ABJHIJIT:
Your story is not very encouraging in terms of the state of customer service by US-based airlines. Continental Air (“CO”) is about as “good as it gets” when it comes to US-based airlines that fly inter-continental.
The legitimate place for CO to communicate, to you, their concerns about your family clearing US Immigration is at the check-in counter, or at the gate—in Mumbai. If, for whatever reason, Continental didn’t notice your son’s condition in Mumbai, then they need to shut-up. For the cabin crew to babble this information to you is pure and simple harassment. What the hell are you supposed to do?? Pop the emergency exit, and walk back to Mumbai.
I’d love to see Silent Bob’s “criteria” for determining “sick” passengers applied on domestic flights. The planes would, either, be less crowded, or, in some cases, could even be missing crew. Because anyone with a cold, and a bronchial condition, would be denied boarding. That would, certainly, be one way to get a Passenger’s Bill of Rights passed!
Abjhijit, the next time you’re on a plane, try to grab about two air sick bags from the seat pockets, and take them with you when leave. There was a time you could do this without getting threatened with arrest. Hopefully, that time still exists. Otherwise, I guess we’ll hear from Pattis, who will, gleefully, tell us that taking air sick bags off the plane will get you 10 years in Guantamano!
About 45 years ago, I had an experience (on an Electra) similar to what your son went through (vomiting). Fortunately, it was during a time when cabin crew were expected to behave like human beings. Needless to say, I was very embarrassed and, to this day, I never board a plane unless I have an air sick bag in my carry-on.
Finally, I would recommend you use Lufthansa on future travel between India and the US. They don’t fly to Indianapolis. You must go to either Chicago or New York/Newark. There is also a change of planes in Frankfurt. However, Lufthansa crew have managed to keep alive a customer service culture that, in the US, was killed-off with deregulation.
PATTIS:
You must work for US Airways. Your arrogant attitude makes you a poster child for the Passenger Rights movement. You’re probably the type that calls the cops if someone blinks at you the wrong way! As to…
HAHAHAHAHAHA...are you actually comparing yourself to Ghandi???? OMG that is just way too funny. Most hilarious thing I heard all day!!!
Well, Pattis, you’re right. Abjhijit is NOT Ghandi. I know that because one trip on a US-based airline would give Ghandi cause to abandon his pacifist philosophy! Actually, Ghandi, most likely, got better service when he traveled, by ship, from India, to the UK—in steerage!
SILENT BOB:
OK, so no one knew about the Atlanta attorney with TB. Now, as to SARS: Can you identify any instances where a specific person(s) were taken off the plane, and/or denied entry into a country. I’m NOT talking about a reduction in flight schedules, or cancellation of any entire flight.
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