This "Hell is Other People" designation goes to actor Alec Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin was ordered off an American Airlines flight that was still at the gate after he refused to turn off his tablet computer. According to reports, Baldwin took his computer into the restroom and slammed the door. This alerted the Captain to the trouble. Mr. Baldwin blamed the incident on a flight attendant whom he said was acting like a 1950's gym teacher.
I am a frequent flyer. Probably half the time I fly, I have to speak up and remind other passengers to turn off their phones, computers, tablets, and MP 3 players after the flight attendant announces that "The doors to the aircraft are now closed. All electronic devices with an on-off switch must now be turned off." It never ceases to amaze and disturb me that so many people believe that their "right" to play a game on their computer supersedes my right to a safe flight. I wish the flight attendants and captains would be more aggressive in enforcing this rule. I laud American Airlines for having Mr. Baldwin removed from the flight.
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Here's the American Airlines Facebook post on the incident.
Since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified himself as being removed from an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, Dec. 6, we have elected to provide the actual facts of the matter as well as the FAA regulations which American, and all airlines, must enforce. Cell phones and electronic devices are allowed to be used while the aircraft is at the gate and the door is open for boarding. When the door is closed for departure and the seat belt light is turned on, all cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off for taxi-out and take-off. This passenger declined to turn off his cell phone when asked to do so at the appropriate time. The passenger ultimately stood up (with the seat belt light still on for departure) and took his phone into the plane’s lavatory. He slammed the lavatory door so hard, the cockpit crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the cockpit door closed and locked. They immediately contacted the cabin crew to check on the situation. The passenger was extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language. Given the facts above, the passenger was removed from the flight and denied boarding.
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