

Naturally, the FA’s warning bothered me and I felt the need to explain myself. This passenger had a lively discussion with the FA, though I did not hear the resolution. Meanwhile, another passenger was taking pictures behind the curtain and the FA ran over to him and demanded that he stop as well. To be clear, I did not take any more pictures-not a single one. I looked at the FA, smiled, but said nothing, putting my iPhone away. She referenced this section of the Hemispheres magazine: When I held the phone at forehead level to take the picture below, a flight attendant came running over and told me that I could not take any pictures of the cabin. Naturally, I wanted to provide a review for you.Īs I settled into my seat, I pulled out my iPhone to take a few pictures of the seat. It was my first time on this reconfigured aircraft and my first longhaul in the Continental BusinessFirst seat. The 767-300 was outfitted in a two-cabin configuration, staffed by a legacy United crew, and I had been upgraded to business class. Last Thursday I was scheduled to fly from Newark to Istanbul on United’s direct flight. But frankly, the more I replay the incident in my mind, the more certain I become that I was wronged.

The situation was both traumatizing and highly embarrassing and I wanted to ensure that I had ample time to consider what transpired before hurling any accusations or failing to understand the other side. Live and Let’s Fly has been silent the last three days as I weighed how I wanted to cover what happened to me on a United Airlines flight from Newark to Istanbul last week.
