iain8867
I fly between 100-110 pax sectors per annum and have done for many years.
In that time, I have never witnessed what you describe.
This comment is not intended as an attack on you, nor am I suggesting that it has never happened to you, but as someone who spends a lot of time in the air, I would suggest that it is an uncommon event.
I read your comments as another example of trying to have a general rule for a particular situation, when judgement and common sense would be a better guide.
6chimes sums up the best approach in my opinion, which appears to come from a combination of pragmatism, experience and customer consideration.
For the record, I am still not convinced that this incident occured (or at least without there being more to it than meets the eye.)