Hawaiian Airlines plane diverted over blanket row
A passenger was deemed "threatening" after he became enraged at a $12 charge for a blanket.
A passenger was deemed "threatening" after he became enraged at a $12 charge for a blanket.
Fire the pilot for wasting fuel, time.A passenger had asked for the wrap because he was cold, and was outraged when he was asked to pay $12 (£9.80).Police said the man, 66, said he "would like to take someone behind the woodshed for this", which the pilot deemed threatening and then ordered the plane be diverted to Los Angeles.
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That's not even remotely possible under current rules and employment contracts.Fire the pilot for wasting fuel, time.
How much does Alaska Airlines charge for bereavement fares from Hawaii?My first, and last, trip on Hawaiian Airlines was just a touch less than a year ago. While nothing as dramatic as this instance occurred, they did take me and Mrs. Blackwolf for quite the emotional and painfully expensive ride after I learned my father had suffered a fatal heart attack back in California only 18 hours into our Hawaiian vacation. Nearly $4k was taken happily by a supposedly "Family Owned and Passenger Friendly" airline, because they don't have a bereavement policy. The actual staff aboard the plane was fine, but Corporate ranks up there with Enron and Goldman-Sachs in my opinion. Greedy and uncaring. We fly exclusively on Alaska Air when ever we can now. Much better, and even Corporate seems interested in genuine "Service with a Smile."
That's how the article read at the time I posted it. It must have been changed later -- a common occurrence with online news sources.The article doesn't say what you quoted anywhere in the article.
Is your quote from a different article?
That won't happen. The pilot has ultimate authority over his aircraft within the confines of the FAA and his company SOP's. This includes diverting for problem passengers.The article doesn't say what you quoted anywhere in the article.
Is your quote from a different article?
Nothing in the article linked to says the passenger was "enraged".
Enraged is a fair bit different from outraged.
Fire the pilot for wasting fuel, time.A passenger had asked for the wrap because he was cold, and was outraged when he was asked to pay $12 (£9.80).
Police said the man, 66, said he "would like to take someone behind the woodshed for this", which the pilot deemed threatening and then ordered the plane be diverted to Los Angeles.
Why should he get reprimanded? Did you read my post above. He diverted based on the information he was given at the time. He had to make a decision and stick with it. This has nothing to do with unions protecting his job. Even a non-union airline, he would be backed up by his company.The pilot just managed to create a massive amount of bad publicity for Hawaiian Airlines for no reason at all.
He should at least get reprimanded. In a normal industry in the US, he would in fact get fired for that. Airline pilots are unionized so he won't get fired, and that's probably just as well for what *might* have been an honest mistake. But make no mistake, the pilot severely hurt his employer both reputationally and financially by doing something blatantly wrong. In the non-union workplace, that is typically a firing offense.
Good thing I don't work with employers with zero empathy like the "normal industry" you mention. Last month an employee at the multi billion $ company I work with made a mistake that affected several businesses and caused 100s of thousands of $$$ of potential damage. What my employer did was issue a root cause analysis to explain what happened and how to make sure not to do it again, and the employee responsible very much has his job.In a normal industry in the US, he would in fact get fired for that. Airline pilots are unionized so he won't get fired, and that's probably just as well for what *might* have been an honest mistake. But make no mistake, the pilot severely hurt his employer both reputationally and financially by doing something blatantly wrong. In the non-union workplace, that is typically a firing offense.
I am a democratic socialist so i always stand with the unionized workers and not the employers who exploit them for corporate gain.The pilot just managed to create a massive amount of bad publicity for Hawaiian Airlines for no reason at all.
He should at least get reprimanded. In a normal industry in the US, he would in fact get fired for that. Airline pilots are unionized so he won't get fired, and that's probably just as well for what *might* have been an honest mistake. But make no mistake, the pilot severely hurt his employer both reputationally and financially by doing something blatantly wrong. In the non-union workplace, that is typically a firing offense.
Different rules apply to those that sit in cushy armchairs and pontificate after the fact, as opposed to those that are on the front lines and trenches who have to make decisions based on information available and make them stick.Why should he get reprimanded? Did you read my post above. He diverted based on the information he was given at the time. He had to make a decision and stick with it. This has nothing to do with unions protecting his job. Even a non-union airline, he would be backed up by his company.The pilot just managed to create a massive amount of bad publicity for Hawaiian Airlines for no reason at all.
He should at least get reprimanded. In a normal industry in the US, he would in fact get fired for that. Airline pilots are unionized so he won't get fired, and that's probably just as well for what *might* have been an honest mistake. But make no mistake, the pilot severely hurt his employer both reputationally and financially by doing something blatantly wrong. In the non-union workplace, that is typically a firing offense.
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