The three-year-old boy THROWN OFF Alaska Airline flight for refusing to fasten his se
Paxing All Over The World
One very good reason for offloading would be: If the child/father did this before departure - how would they make out for landing?
Some years ago (but I remember it vividly) and it was around 1997, I had such a small boy sit next to me in Biz on Swiss LHR~GVA. I was window, the boy in the middle and the mother on the aisle.
Departure was fine.
Flight was fine.
Belt up for landing? Full-on tantrum.
I had to help soothe the boy and physically restrain him. He eventually quietened down but it was very unpleasant. I recall thinking how patient I was as I HATE the sound of screaming children and it is one of the main reasons I chose never to have children myself. I did help because I wanted the plane to land.
Alaska did the right thing and I am VERY amused to read that the mother decided to let dad look after the boy. Did she know this kind of thing was going to happen? Does he sit in his booster seat and wear his seat belt in the car?
Some years ago (but I remember it vividly) and it was around 1997, I had such a small boy sit next to me in Biz on Swiss LHR~GVA. I was window, the boy in the middle and the mother on the aisle.
Departure was fine.
Flight was fine.
Belt up for landing? Full-on tantrum.
I had to help soothe the boy and physically restrain him. He eventually quietened down but it was very unpleasant. I recall thinking how patient I was as I HATE the sound of screaming children and it is one of the main reasons I chose never to have children myself. I did help because I wanted the plane to land.
Alaska did the right thing and I am VERY amused to read that the mother decided to let dad look after the boy. Did she know this kind of thing was going to happen? Does he sit in his booster seat and wear his seat belt in the car?
I had to help soothe the boy and physically restrain him.
Too many people scared to take action against these troublesome infants. Hold them down and show them who's boss. As the Victorians said "Spare the rod - use the belt instead"
If parents want to take their children on aeroplanes, they should understand that the slightest problem from their offspring, be it only a whimper because they are frightened or have some ear pain, could result in offloading on the ground or physical restraint in the air.
Then we'd all a chance to start to enjoying public transport once again
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Clareprop - you're a troll, right? Because you can't seriously be suggesting that a child who "whimpers" because of ear pain be threatened with offloading?
Words fail me.
Words fail me.
Clareprop - you're a troll, right?
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My point exactly.
TightSlot
So you don't want to hear my ideas for a new airline called DailyMailAir" then?
Oh go on, it'll be great! First there'll be "Shire Class" where all the righteous sit in complete isolation. The next class will be "Kindly Class" that's where all the ethnic people who we "certainly don't have any problems with, we just don't want to live next to them" can sit. Finally, we'll have "Tut-Tut Gone to the Dogs" class. Inner city riff-raff, people on benefits (how are they flying anyway?), people who earn more money than they should, people who we made famous on stupid TV shows and now hate - oh yes, and parents with young children.
but your posts fit in so well with some of the others... scary, huh?)
TightSlot
So you don't want to hear my ideas for a new airline called DailyMailAir" then?
Oh go on, it'll be great! First there'll be "Shire Class" where all the righteous sit in complete isolation. The next class will be "Kindly Class" that's where all the ethnic people who we "certainly don't have any problems with, we just don't want to live next to them" can sit. Finally, we'll have "Tut-Tut Gone to the Dogs" class. Inner city riff-raff, people on benefits (how are they flying anyway?), people who earn more money than they should, people who we made famous on stupid TV shows and now hate - oh yes, and parents with young children.
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I agree TS, you can't be too careful. Especially if the stains then get ironed in to the fabric of the site.
Ouch!
Has the silly season not started? I thought the Jubilee weekend was the official start ...
Ouch!
Has the silly season not started? I thought the Jubilee weekend was the official start ...
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58-year old grandmothers can also be a problem - link
The crew was forced to attach three child seatbelts together and strap Macaskill across the shoulders to the seat to stop her from injuring herself.
