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Grant Smith

20th July 2010, 06:09 PM

Only in America (http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/screaming-child-lands-qantas-in-court-20100720-10iu6.html)

:rolleyes:

Gareth U

20th July 2010, 06:28 PM

Link broken?

greg willy

20th July 2010, 06:39 PM

Try this from the Melbourne Age today...sounds like an interesting woman!!

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-news/screaming-child-lands-qantas-in-court-20100720-10iu6.html
Greg Willy

Sarah C

20th July 2010, 07:02 PM

Grant's 3 words summed it up........Only in America.

Gee, if she was really that distraught, why not sue the parents, who ultimately have control over children, not the airline? Probably realised she could get more money out of the latter.

Grant Smith

20th July 2010, 07:43 PM

I fail to see how QF is, or should be held responsible for this...

Oh that's right, I'm sure I remember having psychic crew with gaffer tape in their onboard first aid kits during my last flight with QF..

:rolleyes:

Gareth U

20th July 2010, 07:52 PM

I'm sure I remember having psychic crew with gaffer tape in their onboard first aid kits during my last flight with QF.. :rolleyes:

If ONLY!!

Seriously, how is Qantas in any way liable?

Matt R

21st July 2010, 07:22 PM

I also love how she's taking it to a Los Angeles court, when the incident happened in Australia.

Matt N.

21st July 2010, 10:19 PM

I hope the settlement didnt involve QF paying her anything. Unbelievable... :rolleyes:

Peter JB

21st July 2010, 10:28 PM

I had to laugh when I saw this thread's title in the forum index "Screaming child lands Qantas..." and I thought - crikey a screaming child has landed a Qantas plane! :eek:

Maikha Ly

21st July 2010, 11:56 PM

I don't know about you all, but I get easily infuriated reading things about Americans (It always just has to be Americans) and frivolous law suits like this one.

Peter Agatsiotis

22nd July 2010, 06:38 PM

This item came up on the 7PM project on Ten where it was reported that Qantas had in fact 'come to a settlement!!'. So looks like this person (claiming a burst ear drum) got something!

Russell D

22nd July 2010, 09:49 PM

Hmmm...

So does that mean, if this person with an apparently burst eardrum, was say, traveling here in Sydney as a tourist for example, and happened to experience a screaming child on our public transport (e.g. the trains), he/she would then file a case against our NSW State transport department for damages?:rolleyes:

Where's Judge Judy when you need her...

Ash W

24th July 2010, 05:10 PM

Was on a Turkish Airlines flight from Ankara to Istanbul yesterday and some little rat bag of a kid had a vuvuzela. In the terminal he was quite freely blowing the bloody thing. Ankara is a big empty terminal so it echoed like buggery. Luckily on board he didn't blow it. Could well imagine the damages claim if an American was on-board.

Guy W

24th July 2010, 07:51 PM