Originally Posted by
ChecklistMonkey
Why would a Minneapolis man be jumpseating in uniform to San Diego to go to work and his removal cause the delay of and deplaning of a flight? Stop trying to justify his behavior
Read my early post. I made it clear I’m not justifying his actions. People are just adding information that wasn’t in any of the reports.
Where did it say he was in uniform? His mug shot does not indicate he was in uniform.
He might live in SAN and was jump seating home.
And the delayed flight means nothing. If we have to remove a passenger or employee from the cabin after we board, it will cause a delay. After the United incident SOP is to deplane everyone. That would cause the delay.
Most other articles covering similar stories usually use the phrase “removed from the cockpit” or “removed from the aircraft.” The media on this event uses the phrase “removed from the cabin.”
All that being said, none of that is acceptable but there is a difference between being drunk in the cabin and being drunk in the cockpit.