"We've got a medical"

Realms09 said:
When a passenger is removed you can remove their checked baggage. How do you make sure their carry on luggage is removed? I doubt flight attendants possess the recall necessary to remember where every bag in the overhead bin came from.
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That's why the check-in agent asks how many checked and carry-on pieces you have.
 
I don't see what post-9/11 has to do with this. People have always been nervous flying. Maybe the pax changed his/her mind and wants to stay with the significant other (like in the movies).

Bottom line is, if you return to the gate, just take off all the bags and continue your trip. It's certainly fair to ask why the pax doesn't want to fly, but I should hope nobody here thinks the pax MUST answer.
 
Chief Captain said:
That's why the check-in agent asks how many checked and carry-on pieces you have.
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I have NEVER been asked how many carry-ons I have and in two years of checking people in I NEVER asked that question either.

The only way to assure that their carry-ons are taken off is for an astute passenger or FA to notice.
 
I am confused.. What does Doug mean? Does he mean that someone wants to get off the plane and another person on a different plane wants to get off as well? What would that have to do with re-checking luggage? And how is that related to terrorism?

I am just confused I am not questioning Doug..
 
Jokingly: "Yeah the terminal is right down alpha, turn left on bravo, and keep walking until you see the security guys, they'll help you the rest of the way...":D

Seriously:
The best way I can think of to account for carry on luggage is to have each passenger account for their bags and any bag left over gets dropped. Obviously not a perfect method since there could be more than one malicious person aboard who might vouch for the "medical's" luggage, but better than hoping I guess... I'm in the camp with the folks that say all checked luggage better belong to people who are *on* the plane and that I wouldn't be anywhere near the plane until that was the case.

-Chip
 
happened all the time at my former regional. as a matter of fact, when a similar situation on an international flight(granted, it wasn't over the pond but international nontheless) needed to return to the gate, everything and everyone got off the aircraft. gate agents printed up their little "pax on" sheet, bags were pulled all over the ramp. some pax left their laptops, books, purses(believe it or not) etc and gate agents escorted them to the aircraft to claim all their bags. passengers that didn't travel spoke with tsa/local authorities(they were really wasted and acting the fool) and everyone else went. tsa said their bags didn't need to get search again but the aircraft did.

doug your situation would probably warrant a pull everything out and search the aircraft again, possibly with the assistance of our 4 legged friends. maybe a subtle q&a with the pax as to why they didn't want to go(alot of times when it is innocent you would know anyway) load the remainder bags(including the cattle....umm passengers) and be on your way. oh and if you happen to meet up with the crew at the destination that would be a good drinking story.
 
Doug Taylor said:
Here's another angle.

The flights delayed, they can't find the passengers bag, you radio over to the other flight and their 'medical's bag can't be located either.
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WacoFan said:
I would be off the airplane at that point. Until they find the bags from both airplanes I am not in, on or around the airplane. That would be suspicious.
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I would have to agree. That's one hell of a coincidence now. One definitely worth taking extra precaution based on the low odds of two flights having exact same issues with separate passengers.
 
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