"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote in
message news:lNOMd.471

> Nancy Young wrote:

> "Gregory Morrow"
>> > The airline bizness is simply not the interesting and exciting place to
>> > aspire to a career nowadays...
>>
>> Oh, I don't know, I see that show, Airline ... looks like a ton of fun.

> I have to think that *some* of that stuff is staged...primarily some of
> the
> scenes with passengers that are verbally abusing the airline staff. With
> the present security concerns *no* one is going to get away with creating
> a
> big ruckus in an airport, in a best - case scenario they will be denied
> boarding and in the worst - case it's off to the hoosegow...

My motto has always been, shut up, pour yourself onto the plane and
be quiet. (laugh) When they open the door, get the hell out of there.

Apparently you should avoid staggering and slurred speech, plus
screaming at the staff. Also, is Southwest owned by some religious
organization or what? For some reason they seem awfully strict
about the drinking thing to me.

> I've known folx who have used profanity at the check - in counter (the
> incidents were with Southwest in St. Louis and Northwest in Minneapolis,
> this was pre - 911). Their reservations were promptly cancelled and they
> were told they would not be flying with those particular airlines that
> day...

The staff shouldn't have to take that kind of abuse, this is true.

> Bullying airline staff is just about the dumbest thing someone can do
> these
> days, and it's a fairly sure bet that the offender will pay the
> consequences...

Gawd, I would have to take my Alz fil and herd him onto a plane. I did
adore him, but 'I have a bomb' would be something he just might joke
about. I was even afraid to warn him because it might put an idea in his
head. That's a good way to land in jail.

nancy