Turbo19 Posted June 5, 2013 Share #1 Posted June 5, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — A group of about 100 high school students traveling from New York to Atlanta were thrown off an AirTran flight, along with their chaperones, after the pilot and crew lost patience with some kids who wouldn't sit down and put away their cellphones. Seniors from the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn were on the flight about 6 a.m. Monday at LaGuardia Airport. AirTran's parent company, Southwest Airlines, said in a statement that flight attendants asked passengers several times to take their seats and put their mobile devices away. The airline said that when some didn't comply, the captain repeated the request. When that didn't work either, the whole group of students was ordered to disembark for safety reasons, the airline said. The flight was delayed for about 45 minutes while the students filed out of the Boeing 737, which seats about 137 people, leaving the plane mostly empty. Rabbi Seth Linfield, executive director at Yeshiva of Flatbush, said administrators Tuesday were still looking into the disagreement, but he said in a statement that "preliminarily, it does not appear that the action taken by the flight crew was justified." Read More: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 5, 2013 Share #2 Posted June 5, 2013 Please... The action was justified. These damn kids don't know how to follow instructions. They were asked to take their seats and put away their mobile devices. What part of that isn't clear?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted June 5, 2013 Share #3 Posted June 5, 2013 screw it, nvm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted June 5, 2013 Share #4 Posted June 5, 2013 I lol'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted June 5, 2013 Share #5 Posted June 5, 2013 Please... The action was justified. These damn kids don't know how to follow instructions. They were asked to take their seats and put away their mobile devices. What part of that isn't clear?? Exactly. They're lucky that the marshals didn't have to get them off the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted June 5, 2013 Having used various forms of public transit for so long it was better for the airline to do something about it rather than the passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted June 5, 2013 Share #7 Posted June 5, 2013 I lol'd. I can see where this is going to head lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted June 5, 2013 Share #8 Posted June 5, 2013 The crew absolutely made the right decision! Give me a break, they were causing a dangerous situation. They should be glad PAPD didn't come on that plane and take those kids to the SLAMMER, which they probably could have done if they wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted June 5, 2013 Share #9 Posted June 5, 2013 Good! These damn kids these days have no respect for no one. The right action was taken! Anyways I didnt know AirTran flew 737s. Thought they used Airbus 319, 320 series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted June 6, 2013 Share #10 Posted June 6, 2013 Good! These damn kids these days have no respect for no one. The right action was taken! Anyways I didnt know AirTran flew 737s. Thought they used Airbus 319, 320 series! They use 717's and 737's http://www.airtran.com/faq/q/what_type_of_fleet_does_airtran_airways_use.aspx?tt=Inflight+Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted June 9, 2013 Share #11 Posted June 9, 2013 Didn't this happen at like 4 in the morning? Sounds like some kids weren't listening well and the crew was cranky and did not give them any extra chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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