open exit door during flight?
May 27, 2013, 9:33 am
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open exit door during flight?
May 27, 2013, 9:55 am
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Yeah, he can't be opening the exit door. Because the doors is locked. No one ever allowed to leave from the aircraft. They would deserved him banned flying for his life. He won't listening to the flight crew instructions.
May 27, 2013, 3:20 pm
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23 year old and from Arizona.... AZ isn't quite hopping with MVPs. (although for the record I was a Premier Exec with United at the age of 21, but rarely ever flew coach by that point..)
Now if the guy was from Alaska or the PacNW, I probably wouldn't have made the assumption.
Now if the guy was from Alaska or the PacNW, I probably wouldn't have made the assumption.
May 27, 2013, 5:11 pm
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Just for giggles I looked up AS 132 on 5/28. Currently, about 10 hours out, there is no one on the upgrade list or waiting for a seat assignment.
While this is by no means an accurate assessment, the list would suggest a rather elite-lite route. Methinks you a tit quick to pass judgement.
Just sayin'...
MTT
While this is by no means an accurate assessment, the list would suggest a rather elite-lite route. Methinks you a tit quick to pass judgement.
Just sayin'...
MTT
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May 27, 2013, 5:46 pm
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Just for giggles I looked up AS 132 on 5/28. Currently, about 10 hours out, there is no one on the upgrade list or waiting for a seat assignment.
While this is by no means an accurate assessment, the list would suggest a rather elite-lite route. Methinks you a tit quick to pass judgement.
Just sayin'...
MTT
While this is by no means an accurate assessment, the list would suggest a rather elite-lite route. Methinks you a tit quick to pass judgement.
Just sayin'...
MTT
As for being an 'elite lite' route, not always... 14 on the WL on the 24th (no one cleared @ gate)
May 27, 2013, 5:55 pm
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According to an inside source speaking on background, that man later claimed that he desperately needed to pee and was frustrated after being refused access to the F lav.
May 27, 2013, 6:02 pm
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And there was no one on the UG WL this morning
As for being an 'elite lite' route, not always... 14 on the WL on the 24th (no one cleared @ gate)
As for being an 'elite lite' route, not always... 14 on the WL on the 24th (no one cleared @ gate)
Also the exits don't lock. The article is wrong about that.
Last edited by alphaeagle; May 27, 2013 at 6:08 pm
May 27, 2013, 9:23 pm
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May 27, 2013, 10:15 pm
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The only way for a NON-ELITE to get an exit row is by a human giving them that seat. The exit row seats have a special block in the seat map that only allowed elites to select the seat, even on day-of-departure. if you don't believe me, watch a non-MVP friend check-in online, and you'll clearly see the only 2 rows not allowing a seat assignment are the overwings.
May 27, 2013, 10:22 pm
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The only way for a NON-ELITE to get an exit row is by a human giving them that seat. The exit row seats have a special block in the seat map that only allowed elites to select the seat, even on day-of-departure. if you don't believe me, watch a non-MVP friend check-in online, and you'll clearly see the only 2 rows not allowing a seat assignment are the overwings.
May 27, 2013, 10:43 pm
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On the newer 737 (NG models) with the over-wing exits that automatically open outward, the doors are electronically locked during flight. The older type doors that open inward would be virtually impossible to open in a pressurized cabin.
May 27, 2013, 11:28 pm
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I stand corrected, thanks for that link. The NG's should be difficult to open as well, though I suppose with that design there might need to be a slightly more pressure difference to make it truly impossible compared to the older exits.
May 28, 2013, 12:17 am
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Some even live here and work on the north slope oil fields. I sat next to a guy who commutes PHX-SEA/PDX-ANC-SCC every three weeks. I don't know what sounds worse--that itinerary or living on the north slope for three weeks at a time...