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Quoting ikramerica (Reply 1): But I see it today with my nieces and their friends when there is even a hint of "not feeling good" or simply being tired. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 1): It sounds silly, but I partly blame it on the childlike behavior of a lot of teens these days. I'm not that old but I never remember ANY of my 14 year old female friends back in the 80s clinging to their Mommies and Daddies like toddlers. But I see it today with my nieces and their friends when there is even a hint of "not feeling good" or simply being tired. It's really pitiful how baby-like some of these kids are. That the EY staff misinterpreted this behavior for an illness isn't that far afield. |
Quoting wjcandee (Thread starter): Looks like they have a little work to do on understanding the markets they fly into. Kind of odd that an "international" airline would be so clueless as to the appearance of their customers in different locations |
Quoting thekorean (Reply 2): Its odd considering EY already flies to DUB. |
Quoting wjcandee (Thread starter): http://nypost.com/2015/07/14/airline...boarding-due-to-white-sickly-skin/ |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 1): It sounds silly, but I partly blame it on the childlike behavior of a lot of teens these days. I'm not that old but I never remember ANY of my 14 year old female friends back in the 80s clinging to their Mommies and Daddies like toddlers. But I see it today with my nieces and their friends when there is even a hint of "not feeling good" or simply being tired. It's really pitiful how baby-like some of these kids are. That the EY staff misinterpreted this behavior for an illness isn't that far afield. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 1): It sounds silly, but I partly blame it on the childlike behavior of a lot of teens these days. |
Quoting BaconButty (Reply 13): |
Quoting wjcandee (Thread starter): their pale, redheaded daughter appeared "sickly" to the Etihadians. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 1): It sounds silly, but I partly blame it on the childlike behavior of a lot of teens these days. I'm not that old but I never remember ANY of my 14 year old female friends back in the 80s clinging to their Mommies and Daddies like toddlers. But I see it today with my nieces and their friends when there is even a hint of "not feeling good" or simply being tired. It's really pitiful how baby-like some of these kids are. That the EY staff misinterpreted this behavior for an illness isn't that far afield. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 16): Anyway, the article clearly states this exact behavior in the girl. Why all the attacks for RESTATING the facts? Because of a comment about this being a new phenomenon? It's an observation. Get over it. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 17): I guess the author thought that etihad is a country. |
Quoting aerolimani (Reply 24): It could be the OP simply meant Etihad employees. |
Quoting wjcandee (Thread starter): just a ginger |
Quoting Speedbird128 (Reply 25): Albeit those Etihadians were likely not locals of the UAE, they should have an understanding of a ginger as it is not an unknown quantity to them. Having lived in the UAE, many aspiring misters have dyed their hair ginger. They don't on the other hand have the very fair skin and/or blue eyes that usually accompany "gingerness" in the western world. So maybe that stumped them??? |
Quoting Andy33 (Reply 23): Obtained fit-to-fly letter from their own doctor , then successfully checked in less than 2 hours before departure. Now it's impossible to get from Manchester Airport to anywhere in Scotland, visit a specific doctor, and get back again in the time available. |
Quoting Speedbird128 (Reply 25): many aspiring misters have dyed their hair ginger |
Quoting KiwiRob (Reply 28): Looks like it was a scanned letter than email to me, could easily be done in 5 minutes |
Quoting aerolimani (Reply 24): It could be the OP simply meant Etihad employees. |
Quoting Andy33 (Reply 23): Apparently the doctor didn't (couldn't) examine the person who was certified as fit to fly. Note the weasel words in the scan of the letter "I know of no reason why this patient should not fly". Doesn't say whether they are fit or unfit, does it? If the whole story is accurate, I can see the medical ethics people getting involved. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 1): It sounds silly, but I partly blame it on the childlike behavior of a lot of teens these days. I'm not that old but I never remember ANY of my 14 year old female friends back in the 80s clinging to their Mommies and Daddies like toddlers. But I see it today with my nieces and their friends when there is even a hint of "not feeling good" or simply being tired. It's really pitiful how baby-like some of these kids are. That the EY staff misinterpreted this behavior for an illness isn't that far afield. |
Quoting Andy33 (Reply 23): There really is something not right here. If you read the original story (UK Daily Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...fly-teenager-dream-holiday-6045878 ) linked to in the NY Post article, the family: Live in Scotland Arrived in Manchester at 4pm for an Etihad flight leaving at 8.20pm Check-in staff (who would indeed be locals. not UAE citizens) called a paramedic because the girl appeared to be ill. |
Quoting mjoelnir (Reply 37): It is getting ridiculous. Some posters are even defending the behavior of that airline. Next stop is that every passenger has to bring an attest from physician that he or she is able to fly. |
Quoting B747400ERF (Reply 39): After they refused to accept the diagnosis of the on site health professional and demanded the family doctor fax a letter they crossed the line. I hope the family sues and everyone involved is fired. |
Quoting B747400ERF (Reply 39): After they refused to accept the diagnosis of the on site health professional and demanded the family doctor fax a letter they crossed the line. I hope the family sues and everyone involved is fired. |
Quoting mjoelnir (Reply 37): It is getting ridiculous. Some posters are even defending the behavior of that airline. Next stop is that every passenger has to bring an attest from physician that he or she is able to fly. Airlines should pay heavy fines for trying to weasel out of the contract they accepted to transport a person. |
Quoting B747400ERF (Reply 39): After they refused to accept the diagnosis of the on site health professional and demanded the family doctor fax a letter they crossed the line. I hope the family sues and everyone involved is fired. |
Quoting nighthawk (Reply 38): Indeed - why was this girl "tired, hot and bothered" at 4pm in the afternoon? That 3-4 hour journey down from Scotland must have really taken it out of her, in which case she's going to struggle on a flight to the Maldives! Perhaps they should have flown from Edinburgh instead? |
Quoting Armodeen (Reply 43): But blaming the airline for ensuring she is fine to travel is a bit much. |
Quoting ikramerica (Reply 15): I grew up in the USA and see this in the USA. And it has a lot to do with over protective parents. |
Quoting BaconButty (Reply 47): Though I've got to admit I'm not sure it is that funny. Every ginge I know seems to show remarkable humour when confronted with "banter" that would probably be an arrestable offence (in the UK) if directed at someone black or Asian. |
Quoting B747400ERF (Reply 48): Isn't the term ginger itself a slur and an insult? |
Quoting Speedbird128 (Reply 31): A bloke (which is a guy, or a man) aspiring to appear like somebody else by altering their appearance, in this case their hair colour... ie by dying my hair red I am aspiring to look like somebody prominent. |
Quoting BaconButty (Reply 47): Though I've got to admit I'm not sure it is that funny. |