This príck on the United airlines flight.

[Burney]

I wouldn't have got off and I am a very reasonable person indeed. They should have raised the offer until someone accepted it. It isn't rocket science.

I agree that would have been better. However, we don't know whether the cabin crew were authorised to go above a certain point. My guess would be not.

I'd have stayed on there for a while arguing my case, but when they threatened to bring a couple of cops on board with the clear intention of dragging me off, I'd probably have decided discretion was the better part of valour.