"I'm Sorry, We Do Not Have Enough Staff To Let You Off The Plane"
Flew on the shuttle from BOS-LGA on Saturday and they closed the door and pushed back right on time.
The only problem was after moving the plane about 5 feet, the captain said there was a ground hold in LGA so we would have to remain in Boston for another 45 minutes. Then he said he will let everyone back inside the terminal, but stay close to the gate area for an update.
Then 5 minutes later the pilot gets on and says "I'm sorry we do not have enough staff to let you off the plane, we will have to wait here".
So we spent 45 minutes parked a few feet away from the gate.
The sad thing is, according to the US website this flight took off on-time since the plane closed the door and pushed back on schedule.
[This message has been edited by Ringside (edited 11-17-2002).]