Originally Posted by PresRDC
If that was the case, than I would say Northwest is off the hook and, as bad as it must have been, it was just one of those things.
Keeping people locked on a plane for 18 hours after a 10 hour flight can't be chalked up to "just one of those things." It is ludicrious. I understand strict border protection/customs enforcement under general circumstances. But c'mon guys; lighten up and let these folks off the plane. With the border as porous as it is, a plane from AMS to SEA isn't going to be the end of the world.