What absurd rubbish! How come there was a single male child on his own anyway? Where were his parent/s? If I had been the passenger I would have flatly refused - whatever the circumstances. Yes - whatever. The CC member also needed his/her common sense examined. I hope the airline has sunstantial damages to pay out. As a former CRB checked school governor I was contsantly having to advise the governors and teachers to "get a grip on themselves" and stop being so suspicious of every male. In any event most males who are likely to "interfere" with young males have a homosexual predisposition and not husbands accompanying their pregant wives!
No disrespect Interpreter but...what planet do live on? "most males who are likely to "interfere" with young males have a homosexual predispostion and not husbands accompanying their pregnant wives"! That is perhaps one of the most innocent...nee, niave comments I have ever read on this forum. Men with Homosexual tendencies marry and impregnate women all the time! And lets face it, there are countless examples in the press of relatively upstanding family men being prosecuted for just such activity towards young children male and female!
And as for children travelling alone...you certainly have your head in the clouds....hundreds of thousands of children fly unaccompanied every year for various reasons, it is a service that is considered very valuable by many and for the very reasons being discussed here many airlines are no longer providing the service for fear of even the slightest prosecution. And I do not think you are one to judge parents who feel the need to use such a service.
My friend also is under the impression BA will provide a chaperone? Is this correct? If so why do we have the seating issues/policies stated on this thread?
The child will be handed over to a member of ground staff who will bring them to the aircraft. There they are signed over to the cabin crew who then look after them for the flight, they are then handed back over to a new member of ground staff at the arrival airport who then escorts them to baggage reclaim and to yourself where you will be listed on a form as the designated collector (you will probably need ID) of the kid and you will sign the form! But there is no one person who stays with the kid for the whole experience.
I wasn't assuming anything - just asking a question. But, I'm grateful for your insight. If what you say is correct, then BA had better settle this one out of court asap.
My "assumption" comment was just a figure of speech, apologies if it came across rude. LOL. Alas what I am saying is correct and I think this will be settled out of court as are most cases brought against BA by private customers. However I hope that if there is a monetary pay out that it is not given to this man but perhaps a suggested donation to a charity or something. I do not feel this man deserves a monetary payout under the circumstances when this is a rule adopted by most of the worlds prominent carriers who still over the UM service.
IF it happened the way this man says it happened then its a mere case of a crew member being an idiot!