European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Amman would have diminished. Failing thai passengers should be told Why they Annot be fed when a wait is so Long. A Domestic Case the course of pan american s j 30 . La Guardia Boston a nulls on May 6 is no Aret. Of one passenger Fred Jerome of new York wrote an re Lyle for the new York times called hijacked to Hartford about spending most of a Day on this plane a Ocause of log in Boston. It focused on. The passengers to gel Oft at a refuelling Stop in Hartford. J Jim Davis a spokesman Lor the pan am shuttle Ald pal pan am did not have Gate facilities and ground t new in Hartford and that special arrangements would ave been needed to get he passengers Oil. Jerome said two passengers left anyway when their opened to Tot a Pilot out. Jerome reported that announcement said two passengers have just left the Lane. The authorities Are after _ of i spoke to one of the two who did not Wen to be is Lenti fied Leal lha authorities indeed be in Pursuit. This passenger said that a ground Crew member outed at him to Slop but he pressed on and toll Bra Allord by other Means. Davis said that no authorities were put on the Case but that Airport fluid it allow people on the runways because of the Hazard jets i of tit future to offer Hying to compensate i end cancellations. To their safety and because of Security needs for the planes. Davis said that pan am received a number of letters about this flight and that free shuttle tickets had been Given to the complainers another escape Richard h. End Darleen Inglis now of Bristol conn., were returning from China in 1964. They Lew business class on a Bill Ash airways 747 from Hong Kong that stopped in Tokyo on its Way to London. When the flight landed in Tokyo at 10 Inglis said the 30 passengers who were continuing on were told they could not leave the plane. The reason the Light had to leave before 11 p.m., the deadline Lor. Takeoffs. Than 300 passengers were boarded and. The plane pulled away from the Gate. At 5 or 7 minutes to 11," Inglis said we were Short of the runway arid the. Plane stopped dead. We stood there for 10 minutes and permission for take Oil was the plane returned to the Gate. We were told that departure was set Lor 10 ., the first available Slot in the morning Inglis said. I said we d like to get off. The answer was no. It became apparent that no one was going to be Able to Vetoll. I made some remarks that could be heard in All of business class to encourage people but no one wanted to join in refusing to spend the night on Tho plane.of-. I know better Ihan to use the word hijacked so i chose my words carefully. I said loudly thai it was just like being kidnapped., Jav then suddenly they ushered us off. We were met by a japanese who found a Tail and told the Driver in take. Us to a hotel. They paid for the taxi and the hotel and when the tag loses returned in the morning they found everyone had been let of into the duly free area after breakfast aboard. The Ingliss lesson May be to speak carefully but firmly. ,. Bui this May have More effect in business class than in coach. Dunlea a passenger is taken sick during a delay on the ground an airline probably cannot be held liable Lor keeping someone aboard who wishes to disembark legally the needs of the majority of the passengers to make connections for example would probably prevail Over one passenger s convenience. There is one More Case a charter Light in september 1985, where the passengers were held on a sky Star International plane Tor three hours in new York Wilhour. Toilets or air conditioning the heat is estimated to have reached 120 degrees. Those passengers who led the plane and refused to Leboard then sued for. The trip Cost and damages Thomas a. Dickerson a new York lawyer said that the Case was settled in favor of his clients the ticket. Holders before trial. We my hours on end \ te0ngntliaht to
