सभी
← Back to Squawk list
United Airlines put an underage passenger on a plane to the wrong country
A 14-year-old boy from Raleigh, North Carolina, endured an all-night ordeal after the United Airlines unaccompanied minor escort service directed him onto a plane heading to the wrong country. The paperwork that the 14-year-old was given had the correct flight information on it, but there was a gate change between when it was printed and when he arrived at Newark for the connecting flight. (www.businessinsider.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This kid will be able to drive himself to Newark in a year or two, so Mommy dearest really should relax.
If an airline is going to charge a fairly large fee for an unaccompanied minor escort, then they have a responsibility to get the child on the correct plane. That a United employee didn't catch that there was a gate change is really unacceptable. All you have to do is look at the pretty signs above the check-in counter to get flight information.
A) it's United. B) It's Newark. Surprising?
You can bet that after United discovered their goof this kid got the royalty/VIP treatment in spades. And if he wasn't a beta boy, I hope he realized he was out for the Lark of his life! When I was 14 I was already a confirmed airplane geek with thick glasses and figured the closest I would ever get to a cockpit was watching em come and go. Cheers.
This comment was about child safety, and laws to protect children alone on flights.
How can a passenger board with a boarding pass for a different flight? It would surely be flagged by the scanner at the gate.
Oh boo hoo...more pearl clutching. I'm betting the kid was far less traumatized than his mommy who is probably scouring the yellow pages for a lawyer. It looks like a silly but benign mistake...where's the harm?