Topic : 03/06 Etiquette Dilemmas

I don't see your point. Flight attendants do have medical supplies onboard, and we are trained in first aid. Many flight attendants are also trained as nurses, EMTs, etc.

Decongestants are over-the-counter medications, and they do help alleviate the pain in childrens' ears when they fly.  I don't claim to be a doctor, though I have, on several occassions, administered first aid to ailing passengers. If a child on one of my flights is suffering from ear pain, I often suggest to the parents that the next time they fly they try one of these products.....I have never had a parent act offended that I suggest this; most of the time they aren't aware that congestion is what's causing the problem in the first place. If someone has a headache on the plane, I offer them some asprin, and if they have a stomach ache, I give them Alka Seltzer or ginger ale. Does this offend you as well? Do you think I need a medical degree in order to do so? You clearly have no idea what a flight attendant's job entails.

I can sit in the seat with the armrest down, meaning i dont take up more than the seat offers. I am smushed in but i can deal with it, have been for a very long time. Even if i did as long as my husband or someone im flying with is next to me there is NO reason to purchase another seat.

If that is there policy then it needs to be on there website or when i bought the tickets at the counter it should have been told to me then. There was NO reason for someone to delay the plane just to tell me that in HIS opinion i looked uncomfortable. There was no safety issue with me being on the plane so there was no excuse for what he did. Just like Kylie, there was no safety issue that would have made it right to kick her off the plane. Southwest just needs to MIND THERE OWN BUSINESS when it comes to issues that dont have anything to do with the flight plan.

What a joke!  It's pretty evident what Kyla was after to begin with, and an apology was not it.  Attention and money is at the top of her agenda.  It's apparent that she seeks attention by not only the outfit she was (or barely) wearing, but even after she received “the only thing she ever wanted,” she is continuing with the lawsuit.  There are classy ways of displaying or showing off your "purchased assets” and that outfit is not it.  Classy is something Kyla isn't.  That clearly came across through her attitude.  She didn't give the plane tickets back until after she was booed from the audience for continuing with the lawsuit.  After reading other opinions posted here, it appears that the truth regarding her outfit and the way Southwest handled the situation has not been portrayed correctly or truthfully.  I would encourage someone from Southwest who witnessed this event firsthand come forward and tell what they saw or didn’t see. 

Where are the parents?  Her mother came across as someone trying to be her “best-friend,” instead of her parent.  Her mother should have asked her daughter “what were you thinking” and then taught her about common sense, accountability, consequences and respect for others, just for starters.  Kyla needs to stop acting like a spoiled child that hasn’t gotten her way, and is going to continue with her tantrum until she does.  If she was so embarrassed by all the attention she received on the plane, she should stop going on TV shows and showing her picture (which is clearly not the way she wore it that day).  She needs to grow-up and get-over-it.

I disagree with you with the baby situation.  That flight was delayed 11 hrs.  That is a long time for anyone especially a child to be in an airport.  I do agree with you about giving into "fits" however according to the mom and another passenger this child was doing normal 2yr old things. 

I think the unspoken problem with Kyla's attire could be that girls who wear short things often don't sit properly and exposure happens that they don't realize is happening or don't care that it is. If she reached for the above bins most certainly would raise up the dress and getting in and out of airplane seats. In my life I have told several girls to sit differently because of exposure.   I noticed the men didn't have much of an opinion on this,  but women with husbands and boyfriends don't want to be seeing that, and parents trying to raise decent girls and boys don't need it either.  I also don't appreciate the top exposure going on with plunging no necks.  That used to be reserved for nightclub atmospheres.  Wake up America.  what are we turning into.  By the way, thank you fashion industry for lengthing girls shirts this year!!

You have no idea what damage was done, if any at all.  And, it she was truly embarrased, she would not be making a spectacle out of herself.  If she had any modesty at all, she would cover up her HOO HOO among other things.  Ever heard of "no shirt, no shoes, no service".  Southwest acted within their "Contract of Carriage."

Enough said.