One airline had two flights with the same issue on Friday as unruly passenger behavior on Hawaii flights is soaring. What’s concerning about incidents like this one that resulted in a 19-hour delay.
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Honestly, it’s time to stop the philosophy of leniency with alcohol on flights, either before or after takeoff.
this should be noted at gate with passenger forfeiting ticket and non refund money of the ticket.
absolutely uncalled for.
Show those drunks the door.
….at 36,000 ft.
I have never run into any problems on my flights-Hawaii or otherwise. According to the reports I’ve heard I have been very fortunate. I don’t drink so I wouldn’t be a problem there. Alcohol and drugs can cause a person to act like an idiot. I can’t imagine myself behaving disruptive on an airplane or anywhere else for that matter. The airline employees have a job to do and I want to make it as easy as possible for them. I have learned more about airplane etiquette and I intend to improve even more. I have one more trip planned which will require flight and I hope it goes smoothly.
Alcohol Is a drug — and the most prevalent (next to nicotine).
Yes, there need to be programs to assess and protocols implemented to manage and prevent these incidents from ever happening. Airlines need to be more proactive either directly by the crew or by onboard Air Marshals.
Secondly, prosecution and penalty must be severe enough on both the unruly passenger as well as the airline (for allowing this to occur again& again).
And lastly, is there data of the cost that is inflicted on the innocent passengers in both financial and emotional distress? I’m sure as in many instances, there are some costs that can never be compensated or made right ever.
The consequences for air travel distributions safe to light and court cases are not public enough. They should give harsher sentences as well as make the court proceedings more public. This way people are aware of the consequences. As it stands now it seems like nothing happens to people who act up on flights.
I was American Flight Attendant for 32 years. I say no fly list for 5 years.
I see this as part of a growing trend of too much tolerance of bad behavior. Whether it is on social media or elsewhere, we have become too tolerant. Disruptive passengers are not just inconvenient, they are a threat to safety. Disruptive behavior on an airplane or other mode of transportation should ne criminalized. Airlines should adopt and enforce policies that clearly state: disruptive passengers will not be allowed to board and disruptive behavior on board will result in arrest upon landing. We need to make examples of these people. No jerks allowed.
Zero Tolerance. If you can’t behave like a civilized adult on a plane you have zero business flying. If they fined these jerks and put them on a no fly list for five years that should teach them to not act a fool. There needs to be consequences and deterrents to acting like a fool on a plane.
“We now have reports that a guest on board was throwing human waste at passengers and crew members.” I really hope this individual was arrested and charged with a felony for each person that his human waste hit. That is absolutely disgusting and criminal to say the least. I hope the crew onboard and fellow passengers were able and allowed to handcuff this beast. There is no excuse for that kind of behavior. I don’t care if they were drunk or high on some sort of drugs. There needs to be strict and lengthy consequences for any sort of act that causes an aircraft to divert and land because of one passenger. They should also be charged restitution for any economic hardship that it causes other passengers. Maybe this would help.
I was on the Kauai to Phoenix flight. Although I agree flight attendants do not need this type of abuse this diversion was absolute chaos and not at all organized. Hours in lines, 2 cabs to take hundreds of people to hotels, we finally called in the 1 and only Uber drive to get us to the hotel. This unruly passenger was out of line and should be held accountable! But the extra expenses and huge inconvenience of taking two days to get to Phoenix aren’t even in the numbers.