Flight Attendent Forces Child to Urinate In Seat

[pnwmom]

109. You've got this completely backwards.

"Tarmac delay means the holding of an aircraft on the ground either before taking off or after landing with no opportunity for its passengers to deplane."

The rule about restrooms applies as soon as the pilot and traffic control agree for the pilot to park on the tarmac-- as opposed to being in the line for the runway.

There would be no need for the rule if passengers could simply deplane during a delay.

And Jet Blue's own plan simply states that IF the aircraft is at a disembarkation area with the door open, they will have the opportunity to deplane. It doesn't say that something called a "delay mode" is only in effect then. In fact, there would be little need for these passenger protections if the passengers could simply deplane when the plane was parked on the tarmac.

http://www.jetblue.com/p/Contingency_Plan_for_Lengthy_Tarmac_Delays.pdf

Passengers will receive notification regarding the status and reasons for the delay every 30 minutes while the aircraft is delayed. Beginning 30 minutes after departure time as may be revised prior to boarding, and every 30 minutes thereafter, passengers will receive notification that they have an opportunity to deplane if the aircraft is at the gate or another disembarkation area with the door open, if the opportunity to deplane actually exists.