JQ pax fined for $700 for inflight phone use

[markis10]

BAD behaviour on a cut-price airline flight has cost a Jetstar passenger a $700 fine.


Grant Elton King was busted using his Samsung Galaxy 4 to text and make calls during a Sydney to Gold Coast flight last year.


King ignored repeated safety warnings during take off and descent and when a flight *attendant confronted him, he admitted he hadn't worn a seatbelt for the entire trip.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/trave...enger-a-700-fine/story-fnjjv9zl-1226806416013

 

[Buzzard]

I assume the hefty fine was for more than use of a phone as seatbelt was also an issue

 

[MrHyde]

$500 for the phone and $200 for the seat belt, or was that vice versa (read the article yesterday and can't remember). It also said max fine was $1700 for phone and something like $5700 for seatbelt.

 

[RooFlyer]

Interesting ... what would you call it? a necklace? he's wearing ... wearing that into the court sends an interesting message.

 

[JessicaTam]

Where is the "I like this whole thread" button?

 

[samh004]

Interesting stuff.

 

[mannej]

I assume the hefty fine was for more than use of a phone as seatbelt was also an issue

I don't believe the fine was hefty considering what the maximum fine is for each offense. He merely got a slap on the wrist.

$500 for the phone and $200 for the seat belt, or was that vice versa (read the article yesterday and can't remember). It also said max fine was $1700 for phone and something like $5700 for seatbelt.

 

[markis10]

I don't believe the fine was hefty considering what the maximum fine is for each offense. He merely got a slap on the wrist.

Hefty enough compared to the likely airfare.

 

[Major]

At least he selected the correct airline to travel with

 

[mannej]

Hefty enough compared to the likely airfare.

Not relevant.

 

[burrco]

I know I risk sounding like a Today Tonight viewer, but that guy represents so much that is wrong with Australia. I note the comment

Outside court, King said he would "try to remember" to switch off his phone on the flight home to Sydney

is the sort of smart aleck thing I'd expect a twelve year old to retort with after being told off by a teacher. Despite being on a suspended sentence the guy has zero respect for the Law.

 

[MelUser]

I am going to keep comments about the passenger in question to myself.

But, this is why we need Tiger and Jetstar!

 

[under the radar]

But, this is why we need Tiger and Jetstar!

why????

 

[under the radar]

At least he selected the correct airline to travel with

what do you mean???

 

[serfty]

Where is the "I like this whole thread" button?

You can always "Rate this Thread" [

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[RooFlyer]

what do you mean???

If I made the queried comment, I would have meant that he chose the LCC to act like a cretin.

 

[under the radar]

If I made the queried comment, I would have meant that he chose the LCC to act like a cretin.

a cretin...is a cretin...is a cretin...24/7 ... I highly doubt his 'cretin ness' would have been 'brought on' by travelling a LCC

 

[RooFlyer]

a cretin...is a cretin...is a cretin...24/7 ... I highly doubt his 'cretin ness' would have been 'brought on' by travelling a LCC

No, but being a cretin, he 'chose the correct airline to travel with'.

 

[dajop]

Oh please. It's not as if you never see these smug selfish #%#£>'s on supposed better airlines, such as QF. In fact there's probably more. The difference is they're probably wearing a suit.

 

[knasty]

Are airline(s) within their rights to deny passage to him going forward?