Originally Posted by
Harry Wayfarers
If the crew getting to their destination was so important then why not charter a biz jet (or similar) to get them there rather than physically assault and cause actual bodily harm to the people that pay their salaries?
Heard that many times too last 24 hours. That is a good idea. How long will that take to arrange 30 minutes? 14 hours? Understand there are not fleets of Lear Jets with pilots sitting at every airport waiting to be chartered at a moments notice. That takes time. Once that is all arranged the crew then may be going to a hotel to start a rest period. Then the flight they are to operate on the schedule is delayed. And all the people on that flight will be delayed too and miss connections and so on. That is why DH crew scheduled to operate live flights are designated MUST RIDE and board at the highest priority above all others. It has been that way forever and the pilots on this board know this. Unfortunately it appears many people here have absolutely no idea how airlines actually operate.
About the brutality that is a problem related to Policing in America. Nobody at ORD at United got angry with the man or touched him as far as I know. After he disregarded crew instructions, multiple times (Federal Offense in the USA), the staff followed SOP and called Law Enforcement.