Originally Posted by
blueman2
All 3 twitter account owners have been verified and are all reputable people. Sourcing is the least of the issues with this story. The real issue is that all 3 sources are 'hearsay' sources. They could all be using wrong or misunderstood info from others. So end result might be the same.
True. I'm not disputing the fact that United dispatched a dirty airplane for flight 934 today, and said airplane operated the Giants charter from GRB, but the notion that the Giants "trashed" the airplane, as if it was a deliberate act in frustration for their no-show in Green Bay last night, is very much in doubt.
Other equally-reputable sources, among them people who were actually on the charter, unequivocally say otherwise.
By all accounts, it would appear there was a mx-related 763>764 aircraft swap on the morning of departure, and UAL was not planning on such a short turn for the airplane back to scheduled pax operations. It's no secret that airplanes coming off sports charters usually require a bit more TLC before returning to the line.