Originally Posted by
Scots_Al
Though, of course, if you had a checked bag in the hold, that would need to be found and offloaded; this has been standard since Lockerbie.
Different rules for international versus domestic flights.
Originally Posted by
boybi
I thought passengers aren't allowed to get out of the plane after you've boarded the plane?
Happens often enough. I've been that person at least once. And US DoT rules require that you're given the option for such if there is a delay that will exceed 3 hours.