Victor J. Cordero v. Cia Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A., a Corporation

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• recognizing that the decision must be made on a rational appraisal of the facts
• captain refused to allow a disruptive passenger who had loudly insulted crew to reboard the plane after a stopover
• refusal to allow plaintiff to continue on the flight after an unscheduled stop
• “[I]f the passenger is excluded because the opinion of the pilot is arbitrary or 6 capricious and not justified by any reason or rational appraisal of the facts, then the denial of 7 8 passage is discriminatory”
• “[T]he test . . . rests upon the facts and circumstances of the case as known to the airline at the time it formed its opinion and made its decision . . . .” (quoting with approval Williams v. Trans World Airlines, 509 F.2d 942, 948 (2d Cir. 1975

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