Photographing the plane and leaving it on the ground was "inappropriate behavior" for easyJet. In my opinion, it's the attendant's fault
I have been reading since yesterday several articles about what happened to a passenger on a low-cost easyJet flight bound for Marrakesh [...]
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I have been reading since yesterday several articles about what happened to a passenger on a low-cost easyJet flight bound for Marrakesh departing from Malpensa.
The facts
In this article:
Malpensa Airport, Turin physician Claudio Zanon was left stranded by an EasyJet flight bound for Marrakech after taking a photo of the plane's nose with his cell phone.
An attendant allegedly ordered him to cancel the shot, and upon his refusal - believing that he had not violated any rules - he was denied boarding, despite the fact that he had already boarded and had even rendered aid to a passenger who had been taken ill. EasyJet later explained that it acted to "ensure the safety and well-being of passengers and crew," speaking of "inappropriate behavior" on the part of the traveler.
The context
First you have to imagine the scene, easyjet from T2 Malpensa boarding all passengers from the apron, no finger.
So it is a situation where many passengers take their cell phones, or other devices, and set out to take a souvenir photo. For many it is a photo that will never leave their device, for some it will be a story, a reel on social media, for others a picture to frame at home.
My experience
This is a scene that I have experienced dozens and dozens of times And which I have narrated in so many videos. In Italy and around the world.
There is one constant, however: grievances are made exclusively in Italy, By people who think they are runway marshals. It has happened to me often at Linate, here we leave from parking area 3 times out of 4, but also at Fiumicino and more rarely at Genoa (the new gates) and at other Italian airports.
"You can't take pictures, delete the pictures" arrogant tone, law enforcer imposition The point is that there is no law against taking photos in this context, certainly one should not get in the way, linger, or create dangerous situations for oneself, other passengers, or insiders. But the point is that there is no law, otherwise the area would be littered with signs and regulatory references, since everyone does it, as is the case in the security and immigration control area.
I believe that what happened was just that: a squabble similar to what happened in recent days to a flight attendant (off duty) left on the ground, just at Malpensa, for arguing with a colleague on board the plane. E to get the worst of it in these cases is always the passenger, unfortunately.
