Originally Posted by
labbats
Throwing up the same day as a flight and admitting as much will require many airlines to remove you as policy.
While the family was put under additional strain the daughter must have been very ill to have a FA notice. Curious what the sick daughter thought of flying that day. As always there are two sides to every story.
True, I am hearing this story second hand from the parents.... As a pilot my first reaction was to recognize that it was a conservative decision with safety in mind. I think mom and daughter shared too much info with the FA not knowing that the end result would be removal from the aircraft....
Having children myself, I also recognize that their health often changes quickly....
Removing passengers that appear unhealthy raises some issues... it's not like we are taking them on a thrill ride, we are putting them in a climate controlled environment with access to water and restroom facilities. At a minimum I believe that a crew member or agent that makes the decision should be able to be confident that they believe that allowing the person to travel would result in harm to the individual or others and that a diversion of the aircraft could be likely.....
Thankfully, as pilots, we are probably out of the loop when these types of issues occurr since the ground staff is still involved...
I would be curious to know which airlines have the specific policy you mention....