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re: Widow: Southwest prevented me from calling my suicidal husband
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:35 am to ForeverLSU02
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:35 am to ForeverLSU02
All she had to do was say bomb and the plane would not have taken off.
Sad situation.
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Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:36 am to 777Tiger
quote:This is what I don't understand. If it's that serious just wait for the flight attendant to go away and make the call from her seat. Cell phone will still work while the plane is taxiing and for a little while after takeoff before it reaches a certain altitude. Plenty of time to get an emergency call through. Worst-case scenario--send a quick text to a family member or friend who is there to contact the police.
don't know why she wasn't on the phone trying to contact her husband instead of asking permission
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:36 am to Alt26
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Maybe it's the skeptic in me, but there seem to be some unasked and/or unanswered questions in this story.
My thoughts exactly
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:37 am to nerd guy
quote:Yeah, I didn't get that part. I would have been on the phone and someone would have had to forcefully remove the phone from my hand
She texted instead of called him back?! What the frick?
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:37 am to ForeverLSU02
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l"I texted him ‘no, 'no,’
That's horrible. Did this woman seriously only reply back to his text with a 2 word text?How in the world do you not even try to call your husband immediately after receiving that text from him????
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:40 am to Jamohn
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before it reaches a certain altitude
it's speed more than altitude, phones cant latch on to a tower above about 210kts, and Lord knows I've tested it a few times
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:41 am to 777Tiger
Something is fishy about this story
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:42 am to T
Just an awful story.
On one hand, I can feel the anguish that would come from a situation like that, totally helpless. Kind of how I've always imagined feeling if I were lost, but ok, but I knew my family would be scared and horrified (and I couldn't tell them I was fine).
On the other hand, some of her actions don't make sense and I have little doubt that the "slap the phone down" thing is exaggerated. I know people are unreasonable, but I have to think she didn't take all the steps she could have.
On one hand, I can feel the anguish that would come from a situation like that, totally helpless. Kind of how I've always imagined feeling if I were lost, but ok, but I knew my family would be scared and horrified (and I couldn't tell them I was fine).
On the other hand, some of her actions don't make sense and I have little doubt that the "slap the phone down" thing is exaggerated. I know people are unreasonable, but I have to think she didn't take all the steps she could have.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:42 am to 777Tiger
I've called people from small planes and private jets numerous times. This weird ban on cell phones is weird.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:43 am to purpleleaf
Then she would have been in custody and not been able to make a call anyway
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:44 am to ForeverLSU02
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Yeah, I didn't get that part. I would have been on the phone and someone would have had to forcefully remove the phone from my hand
Exactly! I would not have given a shite about what the "rules" were, I'm making that phone call!
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:44 am to ForeverLSU02
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girls’ trip in New Orleans
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her husband, who'd been very stressed recently
maybe she shouldn't have gone on the trip to begin with
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:44 am to Tino
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Then she would have been in custody and not been able to make a call anyway
that is correct, not a good strategy
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:45 am to T
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Did this woman seriously only reply back to his text with a 2 word text?How in the world do you not even try to call your husband immediately after receiving that text from him????
Yes, call him immediately and then call another family member/friend to get to his location ASAP. I don't care what the flight attendant told you to do.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:45 am to Alt26
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Exactly! I would not have given a shite about what the "rules" were, I'm making that phone call!
I'd probably be showing everyone around me what was going on in the hopes that they'd advocate for me and give me space to make the call.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:46 am to Topwater Trout
Southwest has such great prices though... this story will not deter me from flying w/ them.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:47 am to purpleleaf
By virtue of SW apologizing and kissing her arse, sounds like SW was in the wrong & they know it. Granted there probably isn't a procedure for this type of event, but there will be now.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:47 am to Wtodd
quote:The flight attendants were in the wrong for not notifying pilots
By virtue of SW apologizing and kissing her arse, sounds like SW was in the wrong & they know it.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:48 am to ForeverLSU02
I hope she's contacted an attorney.
Posted on 5/14/15 at 11:49 am to Wtodd
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sounds like SW was in the wrong & they know it
But bags fly free... there's no wrong in that.
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