Found this over at Doctor Bulldog’s place. Wouldn’t you just be livid if you were on this flight? From Reuters:
MILAN (Reuters) - A Qatar sheikh held up a British Airways flight at Milan’s Linate airport for nearly three hours after discovering three of his female relatives had been seated next to men they did not know.
When none of the other business class passengers agreed to swap seats, the sheikh, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, went to the pilot, who had already started the engine, to complain, an airport official said.
But the pilot ordered him and his traveling companions, the three women, two men, a cook and a servant, off the plane.
The London-bound flight took off nearly three hours behind schedule Thursday evening and around 50 of the 115 passengers missed connecting flights.
Traditions in the conservative Gulf Arab region bar women from mixing with unrelated men.
Then I guess these women should never have booked a ticket on the airline in the first place? Give me a freaking break! Of course, you know there will be litigation. Can you imagine missing your connection due to this moron? I get ticked just reading about it.
UPDATE: Angel is having another open trackback weekend 
Seems weird that the guy is insanely rich enough to take all of those people to Milan for a day of shopping, but can’t afford a charter plane.
True story Kevin. I smell a setup.
Um… why can’t he book three seats in a row?
I would be FURIOUS. Especially if I were the woman, unable to even sit next to a man to whom I am not related.
I agree Bridget. Pretty insane, huh?
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Are you still having to type all your stuff each time?
What? He doesn’t own a private jet?
Hi John —
He probably does, but why go that route when you can cause all this trouble?
hey Tammi!..at least they tossed their tuchuses off the plane!..sheesh..can u say arrogant!
ty for the link hun!
You are welcome Angel!
Hi Tammi,
Just another addition to the long list of reasons I don’t fly
the Grit
Hi Grit,
I guess you can add my most recent blog (just posted) for another reason.