Quite surprised at some of the opinions expressed here…especially the one that says that “they are probably chavs” – incredibly narrow minded IMO.
Take my dad, for example. He is terrified of flying, but he still does it, after a few pints. He would have been in amongst the crowd that wouldn’t board, for sure. Is he then a chav? He’s been to Spain before…oh he must be a chav then :rolleyes:
There would have been plenty of nervous people, and once one starts ranting it puts ideas in everybody’s head. It only takes a few bad apples to ruin the whole box…
It sounds like a poorly communicated situation but at the end of the day, passengers see it from the point ofview that there is a problem with the plane and don’t want to get on it. With the recent high profile air incidents, I am stunned to see why some of you find that so difficult to understand.
I would place myself as a more “savvy” passenger, since I take a casual interest in commercial aviation which stems from the fact I fly so much for work. So, i’m not an expert, I would have got on the flight, but I can fully understand why so many refused.
I had a vageuly similar incident on an NWA flight last year. We were fully boarded and ready to go, and then the captain came on and said that there was a problem with a panel on the rear cargo door, and it needed to be replaced. He then went on to explain that it was nothing to worry about, etc etc. No passengers ran away…it took about an hour to fix it.
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