a cell phone call.
... Flight 297, a Boeing 717, was taxiing on the runway in Atlanta Tuesday afternoon when a crew member asked a passenger to turn off his phone.
... after several failed attempts by the crew member to end the conversation, the captain returned the plane to the gate.
... the passenger complied when he was asked to get off the plane. He says no charges were filed, and that the plane departed for Houston 2 ½ hours later.
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
INDEED.
UNDER SEIGE INDEED.
And it’s about to get dramatically worse . . .
Particularly if the many reports of this sort of thing are remotely true:
Interesting article.
There is already a publicity efforet by the airline to put this story to rest.
More witnesses have to speak up.
I think you’re exactly right on both counts.
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