Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
After a long tarmac delay I think it's completely reasonable to ask to be let off the plane. The DOT apparently agrees as there are now rules about this.
But that's not what happened here. This was an on time flight (or would have been if not for returning to the gate multiple times)
I was responding to a specific post, where the poster said, "but never because someone will miss a connection". All I am saying is that this particular circumstance is not that rare, regardless of OP's situation.