I have to confess, this is always my concern, if somebody pays in advance and turns up on the day and is an 80-year old frail lady, what do they do then?

The cabin crew will then move her one row back and ask the person behind if suitable if they would like to sit there. Also, the old lady will not get a refund for the seat.

When booking the exit row seats, you have to agree to the T&C’s, if you dont, it states you will be seated elsewhere.

Rick

People who are stupid enough to sue an airline because the plane hits turbulence are usually the kind of people stupid enough take their seat belt off as soon as the sign is switched off.

Paul

Hi Paul,

i understand what your saying, and i always leave my seatbelt on when seated on any flight due to this very fact..

However… how many non frequent flyer’s are out there who only go on a plane once a year at the most, on a summer holiday?

Many of these non-Freq’s trust the pilot’s judgment and the illuminated sign above their head.
If the seatbelt light is not on, most non-freq pax must think if the pilot has turned the seatbelt light off, it must be safe and dont need to wear it..

I think airline seatbelt policy should be like in a car, you should be forced to wear it while seated.

Maybe for example…… . the seatbelt sign is on all the time like the smoking sign, and then an additional light/sign which means no standing/walking/No going to the bathroom………. i dont know…. just a thought..

Until a process were you have to wear it compulsory at all times, i dont think you can really call people stupid for taking their seltbelt off when the sign has gone off??

Understand where im coming from or am i off the point here???

Going back on topic, This is happening more and more were people are getting hurt, but is not making the media therefore not becoming common knowledge.

Rick

The wedding photo will be nice….

I can picture it now…. Groom and Bride stood there smiling for photos… and then in the background above the Bride the big orange words of “EASY” 😮

Classy….

Rick

Taken from here..

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9011496.html

Halifax-bound plane hijacked at Jamaica airport
Six crew members held hostage, passengers safe
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Mon. Apr 20 – 7:19 AM

Dimitri Soudas, press secretary for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaks with the media about a hijacked Canjet plane in Kingston, Jamaica early Monday. (ADRIAN WYLD / The Canadian Press)

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Six crew members on board a Canadian airliner were being held hostage at gunpoint early Monday after a lone gunman with “mental issues” forced his way through security and stormed the jet as it was preparing to depart Jamaica for Halifax.

All the passengers who were to be on board Canjet Airlines flight 918, scheduled to leave Montego Bay at 11 p.m. Sunday night local time, were safely off the plane, said Sangster International Airport spokeswoman Elizabeth Scotton.

Jamaica’s Information Minister Daryl Vaz spoke to CNN
» Click here to read a statement from Canjet

“There are no passengers involved at this time, and there’s no passengers on board the aircraft,” Scotton said in a telephone interview with The Canadian Press. In all, 182 people had been scheduled to be aboard, the airline said.

In a statement released early Monday, Jamaican police said two of the Boeing 737’s eight crew members had been released, while the rest remained on board.

“The passengers have all been debriefed by the Jamaican police and have been placed in local hotels,” the statement said.

The situation was still ongoing, Scotton said, adding that police were on the scene and had cordoned off the airport. She said no injuries have been reported.

Most of the passengers had not yet boarded the flight when the situation developed on the tarmac, Scotton said, although police said dozens of passengers were briefly held hostage before being released.

Police said negotiations were ongoing with the gunman, who apparently managed to force his way through security and board the plane about 40 minutes before it was scheduled to take off.

Daryl Vaz, Jamaica’s information minister, told CNN the gunman was believed to be a young Jamaican man in his 20s with “mental issues.” He said the man was demanding to be taken to Cuba.

Vaz said the man’s father had also been brought in to assist with negotiations.

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding was also in Montego Bay and involved in the negotiations. Police said Golding also met with passengers and “assured them that everything possible was being done to enable them to return home as early as possible.”

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who happened to be in Jamaica for a one-day visit, was awakened early Monday with news of the incident, said an official in his office.

The official said the PMO was monitoring developments and was “deeply concerned.”

“A member of the RCMP as well as the management and consular services officer at the Canadian High Commission in Jamaica are en route to Montego Bay to provide assistance,” the official said.

Look like its a mental issue problem rather than terrorist related.

Daryl Vaz, Jamaica’s information minister, told CNN the gunman was believed to be a young Jamaican man in his 20s with “mental issues.” He said the man was demanding to be taken to Cuba.

Vaz said the man’s father had also been brought in to assist with negotiations.

Rick

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Hostages-Are-Being-Held-On-A-Plane-in-Montego-Bay-Jamaica-According-To-Reports/Article/200904315264919?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_1&lid=ARTICLE_15264919_Hostages_Are_Being_Held_On_A_Plane_in_Montego_Bay%2C_Jamaica%2C_According_To_Reports

According to Reuters, its the cabin crew which are hostage, not PAX.

Rick

If its just for the day…… park there.. — And if your in doubt… go in, go to the bar and get a drink afterwards…. then you are a “paying customer” :confused:

Rick