Posted on 05/04/2017 8:29:39 AM PDT by simpson96
A Delta Air Lines employee allegedly slapped a phone out of a 13-year-old boy's hand, as he filmed people's reaction to flight delay announcements.
Matthew Boggan, from New York, claims the worker was five feet away from him when she "grabbed" the phone and "hit it really hard" before it fell from his right hand.
His family claim that Matthew got his phone out and began to record passengers' reactions to the announcement that the flight would be delayed, when the phone was hit out of his hand.
The teenager said he was luckily able to catch the phone with his other hand when it was knocked out of his grasp.(snip)
Matthew's flight was reportedly delayed several times due to weather conditions.
It was scheduled to take off at 6.50pm and ended up departing at 2.30pm the next day, and the family received repeated text messages alerting them to the delays.
They claim they were forced to sleep on the floor near the gate while waiting.
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
Phones are supposed to be off when the doors close
Such a delay is better handled - an hour into the beginning of the delay - as a flight cancellation, and issuing vouchers to all the passengers, redeemable for another flight with that airline, or honored at face value (what they paid for their ticket) with another airline.
I would rather change my travel plans than sleep on the floor of the gate area from 6:50 one day to 2:5o the next day. Such a period, no matter the cause, should not be a “delayed” flight. It should have been a cancelled flight.
You’re right, but this was at the gate.
Anyone check to see if Delta tweeted to United ‘ hold my beer ‘ just before the incident?
Southwest has got to be loving all of this. Another round of posting “we beat the competition not you” should show up soon.
You hit my child, I own your plane.
No. In airplane mode.
“You hit my child, I own your plane.”
I know that’s right.
Nope, they need to be in airplane mode, pictures and video are still operable.
This is what happens when our government gives airline employees carte blanche implicit or implied police powers in the name of national security.
Correct; that's how it has been the last few times I have flown.
Yeah, Southwest is the only consistently pleasant airline these days.
Then again, I have seen passengers pretty up in arms on Southwest flights as well.
I am not flying any more, ever.
Supposed to be in Hamburg in June but I am cancelling that.
It’s okay, I will not miss the cattle call.
“Phones are supposed to be off when the doors close”
I’m pretty sure they’re allowed to be on until the Captain orders them to be turned off. Either way, that gives the stewardess no right to assault a passenger.
False. Phones are supposed to be off OR IN AIRPLANE MODE which still allows recording.
Yup. This is human nature. Give most people a little power over others and many lose their mind.
“Phones are supposed to be off when the doors close”
This happened inside the terminal.
That is incorrect, as of about 4 years ago.
This is the second Delta incident today. It’s almost as if they are trying to be United.
Do people still get their movie film developed by Kodak?
"...slaps customer..."
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