Comments on: Media frenzy

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:56:24 +0000

Nina: Bologna. Mr. Kamens did the right thing — by forcing this into the media spotlight, Continental and the other major airlines will have little choice but to make changes. I think he’s singlehandedly made flying safer for all unaccompanied minors — because, let’s face it, inattentive and/or incompetent airline personnel are a hell of a lot more of a threat to flight safety than a 12 oz can of soda. If you had a kid and Continental lost him or her, I imagine you’d be shouting it from the rafters, too. I sure would. I say, bravo.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:47:49 +0000

Nina,

You are soooooo off base on this one. The media may have a bad name, but one good thing about it is that common citizens such as Jonathan can expose big corporations for misdeeds without the corporation being able to sweep it under the rug.

It’s sad, but sometimes corporations figure doing the bare minimum that is expected of them is acceptable. Only when their stock prices might be affected or the loyalty of other customers do they finally get it.

By: Erika Morse

Erika Morse — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:36:14 +0000

I am glad to see that you have denied the media access to your daughter and I commend you for having the courage to make this mishap public knowledge and not just accepting Continental’s lame excuse for an apology.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:51:52 +0000

Nina, Jik has a good point, Continental never would have done anything besides say “I’m sorry” if he hadn’t gone public. There would not have been any investigation into the fact that two planes left Logan with an incorrect number of passengers on them.

He’s not looking for fame, he’s looking to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone else.

By: jik

jik — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:51:38 +0000

any self respecting father and reasonable person would keep their interactions between them and a Company private…not post it as a play by play of “look at what I’m getting out of this!” I'm sure Continental would have been every bit as responsive if I hadn't gone public. Yeah, right. And, of course, if I hadn't gone public, the Houston Chronicle wouldn't have discovered that the exact same thing happened to another girl just one day before it happened to my daughter, which makes it rather obvious that this is not an isolated occurrence.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:49:04 +0000

you are now on the yahoo homepage too..

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:34:12 +0000

Well, this has definitely gotten you your 9 of 15mins of fame. Tomorrow will bring in the remaining minutes and then you can sign up for a made for tv movie. It’s clearly understood that Continental made an error and you’ve made your point, but any self respecting father and reasonable person would keep their interactions between them and a Company private…not post it as a play by play of “look at what I’m getting out of this!” This is not a reality tv show which pretty much has become a way of life here in the US of A. How sad for all of us!