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In reply to the discussion: Delta flight from JFK Airport delayed after Jewish passengers refuse to sit next to women [View all]JimDandy
(7,318 posts)68. Then they should have to declare this at the time of ticket purchase
so seating arrangements can be accomodated. If not, and a female passenger doesn't want to move, then the disrupting religious person must be required to make other flight arrangements.
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Delta flight from JFK Airport delayed after Jewish passengers refuse to sit next to women [View all]
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2014
OP
Just what I thought. Good for those women. Let the mysoginists work it out for themselves.
OregonBlue
Dec 2014
#82
Prominent Washington, D.C. rabbi secretly filmed women bathing: police
GreatCaesarsGhost
Dec 2014
#113
Yep, I've heard that in the ultra fundamentalists synagogues, women are not allowed to be next to
dissentient
Dec 2014
#13
Yep, my attitude is people can believe whatever they want, as long as it doesn't
dissentient
Dec 2014
#21
what if the airline offered you a huge voucher just to change seats like they will?
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#61
They were flying over a cemetary at the time, and didn't want dead-person cooties.
arcane1
Dec 2014
#38
I wonder if the rule extends into orbit. What if they were on the Space Station?
arcane1
Dec 2014
#43
Why was there any delay? They should have been thrown off of the plane immediately.
Chakab
Dec 2014
#77
Let them fly chartered planes if they think they're going to get cooties from women
Warpy
Dec 2014
#85
I think it's fine if the cabin crew tries to accommodate these passengers (and any other
petronius
Dec 2014
#89