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#3053683 23-Mar-2023 10:47

Anyone defending this guy: go sit in business class (when you've paid for economy) next time you fly and let us know how you get on 😉

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#3053746 23-Mar-2023 11:55

Jeez people are so outraged by this. I hope none of you are behind the wheel if someone cuts you off. Get some perspective.

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#3053769 23-Mar-2023 12:40

duckDecoy:

I recall years ago Bob Jones stubbornly refused to watch the flight safety spiel and instead continued to do whatever it was he was doing. The flight crew removed him and when interviewed he fully admitted it was his own dumb fault and none of the flight crew had done a single thing wrong. At least he owned his own decision, unlike this guy.

He subsequently bought a Private Jet and swore never to Fly Air NZ Again

"Property tycoon and former politician Sir Bob Jones has reportedly bought his own private jet just months after being escorted off an Air New Zealand flight"

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/sir-bob-jones-new-private-jet/YH2FY4WAH6A5XQ5UV6SDCEJ6UU/

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#3053787 23-Mar-2023 13:54

Bung:

No doubt the facts will change until it gets to court. He was wrong to think he could argue with Jetstar but it started with the airline. Apparently jetstar changed the aircraft flying the route and that changed the seating available. He swapped seats with another passenger to sit by his wife and that was initially ok'd by an attendant. The attendant then came back saying he had to move. Other passengers were surprised how quickly it went from discussion to Police. Southwest Air.ines in US, the largest low cost airline operates without assigned seats so that isn't "the big deal" that some claim.

i've flown on some budget airlines with first come first serve seating.

horrible to board (mad bulls charging through) but unless they weigh every passenger at the check in counter they ain't knowing how much anybody weighs

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#3053809 23-Mar-2023 15:10

Rikkitic:

Jeez people are so outraged by this. I hope none of you are behind the wheel if someone cuts you off. Get some perspective.

I imagine number of people are empathising with the crew and other passengers. It's amazing how vicariously annoyed it's possible to get about situations like this.

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#3054145 24-Mar-2023 14:13

duckDecoy:
I recall years ago Bob Jones stubbornly refused to watch the flight safety spiel and instead continued to do whatever it was he was doing. The flight crew removed him and when interviewed he fully admitted it was his own dumb fault and none of the flight crew had done a single thing wrong. At least he owned his own decision, unlike this guy.

Speaking of Bob Jones, he famously punched a reporter in the face when disturbed while fishing, and was fined $1000. In court he asked the judge if he paid $2000 could he do it again. lol

Yes he was quietly trout fishing I think on Tongariro river when a tvnz reporter flew over him in a helicopter and landed on the river bank to ask him some political questions as he was leader of? NZ party? (not an mp) ... Bob Jones was pissed at the interruption and ran out of scrub and punched him.

Personally if I'm quietly finished and a nob flies over in a helicopter to ask an innane question I would have punched too.

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#3054563 25-Mar-2023 15:56

Rikkitic:

Jeez people are so outraged by this. I hope none of you are behind the wheel if someone cuts you off. Get some perspective.

Play fair.

The discussion has largely been about how unwise it is not to move when requested to do so by airline staff.

I don’t see anyone “outraged by this” report. But you don’t seem to be able to let it go. You use “outrage” as the sort of emotionally-laden language which then justifies telling people to “Get some perspective.” Bringing up other examples of over-reactions and attempting to apply them here seems like you’re simply swimming against the tide in this topic.

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#3054571 25-Mar-2023 16:32

Hammerer:

Play fair.

The discussion has largely been about how unwise it is not to move when requested to do so by airline staff.

I don’t see anyone “outraged by this” report. But you don’t seem to be able to let it go. You use “outrage” as the sort of emotionally-laden language which then justifies telling people to “Get some perspective.” Bringing up other examples of over-reactions and attempting to apply them here seems like you’re simply swimming against the tide in this topic.

You are late to the party. I let it go a long time ago. Not sure why you want to stoke it up again.

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#3054579 25-Mar-2023 16:52

I have noticed that flight crew on each flight I take aren’t checking that the ticket holder for each seat was seated there. But I have always seen them check that all booked seats were filled before takeoff and that the empty seats were in the expected places, telling at least one passenger to move back to their own seat on each flight I’m on.

Rikkitic:

Hammerer:

Play fair.

The discussion has largely been about how unwise it is not to move when requested to do so by airline staff.

I don’t see anyone “outraged by this” report. But you don’t seem to be able to let it go. You use “outrage” as the sort of emotionally-laden language which then justifies telling people to “Get some perspective.” Bringing up other examples of over-reactions and attempting to apply them here seems like you’re simply swimming against the tide in this topic.

You are late to the party. I let it go a long time ago. Not sure why you want to stoke it up again.

Been busy, including on airline flights, so haven’t been on for while.

It’s Saturday and I just read this Wednesday topic and commented on your posts ending Thursday so it is good to see that time heals so quickly.

While I could have gone back and upvoted others’ comments it was easier to say what I thought.

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#3054581 25-Mar-2023 17:00

We all say what we think here, including me.

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#3054621 25-Mar-2023 21:27

Rikkitic:

Hammerer:

Play fair.

The discussion has largely been about how unwise it is not to move when requested to do so by airline staff.

I don’t see anyone “outraged by this” report. But you don’t seem to be able to let it go. You use “outrage” as the sort of emotionally-laden language which then justifies telling people to “Get some perspective.” Bringing up other examples of over-reactions and attempting to apply them here seems like you’re simply swimming against the tide in this topic.

You are late to the party. I let it go a long time ago. Not sure why you want to stoke it up again.

you were out of this thread, then you came back....

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#3054624 25-Mar-2023 21:53

Jase2985:

you were out of this thread, then you came back....

D'oh!

Are you just here to state the obvious or are you going to contribute something of value?

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