What Part of "No" Is Confusing You?

[eltf177]

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/29/un...-stop-smoking/

Though it might seem like “no smoking” signs on airplanes aren’t even needed anymore — who could possibly think lighting up a cigarette in an enclosed cabin filled with other people is okay? — there are apparently those out there who still need reminding that smoking isn’t allowed. To wit: a United Airlines flight headed to Boston from Denver was forced to turn around after a passenger reportedly lit up and refused to stop smoking.


And to top it all off:

Because the crew had exceeded their legally allowed duty hours, the flight was canceled and the passengers were rebooked for a flight on Saturday.

If I'd been on this flight Security had better protect him from me!

I hope the airline and his fellow passengers sue the crap out of him!

[mjr]

So wait...the crew exceeded their legally allowed duty hours? They turned the plane around 30 minutes into the flight...

How long was the flight?

I mean, if turning around half an hour into a flight (now we're at an hour), taxiing, and asking passengers to de-plane makes the crew exceed their legally allowed duty hours, I have to ask if that crew should have been on that plane to begin with.

But yeah, it's VERY clear that smoking isn't allowed on airplanes. It's been that way for years.

I mean, I know people get nervous or jittery, but if you can't go that long without a smoke, something is wrong. Maybe you should try nicotine gum.

[drunkenwildmage]

The flight should've been around 4 - 5 hours, I think. Most likely, the crew was borderline once they would've got done on with the flight, and from the extra hour or so for having to turn the plane around, it put them above the line.

[eltf177]

The flight should've been around 4 - 5 hours, I think. Most likely, the crew was borderline once they would've got done on with the flight, and from the extra hour or so for having to turn the plane around, it put them above the line.

That's my reasoning as well, the extra time to turn around (plus however long they'd be stuck on the ground after getting rid of this fool) put them over their limits...