"They had started causing problems before the flight took off,".......................
Is that not a subtle hint to Captain Speedking that maybe they didn't belong aboard and could have been off-loaded?
Back to the gate, and even if they're not charged by the local plod, the cost of a replacement ticket will be an incentive not to do it again.
Or was Capt Speedking under company pressure to ensure on-time departure and therefore reluctant to dump this trash back into the terminal...........................
