[HN Gopher] Photographer Stunned After Being Detained by Airline...
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Photographer Stunned After Being Detained by Airline Staff for
Taking Pictures
Author : bookofjoe
Score : 14 points
Date : 2022-11-04 20:12 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| lcnPylGDnU4H9OF wrote:
| This sounded unsurprising until I read that the pictures were
| taken with a phone.
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| I work with a photographer who's talked about being asked to stop
| taking pictures while inside a building because building security
| (understandably) takes issue with it. In his case, he's taking
| photos with what is clearly (and only) a digital camera while
| people around him are taking photos with their (also very high-
| quality) iPhone camera.
|
| It appears in this case it appears to have nothing to do with a
| potential security issue but rather that one of the flight
| attendants was concerned that the person had taken a picture of
| them. It's worth noting that someone from American Airlines - who
| the flight attendant was working for - got in contact with the
| photographer to apologize for the incident (probably after the
| photographer's tweets got some publicity).
|
| It's also worth pointing out that the flight attendant was acting
| against American Airlines policy as passengers are apparently
| allowed to film.
| turrican wrote:
| "I had stepped into the jetbridge and the FA (flight attendant)
| had what I think was the pilot or FO (First Officer) block me
| from going further. Then they brought me back on the plane..."
|
| Also against FAA regs. Once a passenger has deplaned, they aren't
| allowed back on (even if they forgot an item at their seat). What
| a mess this story is.
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