Originally Posted by
seratonin7
When a diversion occurs, do they pull up to a US gate for fueling? Do they open the door? If no passengers get off, do the F/A do another safety briefing?
I wonder if they cater a snack basket for the second part of the trip?
I've only been on one flight that was diverted, LIS-EWR (on CO) became LIS-GLA-EWR due to volcanic activity in Iceland.
Yes, they did a safety briefing when we took off both times. Yes, they did a quick drink service and snacks on LIS-GLA, then the full meal on GLA-EWR.
We pulled up to a gate, I don't even know which. They opened the door to the plane, a gate agent came on to make announcements. They said we could stand, and walk around, but they suggested we not leave the plane, unless we had to.
And no, I didn't earn extra miles. Actually, I had been rerouted from MAD-PHL, and eventually got Original Routing Credit (US was doing a double mile promo on US-metal flights).