For too long now, some airlines and crew have been treating passengers as if they are a damn nuisance. Crew seem to believe they have the right to "police" the passengers first and provide a service second. I know I'm going to hear all about safety and how our lives will be saved in a crash etc but the reality is that 99.9% of a/c don't crash! They get there safely. Before someone else starts on about how they get there safely, yes, it's the flight crew doing what they chose to do and what they get paid for.
I travel long-haul twice a month normally in business and I try to be unfailingly polite to everyone I meet at the airport and on the a/c. But, I am getting fed-up with being treated like some moron who can't think straight and needs to be firmly kept in place. We all understand that the flying environment in the USA and Europe is difficult but that is no excuse to treat normal, well adjusted people as if they are idiots. This latest example appears to be another crew member using their undoubted power to "pay-back" an irritated customer. It is not just the crew who have problems, so do passengers who are travelling for all sorts of reasons and pay well for the privelege. I have flown BA for 8 years and have all the miles and cards to show for it. After my last trip with them to the USA I decided enough was enough. My next trip to Tokyo was going to be Virgin.......!! Out of the frying pan into the fire?