UA950 IAD-BRU diverted back to IAD
Mar 8, 2009, 8:42 pm
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UA950 IAD-BRU diverted back to IAD
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...214Z/KIAD/KIAD
Wow... made it all the way to Halifax before turning back. 3 hour, 10 minute scenic tour of Nova Scotia I guess.
Wow... made it all the way to Halifax before turning back. 3 hour, 10 minute scenic tour of Nova Scotia I guess.
Mar 8, 2009, 8:58 pm
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yup. I was on the flight. Generator failure. they're putting people up for the night and sending us out at 7pm tomorrow. Apparently there's nothing that will get us to Brussels faster. Hooray for no AM flights across the Atlantic.
The whole thing was handled very professionally, except for the whole no other way to get you there thing.
yup. I was on the flight. Generator failure. they're putting people up for the night and sending us out at 7pm tomorrow. Apparently there's nothing that will get us to Brussels faster. Hooray for no AM flights across the Atlantic.
The whole thing was handled very professionally, except for the whole no other way to get you there thing.
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Mar 8, 2009, 9:11 pm
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yup. I was on the flight. Generator failure. they're putting people up for the night and sending us out at 7pm tomorrow. Apparently there's nothing that will get us to Brussels faster. Hooray for no AM flights across the Atlantic.
The whole thing was handled very professionally, except for the whole effing no other way to get you there thing.
yup. I was on the flight. Generator failure. they're putting people up for the night and sending us out at 7pm tomorrow. Apparently there's nothing that will get us to Brussels faster. Hooray for no AM flights across the Atlantic.
The whole thing was handled very professionally, except for the whole effing no other way to get you there thing.
UA922 10am IAD to LHR gets you into London, obviously too late for the last Eurostar to BRU so effectively you are probably better off waiting until 7pm and getting into BRU the following morning.
Pity Concorde no longer flies across the Atlantic in 3 hours!
Mar 8, 2009, 9:29 pm
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Hmf. OK perhaps I should curse time zones rather than airline schedules. Still I don't get waiting until 7PM tomorrow to get us out of here. wouldn't it make sense to fix the plane and leave tomorrow morning? they're running an extra flight tomorrow fo us... you would think it could leave before then.
Hmf. OK perhaps I should curse time zones rather than airline schedules. Still I don't get waiting until 7PM tomorrow to get us out of here. wouldn't it make sense to fix the plane and leave tomorrow morning? they're running an extra flight tomorrow fo us... you would think it could leave before then.
Mar 8, 2009, 9:48 pm
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So they are making a special 7 PM IAD-BRU which is really tonights IAD-BRU flight?
I wonder if they will process is as a seperate flight
I wonder if they will process is as a seperate flight
Mar 8, 2009, 10:23 pm
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Yup, 2 flghts tomorrow. I could standby for the regular 6PM but my upgrade would be gonzo. There will be a second IAD BRU tomorrow, and they said it will be the same setup as this flight, same seats and everything. I guess this also means tomorrow's 951 will be delayed until our replacement plane gets there.
Yup, 2 flghts tomorrow. I could standby for the regular 6PM but my upgrade would be gonzo. There will be a second IAD BRU tomorrow, and they said it will be the same setup as this flight, same seats and everything. I guess this also means tomorrow's 951 will be delayed until our replacement plane gets there.
Mar 9, 2009, 9:57 am
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Mar 9, 2009, 10:23 am
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Good question. I assumed they would do two returns, but I just checked and 951 is cancelled for today. I dunno where the extra plane will go. I ended up rebooking on today's "real" 950, so I'm leaving at 6PM instead of 7.
Mar 9, 2009, 10:46 am
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Yup, 2 flghts tomorrow. I could standby for the regular 6PM but my upgrade would be gonzo. There will be a second IAD BRU tomorrow, and they said it will be the same setup as this flight, same seats and everything. I guess this also means tomorrow's 951 will be delayed until our replacement plane gets there.
Yup, 2 flghts tomorrow. I could standby for the regular 6PM but my upgrade would be gonzo. There will be a second IAD BRU tomorrow, and they said it will be the same setup as this flight, same seats and everything. I guess this also means tomorrow's 951 will be delayed until our replacement plane gets there.
Mar 9, 2009, 11:40 am
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