A dramatic incident led the Barrister and his family to be kicked off the flight after the airline refused to accommodate the family nanny claiming that they have no seat left. The Barrister refused to agree to this arrangement and argued that he was told the business class seat was available so why the cabin crew is refusing to give a seat. As the situation got intense, pilot told the family to get off the plane and the police escorted them out.
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British Airways is facing agitation after an incident involving a top British lawyer, his two children, and the family’s nanny.
According to Daily Mail, the passenger's family was traveling from London to Turin and was kicked off following the incident.
The incident happened when Charles Banner, 41, found out that despite the family’s nanny being booked in business class, the flight had been oversold.
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Banner refused to accept this situation and argued with the flight crew. As an aftermath, he was kicked off from the plane along with his whole family due to his alleged unruly conduct. The airline stated that it does not tolerate “disruptive behavior.”
Banner, 41, has accused British Airways staff members of being “rude” to him. Speaking to Daily Mail the man says he had booked the nanny in business class so he and his wife could work while the nanny looked after their two children, who are one and four years old.
After being asked by the cabin crew whether the nanny could sit in a spare business class seat, the airline refused, claiming there was no extra seat in the cabin.
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The scene worsened and the pilot insisted the family be kicked off the flight, according to Daily Mail.
The police were called, and the family was told to leave the plane.
“If BA had told me that the nanny could not sit with us in business, then we would not have traveled and could have got a later flight. But they only told us that when we got to the boarding gate,” Banner told MailOnline.
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“I behaved perfectly, but I was challenging the cabin crew because it was the right thing to do,” he continued. “The pettiness and vindictiveness of the staff caused this. I was being very polite about the whole thing.”
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After the drama, Banner and his family booked a hotel near the airport and traveled from London Gatwick Airport the next day with EasyJet, MailOnline reported.
Known well in his field, the Barrister has been a member of Queen’s Counsel, since 2019.
He practices across multiple jurisdictions, as well as internationally.
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