I read this entire thread. I feel a hint of commiseration for Mr. P.M.
because he was caught repeatedly. At the same time he was lucky nothing sinister happened during his Airline time.
However, I agree with all those who have written that the SOPs have been studied and developed to be respected for the safety of all us passengers & crews in large multi-engined Airliners.
Any disrespect of it puts at potential risk not only one driver but an entire loaded multimillion Airline A/C.
In accordance with the PPrune philosophy of that Forum:
If you are regularly a passenger on any airline then why not post your views or questions here? Many of us pilots like to know exactly what you think of us, the job, the airline or anything that you think we should hear about.
I opened this thread a few days ago under Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight) that maybe a sideways related topic from the Passenger's point of view:
http://www.pprune.org/passengers-slf...-_-survey.html
It does
no-longer have the character of a "survey", but just a thread where to report your own experiences and/or knowledge on the matter for us passengers to learn.
Sorry for drifting O.T. -- bust or chastizise if necessary.