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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 3:20 am
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Originally Posted by FlyingNone
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Honestly, why would any GA want to treat this like a "joke" or deliberately "withhold" information? I shudder at what the passengers would do/say if an announcement was made to the effect....."Ladies and gentleman, we really have no idea when this plane is going to leave". Don't you think there would be a riot ?
Actually, I mentioned later that I pity the GAs, too. Usually the only information they have is whatever comes up on their screen. Whatever is going on gets decided higher up.

As for a 'riot', I don't agree. What they would get is a bunch of people demanding confirmed alternative transportation. Which is probably what UA is trying to avoid in the first place.
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