Originally Posted by
mre5765
Not sure if it is legal, but if you disobeyed the GA and weren't arrested or convicted, I imagine you'd earn a spot on UA's No Fly List, and for good reason. When there is a diversion, if there is a possibility to continue the flight, the airline wants to take off as soon as possible. Pax exiting and re-entering the plane clash with that goal. And a pax who leaves the plane has to be checked against the those who checked bags. A pax with checked baggage who leaves a plane must have his bags offloaded which adds further delay.
Not necessarily true. I was on a CO flight that was going to IAH but diverted to AUS due to WX. Pax were given the option to deplane with their carryon belongings in AUS but were told that there checked luggage would be staying on the plane and going to IAH and put on the 1st available flight to there final destination.