jim, if you're going to quote me please do so correctly and COMPLETELY:
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Originally Posted by jimworcs
Where does it say anywhere in the post by ilissaj that
"a flight attendant turned an entire plane around "
Are you making things up to disbelieve?
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My EXACT words were:
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Originally Posted by PHXFlyer
... a flight attendant (but really the decision is up to the captain) turned an entire plane around ...
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(emphasis mine on OMITTED words)
jim, you're worse than those beloved tabloids of yours over in the UK!
I did, however, make a leap to assume that since having the BlackBerry powered on would only be an issue once the boarding door had been closed and that the aircraft was at least in readiness to push back from the gate. So "technically" the need to re-attach the Jetway and re-open the door to deplane this passenger would require a return to gate. Wether that return to gate was accomplished by moving the aircraft 0 feet or a Km it is still "turning around the aircraft" for a return to the gate in order to de-plane the passenger. They would then have to offload his bags, re-print the manifest, re-calculate fuel loads and weight and balance, etc.
I don't think the decision to put off this passenger was made on a whim. The crew took a delay which in the end would need to be explained to the airline because it cost them extra money. I doubt such a decision was made because the passenger merely "...took a minute to turn off (her) blackberry."
Now there's an example of proper quoting for ya! Cheers!