Like so many of these poorly reported (media) incidents, there is probably more to the story than you have indicated here. Did you check to see if there was the possibility that the woman in question gave them any other reason to bump her off the flight ?? Or are you repeating something you read about in a newspaper ?? What you have written here sounds remarkably similar to the way newspapers reported a certain airlines policy on oversize passengers recently.??? David ----- Original Message ----- From: "RT Simpson" <BraniffIntl@aol.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:55 AM Subject: Don't Ask..We Won't Tell > Leave it to my beloved hometown airline, America West, for once again > stepping into a big pile of doo-doo and stinkin' up what's left of their > reputation. Seems a Phoenix bound passenger was tossed off the plane in San > Francisco when she asked whether the pilots had been drinking. Not an > inappropriate question in light of two Cactus jockeys who were nabbed by a > breathalyzer while attempting a take off from Miami just last week. > Apparently the captain and first officer didn't like the lady's question and > gave her the ol HP heave ho. So what became of the woman with the quick wit > and inquiring mind? Placed on another AmWest flight back to Phoenix after it > was determined the only thing she did wrong was ask a question that a lot of > flyers have in the back of their minds. Guess it's a good thing pilots > aren't armed - I can only imagine what might have happened! > > RT Simpson > Phoenix >