Comments on: Con Air with kids http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/con-air-with-kids/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: andy http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/con-air-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-3762 andy Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:42:39 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/con-air-with-kids/#comment-3762 FYI.....Southwest Airlines does not transport prisoners on any of its flights. Company policy! Gotta LUV those guys! FYI…..Southwest Airlines does not transport prisoners on any of its flights. Company policy! Gotta LUV those guys!

]]> By: MORT HERMAN http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/con-air-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 MORT HERMAN Thu, 04 May 2006 19:15:44 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/con-air-with-kids/#comment-1377 i assume that the guards escorting these "co air" prisoners are armed. There is however remote, the possibilty of a prisoner, although shackled and cuffed, can overpower a guard. a discharged pistol that penetrates the aircraft's skin can cause a passenger(s) to be sucked out of the plane. a child would be easy prey. armed law enforcement officers are required to "check" their weapons in the cockpit until their arrival. Ms. Scala's suggestion sounds quite logical. i assume that the guards escorting these “co air” prisoners are armed. There is however remote, the possibilty of a prisoner, although shackled and cuffed, can overpower a guard. a discharged pistol that penetrates the aircraft’s skin can cause a passenger(s) to be sucked out of the plane. a child would be easy prey.

armed law enforcement officers are required to “check” their weapons in the cockpit until their arrival. Ms. Scala’s suggestion sounds quite logical.

]]> By: Pamela Scala http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/con-air-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 Pamela Scala Wed, 03 May 2006 20:33:41 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/con-air-with-kids/#comment-1376 Put these "special needs" passengers on military planes. The security would be the best and no ordinary defenseless citizen would be at risk. Put these “special needs” passengers on military planes. The security would be the best and no ordinary defenseless citizen would be at risk.

]]> By: Jeanie Schneider http://www.elliott.org/the-travel-critic/con-air-with-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Jeanie Schneider Wed, 03 May 2006 18:26:06 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/con-air-with-kids/#comment-1375 Not all prisoners fly Convict Air, the Federal correctional system's method of air transport. If it's a state-level criminal matter, commercial airliners are used. For the most part, as long as they're handcuffed and shackled, these men and women pose little or no threat to those around them - I say this as someone involved in prison ministry. While I wouldn't mind being seated next to someone in custody, I just wouldn't want children around them. Perhaps create a child-free zone of two rows front and back? Not all prisoners fly Convict Air, the Federal correctional system’s method of air transport. If it’s a state-level criminal matter, commercial airliners are used. For the most part, as long as they’re handcuffed and shackled, these men and women pose little or no threat to those around them – I say this as someone involved in prison ministry. While I wouldn’t mind being seated next to someone in custody, I just wouldn’t want children around them. Perhaps create a child-free zone of two rows front and back?

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