Letter to Editor

February 7, 2007

Tribune letters to the Editor
120 W First Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85210

Dear Editor:

I would like to comment on the story about the parents who were kicked off the airplane because their daughter wouldn’t stop screaming. I whole heartedly agree with the airline on this one. The airline has a responsibility to all of its passengers to not only get them to their destination on time but get them there safely.

The child wouldn’t sit in her seat so the airplane could take off. They actually waited fifteen minutes for the couple’s daughter to sit but they just couldn’t wait any longer. That is why they were taken off the plane. The airplane can’t take off until everybody is seated and buckled in. The parents were even reimbursed for their tickets and even offered them three round trip tickets anywhere the airline flew. The parents wouldn’t even accept that at all. I am disappointed that the parents would even accept any responsibility for what their child did. They went on the news making the airline look bad even though it was partially their fault and that doesn’t seem right.

I have children of my own and even though they can be rambunctious I know what to do to get them to settle down and it was the parent’s responsibility to do just that. I think the airline gave the parent’s ample time to try to get their daughter in her own seat but time didn’t matter. That child just wouldn’t listen and settle down. The airline didn’t have any other choice but to make that decision.

Sincerely,

Rhonda Lilly
108 North 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034