Is he committing an offence by refusing to let you off the bus in the middle lane of the M25?
Nigel does missing the point come naturally or do you have to practise?
We are not talking about a passenger trying to disembark in the middle of the UL607 are we? If you said the passenger wanted to get off the bus buring a tyre change at an unscheduled service station that may be more comparable. I doubt if the driver would go beyond asking you to remain on board which is all I suggest we as commanders can do on the ground, engines shut down.
It is seriously disappointing to see how many skippers ( or wannabe skippers ) here grossly overestimate their legal postition. I suggest some research before the predictable high profile case comes along and some one ends up shafted.
In most countries including Ryanair's Ireland you need very solid ground to deny anyone their civil liberties. Call the plods and let them decide. Do not rely on management memos.