American"s statement on Alec Baldwin incident
After initially refusing to comment on the incident because of passenger privacy concerns, American Airlines has now issued the following statement on the situation via its Facebook page.
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Here is the statement in its entirety:
Since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified himself as being removed from an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, Dec. 6, we have elected to provide the actual facts of the matter as well as the FAA regulations which American, and all airlines, must enforce. Cell phones and electronic devices are allowed to be used while the aircraft is at the gate and the door is open for boarding. When the door is closed for departure and the seat belt light is turned on, all cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off