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Ticketless Passenger

One day an owner of an airline decided that he would give free passage and accomodations to anyone who wanted to his beautiful private island. Only his airline company could land there. The only thing a person had to do was to either write for, or go to the airport and get a ticket. There was no other requirement, but to just ask for a ticket. One could even go to a travel agency or go online and ask for a ticket. Absolutely no one was denied a ticket, if the person asked for one. The person would show up the airport and get the next available seat assignment. Even if a family of fourteen wanted to go to this island the only requirement was that each individual had to have a ticket and get a seat assignment.

The airline became so well known that its nickname became Just Ask or JA. A fleet of planes was kept ready for 24 hour a day departure. No one was quite sure how the owner of the airline was able to keep this going year in and year out, but each person was happy to get on the plane and go to this resort.

One day a person decided to deliberately not get a ticket. Since the seats were free why be bothered with the hassle of getting a ticket. The person mused, “I am my own person and I feel I should just be able to skip this step.” Somehow the person got pass airport security and the gate agents without showing a ticket. The person took a seat on the plane.

Because of a dispute over the seat where that ticketless person was sitting, the flight attendant discovered that the person didn’t have a ticket. The person didn’t want to leave and had to be escorted off the plane by the police. Everyone on the plane and in the airport stared at the person being led away. Almost all agreed that the person had no ticket and should not be on the plane because the owner had a right to impose the rules of who rode his airlines for free. However one passenger cried and decided to get off the plane too, “That’s wrong,” said the offended passenger.“That person really wanted to go to the resort. You know we’ve all heard how it is so pleasant and beautiful. The weather is great and the beaches are wonderful. What a mean airline owner.” “I can’t fly an airline of an owner who will not let anyone who wants to go to that resort not go just because they don’t have a ticket.” “,Well” said another passenger to the disgruntled person as the offended passenger was leaving the plane, ”If you find another owner with another deal like this, have fun.”
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