Originally Posted by musicmommy

Yes, on a RJ going in to LGA. We were very close to the runway and all of a sudden the plane revved up, and we were climbing again. Didn't know it at the time, but apparently it is not uncommon. We circled for 10 min. or so, were put back in the line and then landed successfully. The unnerving thing was that no one explained it at all to the passengers, even after we were just circling. Afterward, being a novice at go-rounds, I looked it up on the internet and discovered the cause was that a previous flight had not yet completely cleared the runway. I know at the instant the decision was made to climb, the pilot and co-pilot were busy and couldn't talk to the passengers, but during the next 10 very unnerving minutes when we all were fantasizing death we could have used some encouraging words. Pilots, please! Communicate what's happening to your passengers whenever possible!