United Airlines' New Process For Kicking Off Drunk Passengers

Starting May 1, United Teams Must ‘Huddle’ Before Ousting Intoxicated Flyers—Here’s The Full Breakdown - View from the Wing

United Airlines is changing how flight attendants deal with drunk passengers onboard. Effective May 1, two flight attendants both have to share the judgment that the passenger is over the line. That will trigger collaboration with operations and the airport to handle removal of the customer from the aircraft Continue reading Starting May 1, United Teams Must ‘Huddle’ Before Ousting Intoxicated Flyers—Here’s The Full Breakdown...

United Airlines' New Process For Kicking Off Drunk Passengers

All too often, airline employees have to deal with passengers who may have had a little too much to drink. The goal, of course, is to not allow anyone visibly drunk to even board an aircraft. However, if they do manage to board, you ideally want to remove them before takeoff, because an uncooperative passenger becomes much more complicated once a flight takes off. Along those lines, United Airlines is rolling out a new process for employees to d…

United Airlines Rolls Out “Huddle Process” To Quietly Remove Intoxicated Passengers - Live and Let's Fly

As United Airlines continues to improve its selection and quality of alcohol onboard, it is introducing a new “huddle process”  this spring to efficiently remove passengers who display signs of intoxication onboard during the boarding process. New “Huddle Process” At United Airlines To Prevent Intoxicated Passengers From Flying Federal law prohibits intoxicated passengers from boarding a commercial aircraft, but sometimes an intoxicated passenge…