Originally Posted by
Phrastus
Oh I remember as a young adult flying somewhere on probably Mark Air, diverting, and having the captain make an announcement asking for a passenger with an Amex card to help out by charging the cost of refueling. I don't remember much more than that. We did eventually take off and I got home without a major kerfuffle. I imagine someone eventually ponied up or corporate was able to convince whatever outstation it was to tank up without a card.
I hope the passenger got reimbursed before the airline went bankrupt.
I was one of Mark Air’s last passengers- got rebooked on them on a DEN-DTW route after my Northwest flight went technical. The following day, they ceased operations. Their GA and FAs were so pleasant even though I was a little grumpy that I’d been sent to fly on an airline I’d never heard of- I feel for them because it seemed like they didn’t know what was coming.