09-01-2024, 06:28 PM
A misunderstanding she says.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/07/maggi...ymoO-xUS_A
"Former MP and broadcaster Maggie Barry says a "minor misunderstanding" on a flight led to her being spoken to by police over what Air New Zealand described as an incident involving "abusive" behaviour towards cabin crew.
To the accusation, Barry rejected the airline's assertion: "I saw no ‘abuse’ on the flight, and certainly there was none from myself to any cabin crew or passengers."
Police confirmed to 1News that they attended to the Friday incident on a plane at Queenstown Airport, bound for Auckland. The story was first reported by Stuff.
Air New Zealand chief safety officer Captain David Morgan said that the incident happened after a passenger failed to comply with the aircraft's crew.
The flight "was delayed by approximately 40 minutes due to an incident where a passenger failed to comply with our crew member instructions and responded by being abusive towards our cabin crew and a fellow passenger," he told 1News.
"Airport police were called to the aircraft. The incident resulted in the flight's departure being delayed.
"Air New Zealand expects our crew to be treated with respect at all times, and we are providing support to the cabin crew member who experienced the abuse."
Morgan did not name the passenger in his statement, citing privacy reasons.
In a statement to 1News, Maggie Barry said she had a “minor misunderstanding” onboard.
"The confusion was around my mobile phone, which I was wearing on a long strap around my neck and which was mistaken for a small bag that should be stored for the flight.
"As I’d often carried my phone that way hands-free on other flights, I wasn’t sure at first what they were asking me to do, so there was a misunderstanding initially."
She said the issue was "quickly resolved" and had "almost no interaction" with other passengers onboard the plane, rejecting any accusations of abusive behaviour."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5063...bqKbjyW56g
“The former conservation minister and National Party MP was on an Air NZ flight to Queenstown from Auckland last week when she said there was a "misunderstanding" about the phone she was wearing on a lanyard around her neck.
Barry claims her phone was mistaken for a bag that needed to be stored. After a "minor disagreement", she removed the phone and put it in the seat pocket.
However, Captain David Morgan, chief operational and integrity manager for safety at Air NZ, said the flight was delayed for 40 minutes after a passenger was alleged to have become abusive towards staff and another passenger after failing to comply with instructions from the crew.”
Not the first time she's been accused of being abusive.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/3957...ggie-barry
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/377...recordings
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/377...speaks-out
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/07/maggi...ymoO-xUS_A
"Former MP and broadcaster Maggie Barry says a "minor misunderstanding" on a flight led to her being spoken to by police over what Air New Zealand described as an incident involving "abusive" behaviour towards cabin crew.
To the accusation, Barry rejected the airline's assertion: "I saw no ‘abuse’ on the flight, and certainly there was none from myself to any cabin crew or passengers."
Police confirmed to 1News that they attended to the Friday incident on a plane at Queenstown Airport, bound for Auckland. The story was first reported by Stuff.
Air New Zealand chief safety officer Captain David Morgan said that the incident happened after a passenger failed to comply with the aircraft's crew.
The flight "was delayed by approximately 40 minutes due to an incident where a passenger failed to comply with our crew member instructions and responded by being abusive towards our cabin crew and a fellow passenger," he told 1News.
"Airport police were called to the aircraft. The incident resulted in the flight's departure being delayed.
"Air New Zealand expects our crew to be treated with respect at all times, and we are providing support to the cabin crew member who experienced the abuse."
Morgan did not name the passenger in his statement, citing privacy reasons.
In a statement to 1News, Maggie Barry said she had a “minor misunderstanding” onboard.
"The confusion was around my mobile phone, which I was wearing on a long strap around my neck and which was mistaken for a small bag that should be stored for the flight.
"As I’d often carried my phone that way hands-free on other flights, I wasn’t sure at first what they were asking me to do, so there was a misunderstanding initially."
She said the issue was "quickly resolved" and had "almost no interaction" with other passengers onboard the plane, rejecting any accusations of abusive behaviour."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5063...bqKbjyW56g
“The former conservation minister and National Party MP was on an Air NZ flight to Queenstown from Auckland last week when she said there was a "misunderstanding" about the phone she was wearing on a lanyard around her neck.
Barry claims her phone was mistaken for a bag that needed to be stored. After a "minor disagreement", she removed the phone and put it in the seat pocket.
However, Captain David Morgan, chief operational and integrity manager for safety at Air NZ, said the flight was delayed for 40 minutes after a passenger was alleged to have become abusive towards staff and another passenger after failing to comply with instructions from the crew.”
Not the first time she's been accused of being abusive.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/3957...ggie-barry
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/377...recordings
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/377...speaks-out
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
