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Post by phil82 on Jan 2, 2013 13:45:33 GMT 12
I should have added, perhaps, that I am the least PC person I know, and take great delight in ruffling the feathers of any feminist type who challenges me. Haven't lost yet!
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Post by expatkiwi on Jan 2, 2013 14:19:50 GMT 12
If indeed this polkicy has been changed, then well and good. Being profiled as a potentiasl child molester really rankles.
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Post by scrooge on Jan 2, 2013 15:29:59 GMT 12
Interesting enough, but I think this was done on Pprune in the last 6 months or so as well.
One of the opinions provided was that this sort of policy also acted as a protection for the individual male who may not do anything and then be falsely accused.
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Post by slackie on Jan 2, 2013 16:13:18 GMT 12
If airlines are looking at useful policy then they need to consider the seating policy of obese passengers... if they use more than their own seat then they should have to purchase the extra seat... fortunately I haven't been subjected to being seated beside such a passenger but I have observed passengers that have "used more than their seating allocation" to the extreme discomfort of their adjacent fellow passengers who, more often than not, do not appear to actually be travelling with the offending large pax. In fact on one flight I watched two pax of similar proportions board a flight then split up to sit in different seats (each with poor bugg3rs alongside having to accomodate the "excess baggage"). One of them sat in the seat in front of me and I overheard her say that they always book separate seats because they physically can't sit together, and so the inflict their condition on others around the aircraft.
*** ducking for cover ***
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 2, 2013 17:16:17 GMT 12
Back in March 2010 (before Christchurch started getting destroyed by earthquakes), I boarded a late Sunday afternoon Air NZ flight headed for Wellington. The flight was operated by a B737 and I was in seat 17C (aisle seat). It was a totally full flight and the last person to board was a very large politician representing a Christchurch electorate, who also happens to be a Cabinet Minister. He must have been a last minute booking, because he had been allocated seat 16D (aisle seat) one row in front of me and on the other side of the aisle instead of a seat towards the front of the aeroplane. He started to lift the arm-rest between his seat and the middle seat prior to sitting down, whereupon the small gentleman sitting in that middle seat slammed the arm-rest back down again. Once again, the large politician attempted to raise the arm-rest, with the same forceful result from the smaller gentleman in the middle seat. The large man attempted to squeeze into the seat with the armrest down, but couldn't fit and the smaller gentleman pushed back when the larger gentleman's bulk started oozing into the space of the middle seat. Cabin crew then got involved and there was a rather heated discussion for a couple of minutes. The chap in the middle seat stood his ground and eventually a compromise was reached whereby the large politican was strapped into one of the cabin crew member's seats at the rear of the plane, with the crew member who normally sat in that seat strapping into seat 16D for takeoff and landing.
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Post by ngatimozart on Jan 2, 2013 17:39:24 GMT 12
Back in March 2010 (before Christchurch started getting destroyed by earthquakes), I boarded a late Sunday afternoon Air NZ flight headed for Wellington. The flight was operated by a B737 and I was in seat 17C (aisle seat). It was a totally full flight and the last person to board was a very large politician representing a Christchurch electorate, who also happens to be a Cabinet Minister. He must have been a last minute booking, because he had been allocated seat 16D (aisle seat) one row in front of me and on the other side of the aisle instead of a seat towards the front of the aeroplane. He started to lift the arm-rest between his seat and the middle seat prior to sitting down, whereupon the small gentleman sitting in that middle seat slammed the arm-rest back down again. Once again, the large politician attempted to raise the arm-rest, with the same forceful result from the smaller gentleman in the middle seat. The large man attempted to squeeze into the seat with the armrest down, but couldn't fit and the smaller gentleman pushed back when the larger gentleman's bulk started oozing into the space of the middle seat. Cabin crew then got involved and there was a rather heated discussion for a couple of minutes. The chap in the middle seat stood his ground and eventually a compromise was reached whereby the large politican was strapped into one of the cabin crew member's seats at the rear of the plane, with the crew member who normally sat in that seat strapping into seat 16D for takeoff and landing. Good one and being a ChCh fulla and all, glad to see said over large git didn't get his way. Having personal experience of said oversized git, he should travelled as deck cargo. |
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Post by phil82 on Jan 2, 2013 18:52:14 GMT 12
Hong Kong to Heathrow on Cathay Pacific, shortly after take-off, Chinese woman in seat immediately in fron reclines her seat which means I couldn't use the tray. Cabin staff were ininterested, as was the passenger, so I opened the tray, and slammed it shut...and opened the tray...and slammed it shut...opened the tray...and slammed it shut! She eventually got the message and moved her seat upright!
Yeah, I know... but live and let live is the rule..
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Post by hairy on Jan 2, 2013 21:30:30 GMT 12
Hong Kong to Heathrow on Cathay Pacific, shortly after take-off, Chinese woman in seat immediately in fron reclines her seat which means I couldn't use the tray. Cabin staff were ininterested, as was the passenger, so I opened the tray, and slammed it shut...and opened the tray...and slammed it shut...opened the tray...and slammed it shut! She eventually got the message and moved her seat upright! Yeah, I know... but live and let live is the rule.. In such situations I've found that a couple of wet "sneezes" usually rectify the situation.  Another option that works apparently is opening your air vent to maximum and directing it at the top of their head, or you could try one of these....................... www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html  |
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Post by expatkiwi on Jan 3, 2013 7:30:35 GMT 12
All those tricks one has to pull. That's deregulation for you....
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Post by Chris F on Jan 3, 2013 9:08:18 GMT 12
On our way back from the States our son sat in the middle row of seating and during the flight fell asleep on the young man sitting beside hims shoulder...the guy was really cool about the whole thing and their was no problem what so ever from anyone at all.
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Post by nighthawknz on Feb 10, 2019 13:19:26 GMT 12
Pretty sure this policy has been reversed in recent years...
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