dec2007w3boys Posted February 26, 2008 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2008 If so, these two girls probably won't be boarding a Carnival Fun ship soon: Two attractive 18-year-olds claim they were escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight for being too pretty, TampaBays10.com reported. University of South Florida student Nisreen Swedberg and friend Sarah Williams said the flight crew was rude to them from the start of their flight from Tampa Bay to Los Angeles on Feb. 14, TampaBays10.com wrote. “I think they were just discriminating against [us] because we were young decent-looking girls. I mean, nobody else on the plane looked like us except us,” Williams told TampaBays10.com. “[The flight attendants] were like older ladies. We were younger. Who knows, they could have been just jealous of us because we were younger.” Southwest defended its actions, saying it was the women who caused a disruption on the flight. They were released about two hours after the plane landed, and no charges were filed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverpar Posted February 26, 2008 #2 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I saw this story on the news this morning........No they weren't detained because of their looks..they weren't THAT pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowagirl411 Posted February 26, 2008 #3 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have that same problem all the time:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dec2007w3boys Posted February 26, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have that same problem all the time:rolleyes: Yes, me too - but I didn't want my cc friends to not like me. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHIslandGirl Posted February 26, 2008 #5 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Don't hate me because I'm beautiful... I would be willing to bet those girls got treated poorly (?) because they came on there thinking there were supermodels who deserved special treatment or something... I watched the report on CNN and thought "HUH?" :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted February 26, 2008 #6 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I hate when that happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted February 26, 2008 #7 Share Posted February 26, 2008 These girls were OK, but far from being beautiful. I watched the interview on TV and it sounds like they were some "Paris Hilton and company" wannabe's and when they didn't get the VIP treatment on Southwest Airlines, they got an attitude, which ended up getting them thrown off the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriNtexas Posted February 26, 2008 #8 Share Posted February 26, 2008 :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D How vain!! I wonder how old the flight attendants really WERE? I am 43 and I don't personally think I'M old, but my 17 yo daughter thinks I am!:eek: :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmom Posted February 26, 2008 #9 Share Posted February 26, 2008 From what I heard they were using some very foul language and there were families on the flight that were unhappy about. I agree, not near as "pretty" as they think they are! Pretty is as pretty does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trekker954 Posted February 26, 2008 #10 Share Posted February 26, 2008 funny story. Wasn't it southwest airlines who denied boarding to a female passenger who was dressed scantely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrdsb4 Posted February 26, 2008 #11 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I imagine they were looking for their 15 minutes of fame and the media was happy to oblige them. Would love to hear the story from the other passengers. You know, the ones who "didn't look like them.";) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrdsb4 Posted February 26, 2008 #12 Share Posted February 26, 2008 funny story. Wasn't it southwest airlines who denied boarding to a female passenger who was dressed scantely? True, though she didn't appear to be dressed very scantily at all to me (she was shown in photos in the infamous outfit). I fly SW a lot, and I've seen many beautiful girls onboard. I've not observed any of them being treated differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriNtexas Posted February 26, 2008 #13 Share Posted February 26, 2008 From what I heard they were using some very foul language and there were families on the flight that were unhappy about. I agree, not near as "pretty" as they think they are! Pretty is as pretty does! Well, if they were cussing around people, than pretty or not, THAT is ugly!!:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyrisong1 Posted February 26, 2008 #14 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Yeah I thought it was how they were dressed, like really scanty clothes? Not sure, I scanned the article quickly and then kinda blew it off as stupidity.........I don't think that you will have to worry about being discriminated against for being pretty, carnival can't see you when you book, can they? :p Omg Sherri I know, you'd think we were ancient (I'm your age) my son thinks I'm older than king tuts tomb:rolleyes: Happy Sailing, Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernmom Posted February 26, 2008 #15 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I have a daughter that is very beautiful and traveled with her a lot when she held state titles. The flight attendants were always very nice to her. But, she always had a smile for everyone and never expected to be treated differently even though she had to travel in "full dress". But, last summer on our way home from our cruise a flight attendant was quite rude to her for no reason. This didn't go over very well with her husband. He's only 6'4" and about 275 lbs of muscle - and so when we got of the plane he just stopped at the desk and asked what he could do about the situation. He filled out a complaint and then Frontier gave them a $100 voucher. I was furious and wanted to say something to the girl but my daughter didn't want to make a scene. We couldn't think of any reason that she acted this way except that she was having a really bad day and took it out on my daughter! It was our first and probably last time we will ever fly with Frontier though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trarecar Posted February 26, 2008 #16 Share Posted February 26, 2008 What is it with Southwest Airlines and people getting kicked off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruznKel Posted February 26, 2008 #17 Share Posted February 26, 2008 All I have to say is ***** is up with all this crap:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted February 26, 2008 #18 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thank you Southwest Airlines. The two were trying to make everyone think they were something special. With the foul mouths they should have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trarecar Posted February 26, 2008 #19 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wasn't there a guy who got thrown off or wouldn't let him board because he had a t-shirt on that said "Master Baiter"? Seems like they are taking things a bit to the extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txladydi Posted February 26, 2008 #20 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The way I hear it, Southwest Airlines doesn't take any ***** off anybody. Act drunk, you aren't flying Southwest. Speak rudely to any staff, you aren't flying Southwest. The part that get's me is that CNN and the other media spent time on this kind of crap. IMO, it's not news worthy! Diane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted February 26, 2008 #21 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I saw the story on FOX last night and they were used the F word and swearing a lot and wouldnt stop swearing and Southwest asked them to make their language more family friendly is their story. Any time you create a stir you will probably be meet and escorted off the plane these days furthermore. Not one word originally the girls claimed they were just too pretty, this is new today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrdsb4 Posted February 26, 2008 #22 Share Posted February 26, 2008 What is it with Southwest Airlines and people getting kicked off? They didn't exactly get "kicked off". When the plane landed at its destination, they were escorted off by law enforcement, detained, questioned, and finally released. That's how I interepreted the news story anyway. Some people seemed to think of air travel as public transportation; that they have a "right" to be on the plane and behave any way they please. Not so. The airlines can make their own rules for expected behavior (or dress) and can enforce these rules. WE have a choice as to which airline we will funnel our dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouge Wave Posted February 26, 2008 #23 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Ahh, the good old days....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouge Wave Posted February 26, 2008 #24 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingagain Posted February 26, 2008 #25 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I had a friend in highschool that got totally beyond the point of drunk.... He stood up, stumbled aroud and relieved himself on a passenger a few rows back... they landed the plane immediately, arrested him, fined him heavily... he didn't remember a thing...when they told him the next day what he did , he couldn't believe it. maybe he was just too pretty as well :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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