Comments on: Tarmac delays ground the fight for passenger rights http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow! http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-26847 Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow! Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:09:26 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=9141#comment-26847 [...] you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, I’ll lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of [...] [...] you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, I’ll lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of [...]

]]> By: 100th Post « SixSuitcaseTravel http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-26233 100th Post « SixSuitcaseTravel Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:38:02 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=9141#comment-26233 [...] Tarmac delays ground the fight for passenger rights - Elliott.org [...] [...] Tarmac delays ground the fight for passenger rights - Elliott.org [...]

]]> By: DN http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-26104 DN Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:34 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=9141#comment-26104 @Philip: I think you'd be arrested immediately, thrown into a small room at the airport, and put on the airline's "do not fly" list. Personally, I'd try to see if someone could fake a heart attack or medical problem before trying something that extreme. In fact, I'm surprised no one has. @Philip: I think you’d be arrested immediately, thrown into a small room at the airport, and put on the airline’s “do not fly” list. Personally, I’d try to see if someone could fake a heart attack or medical problem before trying something that extreme. In fact, I’m surprised no one has.

]]> By: Philip http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-26090 Philip Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:05:37 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=9141#comment-26090 When you are sitting in a plane for seven hours without water, food and functioning toilet, wouldn't that constitute "an emergency?" No doubt about it, passengers are held virtual prisoners under "cruel and unusual punishment." Could we, and what would happen, if we opened the emergency door, released the chute, and "escaped?" Especially if the terminal is within walking distance. Philip When you are sitting in a plane for seven hours without water, food and functioning toilet, wouldn’t that constitute “an emergency?” No doubt about it, passengers are held virtual prisoners under “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Could we, and what would happen, if we opened the emergency door, released the chute, and “escaped?” Especially if the terminal is within walking distance.

Philip

]]> By: Jasper http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-26027 Jasper Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:28:02 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=9141#comment-26027 Tarmac delays are not hard to figure out. All you have to do (as an airline) is think ahead, and provide customer service. The only hard problem is how to write a law that forces airlines to treat their customers as just that, and not as cattle. Tarmac delays are not hard to figure out. All you have to do (as an airline) is think ahead, and provide customer service. The only hard problem is how to write a law that forces airlines to treat their customers as just that, and not as cattle.

]]> By: Ames http://www.elliott.org/the-navigator/tarmac-delays-ground-the-fight-for-passenger-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-26025 Ames Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:22:22 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=9141#comment-26025 Tarmac delays are easy to understand, the other issues are too complicated and individual so they defy simple sound bites. The people who figure out credit card regulations, if they ever get straightened out, should next work on airline tickets. It will take months of intense work to decipher, but it should be so simple.I want to go from here to there, how much will it cost? Tarmac delays are easy to understand, the other issues are too complicated and individual so they defy simple sound bites. The people who figure out credit card regulations, if they ever get straightened out, should next work on airline tickets. It will take months of intense work to decipher, but it should be so simple.I want to go from here to there, how much will it cost?

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