Originally Posted by
jetBlueNYFL
I saw the interview on CNBC today and David Neeleman did NOT lie in any way. NEVER in jetBlue's seven years has the airline had so many airplanes with people on an active taxiway. Maybe one or two last year - but ten this year, that's a different story.
The context of the conversation was having planes on the ground with passengers stuck on them for hours at a time. To say they have never been in the situation before is definitely misleading. Its not the number that matters its the situation. If its 7 or 15 next time, he can again say its not the same situation?
Bottom line, pax were stuck on planes AGAIN at the SAME airport. Apparently nothing was previously done after last year's events. Had something been done between last year and last week, those learnings may have helped with this year's events. Unfortunately it looks like last year never even existed.