Alec Baldwin Gets Kicked Off an American Airlines Plane

I'm not sure the reason is a good one, but rules are rules and I doubt the FA's ire would have been raised if he had not been testy and rude. If he had to hide in the "lav" he knew he was wrong.

I'm complemented you found humor in my comment and truth. Most don't ever find me the least bit funny. Well that may be a stretch, maybe the word is seldom. But I'm workin' at it.

I've known many, many wealthy people in my short life. I could always tell who was born to it and who was new to it. Evidently, Mr. Baldwin needs some practice at suppressing his arrogance.

Mark, I get the feeling that Zach is an over entitled 20 year old that has all knowledge of the universe. He's smarter than Boeing, FAA engineers, airline managers and his mama. He got a trophy for playing soccer, whether he won or lost. His old man never yelled at him or gave him a swat on the butt when he misbehaved. He has been taught from the beginning that he was "special."

Actually Richard, you are clearly the genius since all your generalizations about me were 100% accurate. That's right, i think I'm above everyone else, I park in handicapped spaces because I think I'm entitled to, I'm a terrible person who only cares about himself. You have some nerve putting those accusations on me when you don't even know me. I am all about following rules, thinking about others, and people getting treated equally so I fully support Mr. Baldwin being kicked off since he was rude to the flight attendants and caused a scene.

What I was originally trying to say before you put a bunch of words in my mouth was that it is a sad state for air travel when any person, celebrity or not, gets asked to stop committing a harmless act. Why do I consider playing a game harmless? Well according to the many articles about this incident, the plane was still at the gate when he was asked to turn his device off, Had they been taxing or even being pushed back, then I can see why this request would have been legitimate. But the gate? please. I guess the problem then is that the regulations or rules are too strict if people can't even use an electronical device when the plane is parked and nothing is happening. The only way I could see this changing is if the pilot's happen to be talking to the airport's ground frequency or reviewing their flight plans. If that is indeed the case and the pilots were to find that there is an interference in their signal, then and only then, should a request for all electronic devices to be turned off at that time of the flight take place.

Again, according to this article, it never said anywhere that this is what happened, so until I hear that Mr. Baldwin's device did disturb a frequency of some sort, this policy looks unreasonable. And before you try to accuse me otherwise, I am all for safety as long as it is necessary and not being able to use electronic devices while at the gate just does't appear to be so in this sense. I think it was unnecessary for the Fa's to ask him to turn it off at that moment and that would be the only area, he has legitimate beef with. However, no matter how ridiculous this rule may be it is never right to react the way he did. Basically, I think this was an overreaction by both parties, the airline for requesting the devices be turned off early and Alec for throwing a tantrum, causing a scene, and for forcing all passengers to have to board again.