Sheikh rumpus delays plane - 50 passengers miss connecting flights
A Qatar sheikh held up a British Airways flight
at Milan’s Linate airport for nearly three hours.
A Qatar sheikh held up a British Airways flight at
Milan’s Linate airport for nearly three hours after discovering three of
his female relatives had been seated next to men they did not
know.
When none of the other business class passengers agreed to swap seats, the sheikh, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, went to the pilot, who had already started the engine, to complain, an airport official said.
The pilot ordered him and his traveling companions, the three women, two men, a cook and a servant, off the plane.
Which was great; but, the whole disaster took 3 hours to sort!
The London-bound flight took off nearly three hours behind schedule Thursday evening and around 50 of the 115 passengers missed connecting flights.
It’s egregious hogwash to demand that rules, access, be changed on the spot to favor your religion or customs, whatever.
When none of the other business class passengers agreed to swap seats, the sheikh, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, went to the pilot, who had already started the engine, to complain, an airport official said.
The pilot ordered him and his traveling companions, the three women, two men, a cook and a servant, off the plane.
Which was great; but, the whole disaster took 3 hours to sort!
The London-bound flight took off nearly three hours behind schedule Thursday evening and around 50 of the 115 passengers missed connecting flights.
It’s egregious hogwash to demand that rules, access, be changed on the spot to favor your religion or customs, whatever.
Posted: Sat - July 28, 2007 at 04:31 PM