Elderly retired doctor, wife sue airline, sheriff, deputies after couple kicked off plane

Louisiana Record ^ | 8/23/2019 | John Breslin

[PghBaldy]

“he accidentally dislodged a plastic bag containing about 20-30 small packets that were approximately 4 inches by 1.5 inches. “ ???

[2banana]

Remember when journalists would actual try to get details of a story?

What are these packets?

Who owned them?

Typically, flight attendants don’t normally press the “red” button unless something is going on.

[Impala64ssa]

There’s something about the romance of air travel.

[wardaddy]

Not enough info

Mid 70s Swiss doctor touring the USA with his wife were deemed a threat and forcibly removed

And he was held 16 hours in airport jail

Pretty bizarre

I’ll go ahead and say something racist

This is New Orleans ....Jefferson Parish deputies...

Could be nothing

[knarf]

Someone's chocolate milk packets fell down and no one offered to help pick them up, rather, the stew hit the alarm button.

WTF ??? !!!

[The people have spoken]

Condoms?

[Rio]

Not much more information...

https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20190204965

[OrangeHoof]

Artificial sweeteners? Stevia?

[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[BradyLS]

Hard to tell from the description what exactly happened. And where was the flight’s captain during the encounter? If the captain called for assistance, I don’t have much sympathy for the uncooperative tourist, retired doctor or not.

[simpson96]

LOL

[Leaning Right]

I am outraged by this article. Because I do not consider a person who is 74 to be “elderly”. Okay, maybe I did when I was 20. But not now.

[blueunicorn6]

It would have been OK, but he started yodeling.

[SkyDancer]

It’s Delta - nothing unusual.

[EEGator]

1.5 inches... 😞

[PAR35]

He accidentally spilled the cocaine supply of a member of the flight crew?

[stinkerpot65]

Airplane waitresses are on a major power trip these days.

[caww]

People need to quite suing and just take responsibility for their actions... selfish and inconsiderate world today doesn’t say enough!

[BradyLS]

Looks like the chief stewardess called for help.

My guess is the doctor insisted on carrying aboard a piece of luggage that was really too big for overhead use. He repeatedly banged it around in different ways to get it into the bin, knocking other people’s stuff around and holding up the queue. He probably refused help and wouldn’t let staff store it somewhere else aboard the aircraft as, especially if the packets were he and his wife’s medication, he feared theft. The situation spirals out from there.