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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:20 PM Original message |
Arab princesses kicked off British Airways plane to jeers and whistles after refusing to sit next to |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. DEMANDED segregated seating? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. With their money, I'm surprised they didn't just charter their |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Actually, it wasn't so much the women who were complaining... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
65. Unacceptable behavior, IMO |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
78. I'd imagine a six-pack of whoop-ass would have been opened. n/t |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. Next time they can have chimpy send over Air Force one... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. What I don't understand is why the party didn't have seats |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. There is no three across seating in First Class. It's one or two |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. You can tell where I sat when I was aboard planes |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Not all might have singles - the 747 usually has two singles - lower level. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Business class may have been two across, not three |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. That's what I don't understand. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. This is why rich royals are forced into owning their own planes. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Yes, the horror of it all. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't know what EIGHT passengers thought they were all going |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Those males could have paid a stranger to change places with them, |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. I thought all those Arab Royals had their own effing jets... |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 04:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
43. obviouslly low level types... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:02 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. The guys who arranged the flight should have |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. You can find a LOT more about this... |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. airlines.net is amazing |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #13 |
55. Thank you for that link |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. "Princesses"..."royal family"...*snarf* |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
15. just out for a day of shoping. nice life |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. Is it at ALL possible that just one passenger in 1st could have just ate shit and switched seats? |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Apparently, the people they wanted to move were in groups as well... |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Thank you for responding rationally to my post. I agree, the way they make the request is important |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. i do not change my seat just because of someone else's poor planning |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. I will move if I consider the request to be a reasonable one... |
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DavidMS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 07:40 AM Response to Reply #37 |
46. I agree with you |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:23 AM Response to Reply #37 |
49. But a request based on Xtianity would be reasonable? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Deleted message |
parkia00 (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Need more clarification here... |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
72. "..they even have buses where men sit in front and women sit in the rear?" |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Christianity and Islam have very similar Mosaic roots. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #37 |
53. But anything that is based on giving me $1,000 to switch seats makes it reasonable again. n/t |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
70. This does seem to have been the best solution |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
67. A lot of people are easier going though |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. Why should people who paid for their seats move just so |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #67 |
83. Obviously the princesses and their shiek cared |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
47. You should read the whole thing on airlines.net. Very interesting. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
48. And what if they were |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 07:30 AM Response to Reply #19 |
81. Accomodate an adult having a temper tantrum? NO WAY!!!! |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. There's a bit more to this story |
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LadyAziz (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. That dude is not the Emir but a relative |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Very informative post |
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LadyAziz (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Thanks for your reply |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #33 |
59. I'm flummoxed |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 10:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I'll blame the emir for the paternalism, and the princesses for parasitism |
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dollie300 (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. He should have taken hisown private jet. he has one. n/t |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 07:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
82. Well, the princesses can certainly partake on shopping in the West...... |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well, gee |
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cigsandcoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hey Emir et al - private planes can institute Sharia law. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
30. From "Princess and the Pea" to "Princesses Get Pissed"?? |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. The funny thing is... |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:30 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I've told similar assholes to shut up and go away |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 04:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. unfortunately the airline didn't |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Is there a write up on that anywhere? I'd like to avoid that airline if I can |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
75. That won't be a problem, it was TWA. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #44 |
73. How do you know they were thugs and "gangstas" |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. they looked like thugs, they were behaving like thugs and calling each other the n-word. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #44 |
79. That's when the shit-stain should have been told... |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-28-07 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
35. What a nightmare for the other passengers |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
36. Considering the way some of these guys consider women to be their property |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
80. It was because the male considered the princesses his property that this all happened to begin with |
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sleipnir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
39. Self-rightous asshat. |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
40. They want the benefits of modern science while enforcing 7th |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
41. If they wanted special arrangements, they should have brought them up when booking |
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Monkey see Monkey Do (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
42. The Daily Mail isn't at all a reliable source |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. believe it has been reported elsewhere as well |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
56. Well..if they sat next to non related males....they would face execution on returning home |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:23 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. In QATAR? |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Qatar is a Persian Gulf state. They do have family traditions and "honors' that demand respect |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Are you assuming that |
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Sukie1941 (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 12:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Here in Oregon we have "family traditions and "honors" |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. I assume you are a male and never ventured off your mountain. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
58. I agree with BA 100% |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
66. Several weird things here |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 07:59 AM Response to Reply #66 |
84. Based upon the story at airlines.net, |
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Keefer (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
68. What I want to know is... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
69. If the princesses sat next to a strange man |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
71. I bet you they weren't flying economy class |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-29-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
77. The number of Arab princes is in the thousands. |
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