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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    The new pilot calls out flaps 30 and the check airman accidentally grabbed the wrong levers.

    IMO the placement of the levers is an accident waiting to happen.
    It isn't quite as simple as you have tried to portray.

    Apart from the obvious difference in feel between the levers they are also operated differently.

    The flap level needs to be lifted before moving to a different flap position.

    The condition levers have associated spring locking levers that need to be pulled up before they will move. That is. you put your hand on top of the levers and and pull the locking levers up with your index and ring fingers to unlock them and then you can move them.

    Personally, I can't see how one set of levers can be operated mistakenly. Perhaps there is something a little more sinister being overlooked. However, it's easy for mechanical memory to take over when you are focussed on something else. Also can't understand why PF didn't glance at the levers when she felt a lack of power.

    We will have to wait and see...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    It isn't quite as simple as you have tried to portray.

    Apart from the obvious difference in feel between the levers they are also operated differently.

    The flap level needs to be lifted before moving to a different flap position.

    The condition levers have associated spring locking levers that need to be pulled up before they will move. That is. you put your hand on top of the levers and and pull the locking levers up with your index and ring fingers to unlock them and then you can move them.

    Personally, I can't see how one set of levers can be operated mistakenly. Perhaps there is something a little more sinister being overlooked. However, it's easy for mechanical memory to take over when you are focussed on something else. Also can't understand why PF didn't glance at the levers when she felt a lack of power.

    We will have to wait and see...
    I don't disagree. There's ATR pilots in the comments of these videos who are in disbelief that it could have happened that way. But people can make weird mistakes when a sudden onset of stress comes up. Especially when they are doing a repetitive thing like flying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    It isn't quite as simple as you have tried to portray.
    He's only cutting and pasting someone else's comments. He has no idea what he's "portraying".

    Also can't understand why PF didn't glance at the levers when she felt a lack of power.
    I can only assume that the idea that both props had been feathered never entered either of the flight decks' minds. It's just not something you'd expect.

    - When ATC gave the clearance for landing at 10:57:07, the PF mentioned twice
    that there was no power coming from the engines. At 10:57:11, the power
    levers were advanced first to 62 degrees then to the maximum power position.

    - It is noted that the PF handed over control of the aircraft to the PM at 10:57:18.
    At 10:57:20, the PM (who was previously the PF) repeated again that there was
    no power from the engines.

    The impact was 12 seconds later. At that point they were probably overwhelmed.
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    There's also a controversy about who was sitting where. But its not clear.

    This I did copy and paste

    In every article, she is called the copilot of the flight. The copilot always sits in the right seat, the captain is on the left. The copilot on this flight was the instructor pilot, and in the role of the pilot monitoring for most of the flight until the captain handed over the controls in the last seconds. THEN she was indeed PF.

    The prelim report doesn't mention it, just clears the roles and seat positions of the pilots, not their gender.
    So if the 40 articles mentioning her as a copilot are correct, she was the one that made the error.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    In every article, she is called the copilot of the flight. The copilot always sits in the right seat, the captain is on the left. The copilot on this flight was the instructor pilot, and in the role of the pilot monitoring for most of the flight until the captain handed over the controls in the last seconds.
    From the preliminary report:

    The Captain being familarized, who was occupying the left hand seat, was the Pilot Flying (PF) and the instructor pilot, occupying the right hand seat, was the Pilot Monitoring (PM).
    That is, 'she' was in the left seat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    From the preliminary report:



    That is, 'she' was in the left seat.
    His retort (c and p)

    THIS is copied RIGHT from the rerport:


    "1.1.1 On 15 January 2023, an ATR 72-212A was operating scheduled flights
    between Kathmandu (VNKT) and Pokhara International Airport (VNPR). The
    same flight crew operated two sectors between VNKT to VNPR and VNPR to
    VNKT earlier in the morning. The accident occurred during a visual approach
    for runway 12 at VNPR. This was the third flight by the crew members on that
    day. The flight was operated by two Captains, one Captain was in the process
    of obtaining aerodrome familarization for operating into Pokhara and the other
    Captain being the instructor pilot. The Captain being familarized, who was
    occupying the left hand seat, was the Pilot Flying (PF) and the instructor pilot,
    occupying the right hand seat, was the Pilot Monitoring (PM)."


    You totally, automatically made up the femal and male part. It's NOWHERE in the report. You are just pulling making it up.

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    Oh please let this become a trend!

    London City Airport is set to become the UK's first to scrap the 100ml liquid rule - just before millions plan to jet off for their Easter getaways.
    New CT machines will use X-Ray technology to take a high-resolution 3D image of luggage, allowing assessors to view it from every angle and obtain a more detailed view of the contents. Current security scanners only produce a 2D image.
    It means travellers will no longer have to remove items such as drinks, creams and make-up and put them in plastic bags to go through security.
    London City Airport is set to become the UK's first to scrap 100ml liquid rule | Daily Mail Online

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    These are the first pictures of zero-emission hydrogen planes set to make Birmingham Airport their new home. The 20-seat aircraft will ferry passenger from Solihull-based BHX to destinations such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Belfast, Isle of Man and Dublin - and tests to get them off the ground are well underway.

    The distinctive looking planes run on zero-emission technology developed by ZeroAvia, who have partnered with BHX to make hydrogen-powered air travel a reality. It means we could see the first hydrogen-powered domestic passenger flight taking off from BHX in the UK in the next few years.
    Their efforts will make on-airfield hydrogen refuelling and regular zero-emission domestic passenger flights possible. ZeroAvia engineering should be able to carry 20-seat aircraft 300 nautical miles, and after a successful test flight last month, flights could run from BHX as soon as 2025.

    First pictures of 'mind-blowing' hydrogen passenger planes coming to Birmingham Airport - Birmingham Live

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    You totally, automatically made up the femal and male part. It's NOWHERE in the report. You are just pulling making it up.
    Well, not really, see Section 1.4.1 for the DoB of PF and PM and you can work it out.

    Sometimes I wonder if you are being deliberately obtuse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    Well, not really, see Section 1.4.1 for the DoB of PF and PM and you can work it out.

    Sometimes I wonder if you are being deliberately obtuse.
    Nah he's just as thick as shit but for some reasons insists on reminding everyone of the fact at every opportunity.

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    Fucking hell, that's good work.

    Wouldn't be surprised to see someone try and poach some of that management team.

    National flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) reported a net profit of $2.7 billion for 2022, according to a statement released by the THY Press Office on Wednesday.
    The airline was able to differentiate itself from competitors due to its expansive flight network and highly skilled workforce, which were both protected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the statement said.

    This marks the sixth consecutive quarter that the company has recorded a net profit, despite operating in a challenging environment since 2020. In addition, THY's revenue increased by an impressive 39% in 2022, exceeding the 2019 figures with $18.4 billion. Cargo revenues also rose by 20% compared to 2019, reaching approximately $3.7 billion, representing a 120% increase.

    Turkish Airlines logs $2.7B net profit for 2022 | Daily Sabah

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    For those interested, more on that hydrogen powered flight in the New Scientist...

    Largest plane yet tested with hydrogen-powered engine | New Scientist

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    ‘Reckless’ drone pilot who endangered historic plane sentenced in UK-first

    Derbyshire Police believe it is the first time someone has been prosecuted in the UK for endangering an aircraft with a drone

    A “mind-blowingly reckless” drone pilot has avoided jail for endangering a historic plane.

    Mark Bagguley was in charge of a drone which flew dangerously close to the wing of a Hawker Hurricane – the last one built – as it flew 365ft over Buxton, Derbyshire, last July as part of the town’s annual carnival.

    Bagguley, 49, flew the drone while a no-fly restriction was in place and was only caught when a local photographer on the ground spotted what he thought was a bird while looking through his images, prosecutor Annabel Lenton told Derby Crown Court during what is believed to be the UK’s first case of its kind.

    The photographer went to edit the object out of the picture but then realised it was a drone and reported it to the Civil Aviation Authority.


    Sentencing Bagguley to six months in prison, suspended for 12 months, and ordering him to pay a fine of £3,000, judge Jonathan Bennett said on Thursday: “This is an unusual case. I have never encountered such an unusual offence as either a solicitor or judge.


    “It was mind-blowingly reckless, particularly in the case of an intelligent, middle-aged man.


    “He is no youngster messing about with a new toy.”

    ‘Reckless’ drone pilot who endangered historic plane sentenced | The Independent

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    an intelligent, middle-aged man
    Obviously not that intelligent.

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    Check this out. 3D animation of the ATR crash


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    In a move that is sure to please its most loyal customers, Thai Airways has extended the validity of miles that were due to expire in 2023.
    Members of Royal Orchid Plus (ROP), the national carrier's frequent flyer program, will see their ROP miles, which were due to expire in 2023, extended as follows:


    • ROP miles expiring at the end of Q1, Q2 and Q3 2023 are being extended for a further 12 months. For example, if the expiry date of the ROP miles is March 31, the new expiry date will be March 31, 2024. If the expiry date is June 30, they will be extended to June 30, 2024 and if the expiry date is September 30, 2023 they will be extended to September 30, 2024.
    • ROP miles expiring at the end of Q4 will be extended for a further 9 months. This means that if your miles were due to expire on December 31, 2023, they will now expire on September 30, 2024.


    In addition, Platinum and Gold ROP members whose status was due to expire in 2023 will now retain the same status for an extra year, according to each card's expiry date.


    ROP members may also use Cash Plus Miles as a ticket payment option when they book via Thai Airways' website.

    Thai Airways extends validity of expiring Royal Orchid Plus miles - Japan Today

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    New Thai carrier Really Cool Airlines to begin operations by end of the year

    A new full-service Thai carrier, Really Cool Airlines, will begin operations by the end of the year.
    The airline will announce its flight routes by June this year, said CEO Patee Sarasin on Tuesday (Mar 21), adding that the focus is on international flights.
    “We are excited and ready to introduce Really Cool Airlines to give an extraordinary experience to passengers,” said Mr Patee.
    The airline's slogan is "We Fly the Future" and it will be positioned midway between a luxury and budget carrier, he added.
    According to news outlet Thaiger, Really Cool Airlines began in the virtual space as a game, created with the goal of becoming a full-service physical airline.
    Mr Patee, who was formerly the CEO of low-cost airline Nok Air, reportedly partnered with blockchain pioneers to launch “a unique company”.

    He said the new carrier will surpass previous standards and he promised enhanced safety and service.
    Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who was present at the announcement, said: “Apart from giving extraordinary experience to passengers, this airline will help boost the recovery of Thai tourism.”
    The Tourism Authority of Thailand targets attracting 30 million foreign tourists in 2023, about 80 per cent of the 39 million who arrived during the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to The Nation Thailand.
    The agency said that Thailand must increase the number of airlines and flights serving in the country to reach this target.
    “Yesterday, our future was uncertain. Our economy, in turmoil. Today, the dark clouds have passed. And we can take back to the skies,” Really Cool Airlines said on its website.


    New Thai carrier Really Cool Airlines to begin operations by end of the year - CNA

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    Flight attendants renew call to ban lap babies

    Flight attendants are renewing calls to ban children 2 years and younger from sitting in the laps of their adult caregivers and parents while flying, citing safety concerns that have come under the spotlight again following recent incidents of mid-air and extreme turbulence.

    Many domestic airlines including American Airlines allow infants under 2 to travel for free while seated "in the lap of their parent (any age), or any accompanying adult 16 years or older traveling in the same cabin."

    Sara Nelson is the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the largest union of flight attendants in the U.S., which represents nearly 50,000 flight attendants across 19 airlines. Nelson told the Washington Post the union has been advocating for a change in lap baby rules for the last three decades.

    "The G-forces are not something even the most loving mother or father can guard against and hold their child. It's just physically impossible," Nelson told the Post.

    The union has in the past called for every passenger on an airplane to be seated in their own seat and with a restraint, like a seat belt, and continues to do so.

    "The current practice of merely recommending that infants and small children under the age of 2 be in child restraint seats during critical phases of flight is inadequate to protect our most vulnerable passengers," Nelson said previously in 2019.

    At a safety summit held last Wednesday, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, noted that turbulence is "especially dangerous for flight attendants" and accounted for "3 out of every 4 flight attendant injuries."

    "We issued a report in 2021 to prevent turbulence-related injuries. It had 21 new recommendations and four that we re-iterated on weather reports, increased sharing of turbulence events, the need for flight attendants to be seated with their seatbelt buckled during certain phases of flight, and the need for parents to secure children under 2 in their own seat with an [Federal Aviation Administration]-approved child restraint system," Homendy said. "All 25 turbulence recommendations remain open."

    The FAA agrees that children ages 2 and under sitting in another passenger's lap while flying is not a safe practice.

    "Although children who have not reached their second birthday are permitted to travel as lap children, the FAA strongly discourages this practice and recommends that you secure your child in an approved [child restraint system] in their own seat for the entire flight," the agency advises. "While there is no regulatory prohibition from using a booster seat or harness vest (or other non-approved devices) for a lap child during the cruise portion of the flight only, airlines have policies which may or may not allow the use of those devices. Check with your airline."

    Congressional lawmakers are currently reviewing federal aviation rules and legislation in order to reauthorize the FAA by the end of September, which is currently funded until the end of fiscal year 2023.
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    Airplanes Face a Growing Risk of Being Hit by Uncontrolled Incoming Rockets

    On May 11, 2020 a deadly threat flew from Los Angeles to New York City in under nine minutes. It was a 20-tonne Chinese Long March 5B rocket body passing around 60 miles overhead.


    Just 15 minutes later, the rocket body re-entered the atmosphere and broke into pieces, including a 12-metre-long pipe that crashed into a village in the Ivory Coast.

    The rocket body had completed its mission and been abandoned in orbit, left to return to the surface in an uncontrolled way. It posed an indiscriminate threat to people across the globe — on the ground, at sea, and in aircraft in flight. The probability of a lethal impact was very small, but the consequences could have been severe.


    Weighing cost against risk


    At the time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decided not to close U.S. airspace—denying planes permission to fly within a designated area—along the rocket body’s path. The timeframe for making such a decision was very short and fraught with uncertainty, while the economic costs to airlines and passengers were certain and large.

    In circumstances like these, decision-makers have to weigh the economic costs against taking no action but accepting a small probability of casualties. The FAA chose the latter.


    On Nov. 4, 2022, Spain and France closed parts of their airspace for 40 and 60 minutes respectively, as another Chinese Long March 5B rocket body was due to re-enter the atmosphere uncontrolled. The rocket body passed harmlessly overhead, before breaking up over the Pacific Ocean. More than 300 flights were disrupted by the Spanish airspace closure alone, costing airlines and passengers millions of Euros.


    Which approach was correct? Nobody likes delays, yet we all expect airlines and regulators to put safety first. Nevertheless, why are aviation agencies being forced to make these decisions at all?


    No confirmed instances


    An aircraft in flight could be seriously damaged by just 300 grams of space debris impacting an engine, windshield or other critical surface. Although there are no confirmed instances of space debris hitting an aircraft in flight, in 1996 the windscreen of a Boeing 757 was cracked by an unknown object while flying at 31,500 feet. In 2013, another Boeing 757 had one side of its nose-cone punched in by an unidentified object while flying at 26,000 feet. Bird strikes were unlikely in these instances.


    There’s no need for any of us to worry. The probability of an airplane being struck by space debris is extremely small—much smaller than a bird strike. But even very small probabilities can have severe consequences that justify regulatory action. In 2021, the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was linked to a very small risk of blood clots—a total of 222 cases among 34 million people, or 0.0007 per cent. A number of countries responded by curtailing and, in the case of the U.S., not licensing the use of AstraZeneca, thus favoring more expensive MRNA vaccines.


    Today, two factors combine to increase the probability of an airplane being struck by space debris: increasing air traffic and increasing uses of space. Covid-19 aside, the number of airline flights each year has doubled since the millennium. In just the last four years the number of active and defunct satellites in low Earth orbit has also doubled, from approximately 3,000 to more than 8,000.


    Controlled versus uncontrolled


    Satellites are launched using rockets, and while some rocket bodies are brought back to Earth in a controlled manner, many are simply abandoned in orbit.


    Uncontrolled re-entries occur because objects orbiting at low enough altitudes still feel the effects of the uppermost portions of Earth’s atmosphere, creating a drag that ensures an eventual re-entry. Predicting these re-entries is very difficult due to a myriad of factors that include variations in the atmosphere itself.


    In contrast, a controlled re-entry is performed by using an engine burn that directs the rocket body to a remote area of ocean or a recovery zone. Some fuel must be retained in the rocket body for this purpose, and the engines must be able to reignite. Yet many operators still choose to use uncontrolled re-entries, presumably to avoid the additional costs associated with technological upgrades and extra fuel.


    Even SpaceX, an industry leader in technology development, sometimes abandons the second stages of its rockets after lifting satellites destined for geosynchronous orbit. In 2016, two pressure vessels—each the size of a washing machine—from one such stage reached the ground intact, landing in Indonesia.


    Aviation bodies are taking notice, including the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Air Line Pilots Association. In March 2022, the Montréal Recommendations on Aviation Safety and Uncontrolled Space Object Reentries were released. The recommendations were compiled by international experts, including the Inspector General of the French Space Agency and the Chief of Space Safety in the U.S. Department of the Air Force.


    Recognizing that the “use of space by any single state has global implications, with risks potentially exported from launching states to other states,” the recommendations call on states to “establish requirements to avoid uncontrolled re-entries of space objects.”


    Will it take a major accident, such as a catastrophic strike to an airplane, before public concern forces governments to require that all rocket bodies be brought back to Earth in a controlled manner?


    Successful policies


    We’ve been here before. In the 1970s, a growing risk to oceans from oil spills led to calls for a requirement for double hulls on tankers. The shipping industry, concerned about increased costs, was able to stifle these efforts—until 1989, when the Exxon Valdez spilled roughly 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound.


    Suddenly, the issue of oil spills was a matter of public concern, and after the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a double hull would have substantially reduced if not eliminated the spill, the U.S. government required all new tankers calling at U.S. ports to have double hulls.


    This unilateral move prompted the International Maritime Organization to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships in 1992 to require double hulls on new tankers. And, through further amendments in 2001 and 2003, to accelerate the retirement of single-hulled tankers. The 1992 amendment has since been ratified by 150 nations representing 98 per cent of the world’s shipping tonnage.


    One of the most informative aspects of this precedent is that the U.S. adopted a double-hull requirement before any other nation, and this move then prompted successful multilateral law-making. Today, uncontrolled rocket body re-entries are another international safety issue where the U.S. could lead.


    The FAA licenses the majority of the world’s space launches and regulates one of the largest aviation industries. It is perfectly positioned to spur international change—before an airplane full of passengers is struck from the sky.

    Airplanes Face a Growing Risk of Being Hit by Uncontrolled Incoming Rockets

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    Government Approves CAAT Plan to Tackle Soaring Ticket Prices

    The Ministry of Transport has been instructed to address the issue of skyrocketing plane tickets in the short and long term, with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) formulating a five-point strategy to solve the problems impeding the tourism industry’s recovery.


    According to Deputy Transport Minister Atirat Ratanasate, the ministry has informed Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on the progress as well as future steps to combat soaring ticket prices caused by demand increases after the Covid-19 outbreak. During the meeting, the ministry presented the plan developed by CAAT that includes increasing ground-handling operators, relaxing certain rules, offering incentives for airlines, and implementing a subsidy policy to help airlines fly to less popular destinations in the country.


    The deputy minister said that the Prime Minister, after hearing these strategies, told officials to proceed with its plan in order to address the problem as soon as possible. Gen Prayut has also ordered CAAT to closely monitor domestic ticket prices and has advised the public to plan their trips ahead of time, especially during holidays, to avoid purchasing expensive tickets.


    Government Approves CAAT Plan to Tackle Soaring Ticket Prices

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    That's another 'plan' that will go nowhere.

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    Unruly airline passenger’s pre-flight gin and tonic tantrum earns him a pair of handcuffs

    An unruly passenger who threw a fit over being denied a gin and tonic on an American Airlines flight and then refused to exit before it took off was hauled off the plane in handcuffs by security, weeping and mewling “like a 5-year-old.”


    The first-class passenger reportedly requested a pre-flight cocktail but was denied which caused him to pitch a tantrum.


    The unnamed man was repeatedly asked by the crew to get off the plane and he refused. It was predictable that the altercation would end badly for him. What wasn’t expected was the meltdown and tears that followed.


    The video comes from Reddit and the entire thing is almost five and a half minutes of embarrassment for the passenger. It went viral immediately.

    https://twitter.com/aviationbrk/stat...ffs-1348393%2F

    It shows the man arguing with airport personnel and other passengers telling him to get off the plane. The staff tried to coax him into leaving, telling the man that the pilot had asked that he be removed “multiple times.”


    According to the travel blog “View from the Wing,” the passenger asked what he had done to warrant being removed from the flight. Two men who looked like officers informed him that he was “not being respectful” by “arguing with the flight attendant.”

    The reason the man was denied a pre-departure beverage is unclear. Nerd Wallet states that it is a perk on American Airlines in first-class.


    In the video, passengers can be heard yelling at the man to get off the aircraft while he sits there refusing to budge. He proceeded to pull out his phone to record the incident and had it taken from him.


    After unsuccessfully trying to convince the man to leave on his own accord, officers can be seen trying to wrangle him out of his seat. Then they dragged him into the aisle after forcefully yanking him out of it. The man started yelling “Stop!” as they continued to drag him away. Officers pushed him up against the jet bridge wall and handcuffed him as he wept and then fell to the floor, losing a tennis shoe in the process.


    The video was posted on Reddit in the forum “r/PublicFreakout.” According to the New York Post, it has had over 33,000 votes and more than 4,000 comments. Many of those comments thrashed the passenger over the altercation. They were not kind.


    “The whining like a 5-year-old and the jumpy flailing certainly surprised me lmao,” one person noted.


    “I did not expect him to start weeping like that! What a man-child!” another viewer declared.


    “When his shoe came off, it reminded me of my 5-year-old nephew when he doesn’t want to take a nap but is clearly tired,” someone else stated.


    “I have never seen a more embarrassing display in my entire career,” another person commented.


    “I want my mommy! And also a gin and tonic!” snarked another individual on Reddit.


    “Seriously. I have no idea why these people always try to keep arguing when police show up. You’re not going to be able to sway them or talk your way out of it,” another user said. “You can either walk off or get dragged off after wasting the rest of the passengers’ time.”

    The passenger asked the officer if he had committed a “crime.” In the eyes of the US Department of Transportation, that doesn’t matter. Airlines can deny boarding or remove a passenger if the reason is due to “safety, security or health risk, or due to a behavior that is considered obscene, disruptive or otherwise unlawful.”

    https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/04...cuffs-1348393/

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