Woman Kicked Off Flight After Accusing Pilot of Drinking

I doubt there would be anyone who would not kick her off.
There are so many possibilities as to what could happen next. On taxi out, she might start freaking and yelling, what ever.

BUH BYE.
 
Yeah, sorry. False accusation=see ya. Another of the collection of "jokes" in an airport that aren't funny.
 
If you think someone is drunk, you owe it to yourself, your loved ones and other passengers to report it," said Aimer, who is also a retired United Airlines captain. "However, in this case, because the captain had not been drinking, Delta made the right decision by asking her to leave the plane."
Aimer explains that in situations like this, flights usually end up delayed or canceled because the captain will take himself off the flight.
"It's an either you or me situation," said Aimer. "She had to go because the captain has his crew and hundreds of other passengers to think about.
Click to expand...

Someone explain to me why either the pilot or she had to go.

Ah, ok false accusatio.
 
I am confused. . . why was it quoted in the story that the captin made the right choice? and that in these situations, either the pax leave or the captin has to leave?

Why could the women not go back to her seat, and the flight continue?
 
If I was ever accused of drinking by a passenger I would call the union then pull myself off the flight until I could take some kind of alcohol test by the company, police, or medical facility. The company can do whatever it wants to with the plane full of people. My career > on time flight.

Reading through the article it looks like the ca took a test and was negative.
 
jerrywhite7 said:
I am confused. . . why was it quoted in the story that the captin made the right choice? and that in these situations, either the pax leave or the captin has to leave?

Why could the women not go back to her seat, and the flight continue?
Click to expand...


Didja see my post?
 
There is probably more to this story. She portrays herself in the article to be lil' ol' Aunt Bee, politely voicing a concern that many had. The truth could be completely different.
 
deadstick said:
There is probably more to this story. She portrays herself in the article to be lil' ol' Aunt Bee, politely voicing a concern that many had. The truth could be completely different.
Click to expand...
:yeahthat: I think someone needs to be very careful when they accuse someone of something that could be career-ending. I don't think you just decide to accuse someone of that on a whim, and if you do, I don't want you on my flight.
 
I'm not a big drinker by any stretch, so I could be totally wrong. Isn't vodka a fav of those with a problem because it's almost odorless?

"A gentleman standing behind me asked, 'Did anyone smell that? It smelled a little like vodka,'" said Angel. "We all agreed that he did smell alcohol, but we didn't know if he had been drinking or what we should do about it."
Click to expand...

I just remember awhile back when a CA got tagged for this. He wasn't drinking, but was trying to lose weight and was ketotic due to a high protien diet. And lets not practice good oral hygiene and use Lysterine. Can't do that!

At an outstation:
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. This flight has been canceled and you will miss your connections. More information is available from the lady in 17C. Please see her for rebooking and hotel/meal vouchers. Thank you."

People like this and the tub stackers really make the ground part of this career suck.
 
Hey she was trying to be a good citizen. I wonder if she stands outside the local pub and voices those same concerns about the drunks getting in their cars?
 
So, question. Obviously she was wrong in him having had a drink. But, if a pilot at an airline were to walk by you (being the pilot of the plane you're about to board), and you (and a few others around you) all smell the alcohol, how would you have the situation handled?

Me personally, I don't drink anyway, so I'd prefer for someone to approach me, and I would volunteer myself to be checked, not corned by coworkers. But people under the influence can be hard to reason with...

(I'm not supporting or not supporting anyone, just curious how you yourself would handle if you were passenger/have the situation handeled if you were the pilot?)
 
Well, that's why there are two pilots. Let the sober one do all the work and deal with it.
I remember Dave Letterman saying that the FE was the guy who had to "run the blender".
 
accusing a pilot of drinking has career ending potential all over it. Say the captain overlooks the comments and has a "firm" landing at the arrival airport. Guess what? Everyone on that plane is going to come off the plane saying the pilot was "drunk." Not me. If I ever heard that comment, I'd stop boarding and ask the passenger why he/she believed that I was incapacitated. I'd explain the ramifacations if he/she was wrong and then I'd ask them one last time if they were saying it in jest or to be funny, or if they meant it. If it was real, I'd stand right there in the aisle and get tested in front of the pax, and then have the passenger removed.
 
dingo222 said:
accusing a pilot of drinking has career ending potential all over it. Say the captain overlooks the comments and has a "firm" landing at the arrival airport. Guess what? Everyone on that plane is going to come off the plane saying the pilot was "drunk." Not me. If I ever heard that comment, I'd stop boarding and ask the passenger why he/she believed that I was incapacitated. I'd explain the ramifacations if he/she was wrong and then I'd ask them one last time if they were saying it in jest or to be funny, or if they meant it. If it was real, I'd stand right there in the aisle and get tested in front of the pax, and then have the passenger removed.
Click to expand...

That's all well and good, but most companies have a very straight forward protocol for just such an event.
 
Captain made the right decision. Apparently this lady is looking for the golden payout as she has lawyered up even though was given vouchers and rebooked. She should be embarrased for making such a monumental fail, and let it go.
I've never drank within 24 hrs of a trip or on a trip as a matter of personal policy.
 
Wow, the responses at the bottom of the article are malicious! Good for a laugh though..all you can do is shake your head...
 
deadstick said:
I'm not a big drinker by any stretch, so I could be totally wrong. Isn't vodka a fav of those with a problem because it's almost odorless?
Click to expand...

If you drink enough of it to have "a problem" you're going to smell like a distillery. I mean it's not whiskey, but someone inside your personal space is going to need a respirator. Not that I'm a Heavy Drinker or God forbid, have A Problem *hic*.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top