I wasn’t there, and I don’t know how hard she was hit.
Being hit in the face is a very traumatizing thing for most people. I’m not convinced she was the right person to be flying the aircraft for a few minutes, until she composed herself.
He is qualified to fly the aircraft. I see no problem with her leaving the cabin for a while.
He should be arrested and prosecuted for assault. He should also be considered for an assortment of charges, related to attacking a flight crew/pilot, regardless of his position.
He should be fired and prevented from ever being able to be a part of a flight crew again.
I’m not convinced she was the right person to be flying the aircraft for a few minutes, until she composed herself
I've been flying for fifty years, I raised and financed an airline jet captain. By the time you make ATP, (airline captain) you should be able to "compose yourself" in nano-seconds. Somebody, maybe many "somebodies" should have detected this weakness long before she put on that fourth stripe!
He should be fired and prevented from ever being able to be part of a flight crew again.
I absolutely agree. I have flown transatlantic three times. My apprehension of not getting there - even with everything going fine was with me. I shuddered when the pilot came on the intercom- in case it was something scary.
Where are this man's reasoning and reality? Could he not imagine the trauma of even having to work on an elaborate safety system? This if there was a foul up. I do give the woman a pass, just as long as he was fully qualified.
“I wasn’t there, and I don’t know how hard she was hit.”
Try hitting a naval ship’s captain!