Still, Eboy's question stands unanswered !
I'm also surprised at this possibly discriminating rule.
Northwest Airlines spokesman Doug Killian said that under Federal Aviation Administration rules, "the airline has no choice but to re-accommodate a passenger or passengers if their actions or presence make a majority of passengers uncomfortable and threaten to disrupt normal operations of flight."
Surely it's the actions of the other passengers that caused the disruption, no ?
[ 22 September 2001: Message edited by: traveler ]