MATTHEW JANUARY 11, 2019 2 COMMENTS

A Jewish couple has accused a Spirit Airlines flight attendant of anti-Semitic behavior onboard a flight from New York to Florida. Spirit says the couple did not follow the rules.

Chana and Yisroel Beck were flying from Newark to Ft. Lauderdale earlier this week on Spirit Airlines with their 6-week-old, two-year-old, and three-year-old.

It started with a baby stroller, which was FAA-approved for in-cabin use and OKed by the gate agent. But upon boarding, Chana claims the FAs immediately stopped her.

There is no way this is coming on. I don’t care who approved it at the gate. I’m the boss here and I’m going to decide if it comes on or no.

Alrighty then. I (now) know better than to argue with FAs onboard, but the Beck’s gave it a try. They transformed the stroller into a seat and showed the FAs that it was intended for use in-flight.

Nope. It wasn’t coming on.

Per the New York Post, another passenger heard one FA complaining to another about “those retarded Jews” before the plane took off. He was so horrified he came forward and offered to vouch for the Becks if asked later.

But that wasn’t all. Once the flight took off, Yisroel moved up to his wife and two children. He was holding their two-year-old.

A FA ordered him back to his seat, noting that there were not five oxygen masks in that row. Yisroel returned, but did not like the way the FA spoke to him and asked for his last name. The FA, named José, answered by telling Yisorel to shut up.

Once the plane landed in Ft. Lauderdale, all passengers were asked to remain onboard. Two police officers and two Spirit supervisors boarded and escorted the family off. Apparently, the FAs had already written a report claiming the family did not follow instructions and were disruptive.

Chana claims one of the Spirit supervisors said their return ticket would be cancelled and they were banned from flying Spirit Airlines.

Spirit claims the Becks have not reached out to the airline yet. A spokesman did tell the Post:

Records indicate that this guest ignored flight and ground crew instructions multiple times, beginning with the boarding process and continuing through landing.

He also added:

Spirit Airlines does not tolerate any form of discrimination. We are extremely proud of the diversity of our team and strive to provide exceptional service to all of our Guests.

CONCLUSION

I’m not going to make any speculations about this, but I do not see why the eyewitness would make up a lie about what the FA said. Maybe the family did ignore crew instructions, maybe not. There are two sides. But nothing justifies insulting the family the way one FA did. There is no defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4175480&forum_id=2#37572964)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4175480&forum_id=2#37574559)

so, to answer your question, they both do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4175480&forum_id=2#37574733)

In this case the "power trip" involves telling an obnoxious family of 5 they can't sit where there's only 3 airbags.

What happens in "shul" or whatever to make you so so grating and entitled

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4175480&forum_id=2#37577847)

https://nypost.com/2019/01/10/spirit-airlines-turned-our-flight-into-an-anti-semitic-nightmare-couple/

Spirit Airlines turned our flight into an anti-Semitic nightmare: couple

By Yaron Steinbuch January 10, 2019 | 2:39pm | Updated

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A Borough Park couple is accusing Spirit Airlines of turning a trip to Florida into an anti-Semitic “nightmare” from start to finish — calling them “retarded” as the plane took off, harassing them throughout the flight, and having cops escort them off the plane after landing.

Chana and Yisroel Beck arrived at Newark Airport on Tuesday along with their 6-week-old, 2-year-old and 3-year-old daughters, eager to embark on their weeklong trip to Fort Lauderdale.

“It was our first family trip, a nice, beautiful vacation that turned into a traumatic experience — a nightmare from the way we were treated and how we were escorted off without being told what we did wrong,” Chana, 25, told The Post on Thursday.

She said a gate agent allowed them to take their FAA-approved Doona baby carriage onto the aircraft, but that things took a wrong turn when two flight attendants at the plane entrance saw it.

“One of them said, ‘There is no way this is coming on. I don’t care who approved it at the gate. I’m the boss here and I’m going to decide if it comes on or not,’” Chana said about a flight attendant.

She said she and Yisroel, 28, complied and folded the carriage, which they initially were allowed to take to their seats because it can convert into a car seat.

A crew member then said, “’I’m not going to discuss this — this seat is going off the plane now,’” Chana said.

A fellow flier who witnessed the tumult said he overheard a steward utter “those retarded Jews” in conversation with a female flight attendant before the plane took off.

“It was clearly anti-Semitism, a personal thing,” said the 24-year-old passenger, who identified himself only as Binyamin, of Rockland County. He said he was so shocked by the repugnant comment that he came forward to tell the couple he was prepared to vouch for them.

Once the plane was airborne and the seat belt sign was turned off, Yisroel moved to his wife’s three-seat row and took their 2-year-old on his lap.

A male flight attendant ordered him back to his seat, saying regulations did not allow five people to be seated in a single row — adding that there weren’t enough oxygen masks in the event of an emergency.

“My husband didn’t argue and returned to his seat,” Chana said. “The steward, who is called Jose, told my husband ‘shut up’ when he asked him for his last name. He said, ‘You’re going to have law enforcement meeting you when the plane lands.’”

Once the plane landed, an announcement was made for all the passengers to remain seated as two police officers and two Spirit supervisors came aboard to escort the family off without explanation, she said.

“We had no idea what was happening and why they were escorting us off. We had no idea why they were making a big deal,” Chana said. “The supervisors said the (attendants) had notes on us, that we weren’t listening and that ‘just like you want us to believe your story, we have to believe what they wrote about you.’”

Adding insult to injury, Chana said, the airline supervisors said their return tickets for Jan. 15 would not be honored and that the family is no longer welcome on any Spirit flights.

Former Assemblyman Dov Hikind, whom the family contacted about the incident, called the alleged anti-Semitic remark “inexcusable.”

“This family was traumatized, and their family vacation ruined by the unprofessional behavior of the airline staff,” he said in a statement. “The comment about ‘retarded Jews’ qualifies the steward for dismissal. Spirit has much explaining to do.”

Chana also called for the crew member to be fired, and wants Spirit to reimburse their ticket costs and compensate them for their traumatic experience.

“It was pure anti-Semitism for literally nothing,” she said.

Spirit spokesman Derek Dombrowski said the Becks have not yet contacted the airline, but that “records indicate that this guest ignored flight and ground crew instructions multiple times, beginning with the boarding process and continuing through landing.”

He said the airline will “launch an investigation and take these matters very seriously.”

“The safety of our Guests and crew is our top priority,” he added in a statement. “Spirit Airlines does not tolerate any form of discrimination. We are extremely proud of the diversity of our team and strive to provide exceptional service to all of our Guests.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4175480&forum_id=2#37573008)

traveling w/ a 6mo, 2yr, and 3yr old sounds quite hellish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4175480&forum_id=2#37574448)