Originally Posted by
bfull
Should those COEX captains be held responsible for the misdirected unaccompanied minors being on their aircraft?
Let's not muddy the waters. There is a clear and well established protocol for the handling of unaccompanied minors. That protocol does not involve the cockpit. It is the Captain's responsibility to safely transport those traveling as such and to notify the arrival station that U.M.s are on board. That was done. The recent screw ups were poorly trained ground staffers and inattentive flight attendants at one of our subcontractors. Quite sure your point has nothing to do with the topic.
Ultimately however we will all be "held responsible". If lawsuits are filed and the airline looses, it will mean less money in the coffers. My experience has been that the most money I ever made at the airline was when we ran a good operation and the corporation was making so much money they could neither hide nor steal it all.