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Turn your phone off when told to - or risk being kicked off your flight
Anyone that has flown knows that the cabin crew will make a big deal about having all passengers turn electronic devices off as soon as the cabin doors are closed. Of course, there are always a couple of people that need a little extra reminding. Then there are of course those passengers that need to make a call that is apparently so important, they'll ignore all requests to turn their phone off. A 20 year old man from Colorado fits that profile - and his phone call was so important, that it triggered a fight when he refused to turn his phone off. By the time the fight broke out, the plane had taken off from Charles De Gaulle airport, and four American security agents got involved.
With a disruptive passenger on board, the pilot took no risks, turned the plane around and landed back at the airport where the man was handed over to French police officers.
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Reader Comments (Page 5 of 5)
popswuzrite Jan 30th 2010 2:38AM
Solution? Publicly shove his phone up his backside.
janeat15 Jan 30th 2010 3:01AM
THEY OVERREACTED WASTING OTHER PPLE TIME TOO TO FLY BACK.
TOO MUCH EGO, HES NOT A TERRORIST.
SUPPOSE HE DONT HAVE A WAY OF COMING BACK HERE FINANCIALLY.
YAP UR MOUTH ALL U WANT BUT UR SITTING HOME HERE ON UR COMPUTER.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO COME HOME AT LEAST UNDER ANY CONDITION OR BE PURNISHED HERE OF SOME SORT.
THEY LEFT HIM BEHIND IN A FOREIGN LAND, THATS NOT AMERICAN WAY (LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND)
DONT KNOW HIM BUT DONT LIKE IT ONE BEAT,
bob Jan 30th 2010 3:11AM
id be more afraid of getting my ass kicked by the passengers then of the french police
dtwickham Jan 30th 2010 4:55AM
I fly 40 flights a year and it proves my theory......"It's all about me anymore"
geomcd Jan 30th 2010 5:28AM
It start early in life with some people thinking that rules aren't for them. Good for the airlines for enforcing this.
SYDNEY JARED TORRANCE Jan 30th 2010 5:58AM
For all of those who say "rules are rules" if there is a rule that everyone must jump off the Golden Gate Bridge would you do it. Your mother would tell you not to. Rules should have logical, sound reasons. If not, its just a big bully making you comply. The truth is that this rule was made when cell phones at altitude would hit many cells simultaneously and scramble the cell phone system. The part about the ILS is really crap, and would not apply to takeoff or in-flight usage (the middle letter in ILS is landing). Just another big brother messing with the sheep.
Elwood Jan 30th 2010 6:13AM
Laws and rules are there to protect and serve everyone , I agree 100% with the airline my only wish would be the speed laws be inforced on our highways with speeders and lane jumpers running 20 mphs over the limit and causing problems ;-)
Deb Jan 30th 2010 7:14AM
lynn,
I think he was so out of line in THIS incident that they were not taking any chances with another flight home. I think it would not have been an issue getting him home if he learned his mistake before they landed but something tells me this spoiled brat still didn't get it after much explaining. i think YOU get the picture now
Dave Jan 30th 2010 8:14AM
It seems there's not a week that goes by that we don't hear about some MORON who believes that good behavior on an aircraft does NOT apply to THEM. What's more, they actually believe that nothing will come of it, once they go through their child -like rants onboard. Absolutely amazing.
kaarar0se Jan 30th 2010 10:57AM
I wasn't saying the guy was right... just telling you, don't judge others for their mistake, when you don't fine fault in your own!! everyone breaks a rule but you don't hang them for it, and you don't spend your day bogging on how he was the worst person in the world, and he thinks he is god. oh my god how could he do that.... LMAO get over it.. did you read what some of these people are saying?? and you pick mine to bitch about...... you want to bitch about something, check out the new! people killing, stealing, rapping, or lets bitch about how this government is destroying this country and trying to run our life's