Every time a flight is diverted for some non flight/safety reason, seatbacks, arguing, etc., the person who caused the diversion should be prosecuted for the costs to the airline, as well as being liable to each of the other passengers for their time. There were more than 100 people inconvenienced on that flight, that missed meetings, flights, and a host of other events because of one nut. Also, some medical emergencies in the air should not happen either, as those people should have never placed themselves on a flight due to their known condition.
I try to stick with SWA for domestic when possible (every other week), and then drive rest of the way if the destination is not serviced by them. They are consistent, seats sizes are the same, no fees for 2 bags, and the employees seem to like working there + those giant bags of peanuts! The other airlines are awful pretty much all the time, and the employees seem to hate their jobs, from gate agents on up the line.
Allow a minimum of 2 hrs at LAX if changing terminals and getting on "The Bus". Did this last Friday. The lack of information provided, signs, etc., and passengers all asking each other if they are in the right place to go to the correct terminal was like a Seinfeld episode.
Had the same thing happen at 410 in a BE-400, iced up pitots, lost the FDC and A/P, A/S, etc, in turbulence near TRWs. One thing the Beech had was AOA, and it made the descent a relatively calm event till the ice melted off and everything returned to normal. IMO all transport aircraft (>12,500 lbs.) should have AOAs, not offered as an option. Part of the fun sim work was flying AOA and power settings.
