Comments on: Airline disaster creates shameful media feeding frenzy http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/airline-disaster-creates-shameful-media-feeding-frenzy/ The last honest travel site Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Farrell http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/airline-disaster-creates-shameful-media-feeding-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-5653 Joe Farrell Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:45:31 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5267#comment-5653 I dunno, was the airplane EVER certified by JAA or FAA for 172 plus infants and crew? I thought the max evac load for an MD82 was 165 including crew . . . Skip - no one has the right to be told their loved ones are missing when they are in the hospital or they walked away either. I dunno, was the airplane EVER certified by JAA or FAA for 172 plus infants and crew? I thought the max evac load for an MD82 was 165 including crew . . .

Skip – no one has the right to be told their loved ones are missing when they are in the hospital or they walked away either.

]]> By: Skip http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/airline-disaster-creates-shameful-media-feeding-frenzy/comment-page-1/#comment-5643 Skip Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:51:59 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5267#comment-5643 While I understand and agree with the sentiment behind this article, I must disagree, with respect, with the conclusion of the author. It's true that speculation of the type addressed here is counter-productive, but at the same time, it's important to remember that at times like this the families of the victims want accurate updates and they don't want to wait for it. Delaying announcements of the facts implies that someone wants to cover their ass from legal liability more than report on what happened. The catch phrase "We can't comment during an ongoing investigation" is a cop-out, plain and simple. While some information will be sensitive, much of it isn't. We are the passengers and tax-payers who pay the fares and tax dollars that allow the airlines to operate. We are the geese laying golden eggs. If we don't have a right to the truth (truth, not guessing/punting/sound bites) from the airlines, who does? While I understand and agree with the sentiment behind this article, I must disagree, with respect, with the conclusion of the author.

It’s true that speculation of the type addressed here is counter-productive, but at the same time, it’s important to remember that at times like this the families of the victims want accurate updates and they don’t want to wait for it. Delaying announcements of the facts implies that someone wants to cover their ass from legal liability more than report on what happened.

The catch phrase “We can’t comment during an ongoing investigation” is a cop-out, plain and simple. While some information will be sensitive, much of it isn’t. We are the passengers and tax-payers who pay the fares and tax dollars that allow the airlines to operate. We are the geese laying golden eggs.

If we don’t have a right to the truth (truth, not guessing/punting/sound bites) from the airlines, who does?

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