A Creative New Way to Miss a Connection
Jun 1, 2019, 5:29 pm
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A Creative New Way to Miss a Connection
302 from YVR de-planes at gate 58. We go up the escalator and the doors to terminal are locked. Firstly we are terribly crammed at the top of the escalator as people keep funneling in and there’s no way out.
AC agents are all phoning people with confusion as we wait and wait. Eventually we are told we are at the wrong gate and must get back on the aircraft.
Presently listening to captain explain that we will have to get off out the port-side rear door. That’s all I know right now and will update the story as it unfolds.
Lots of very anxious people who have/had tight connections.
Will AC post this as an on time arrival?
AC agents are all phoning people with confusion as we wait and wait. Eventually we are told we are at the wrong gate and must get back on the aircraft.
Presently listening to captain explain that we will have to get off out the port-side rear door. That’s all I know right now and will update the story as it unfolds.
Lots of very anxious people who have/had tight connections.
Will AC post this as an on time arrival?
Jun 1, 2019, 5:32 pm
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302 from YVR de-planes at gate 58. We go up the escalator and the doors to terminal are locked. Firstly we are terribly crammed at the top of the escalator as people keep funneling in and there’s no way out.
AC agents are all phoning people with confusion as we wait and wait. Eventually we are told we are at the wrong gate and must get back on the aircraft.
Presently listening to captain explain that we will have to get off out the port-side rear door. That’s all I know right now and will update the story as it unfolds.
Lots of very anxious people who have/had tight connections.
Will AC post this as an on time arrival?
AC agents are all phoning people with confusion as we wait and wait. Eventually we are told we are at the wrong gate and must get back on the aircraft.
Presently listening to captain explain that we will have to get off out the port-side rear door. That’s all I know right now and will update the story as it unfolds.
Lots of very anxious people who have/had tight connections.
Will AC post this as an on time arrival?
And yes, it's showing as "10 minutes early"
Jun 1, 2019, 5:52 pm
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I missed the cut and now have to wait for the third trip (as do all J pax). Some seriously unhappy people. Like me. Lost my chance to go outside and have a few cigarettes.
Jun 1, 2019, 6:58 pm
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Added: I guess the concierge put you up at the YUL Marriott (assuming you were supposed to be on AC870)?
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Jun 1, 2019, 8:07 pm
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Jun 2, 2019, 1:23 pm
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Wow. I've certainly had a locked door on arrival a few times (YVR and SFO come to mind), but I've never been forced back on the plane. That must really suck.
Jun 2, 2019, 5:47 pm
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Reminds me of an AC33 a few years ago when they opened the wrong door at YVR. The entire J cabin walked off the plane and into the international side of the terminal... then they realized their mistake and let the Y cabin out into the domestic side.
We ended up with an AC Concierge and supervisors from CBSA and airport security huddling for about 10 minutes before saying "you guys all came from Toronto right? ok you're free to go".
By the time we got to the luggage carousel the only bags left were the ones with priority tags.
We ended up with an AC Concierge and supervisors from CBSA and airport security huddling for about 10 minutes before saying "you guys all came from Toronto right? ok you're free to go".
By the time we got to the luggage carousel the only bags left were the ones with priority tags.
Jun 2, 2019, 11:51 pm
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Aren't they using those large white lounge mobiles similar to the ones at IAD? I've used them deplaning from the rear at YUL before. Are they forcing everyone onto dinky COBUS 3000s and only bringing one or two in at a time?
Added: I guess the concierge put you up at the YUL Marriott (assuming you were supposed to be on AC870)?
Added: I guess the concierge put you up at the YUL Marriott (assuming you were supposed to be on AC870)?
Jun 3, 2019, 7:30 am
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How dare you!
Question: Did you deplane onto the tarmac and board a COBUS, or did you deplane directly onto a mobile lounge (similar to the white ones that have been used at IAD since forever)?
Jun 7, 2019, 12:35 pm
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May 24 I arrived at YVR from MEL. The doors weren't opened correctly so we had to wait on the plane for about 10min. I had a tight connection and I'm glad I made it. I was sweating though. It was a Friday afternoon and I just wanted to get back home after coming off a 15hr flight.
Jun 7, 2019, 12:50 pm
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Reminds me of an AC33 a few years ago when they opened the wrong door at YVR. The entire J cabin walked off the plane and into the international side of the terminal... then they realized their mistake and let the Y cabin out into the domestic side.
We ended up with an AC Concierge and supervisors from CBSA and airport security huddling for about 10 minutes before saying "you guys all came from Toronto right? ok you're free to go".
By the time we got to the luggage carousel the only bags left were the ones with priority tags.
We ended up with an AC Concierge and supervisors from CBSA and airport security huddling for about 10 minutes before saying "you guys all came from Toronto right? ok you're free to go".
By the time we got to the luggage carousel the only bags left were the ones with priority tags.
Jun 7, 2019, 1:06 pm
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Still not as bad as AC133 from YYC-YYZ in 2012 when they opened the wrong doors and funneled us back through international.... CBSA was pissed off big time. Half our flight didn't have passports and they were livid. AC didn't even realize their mistake and we still had to go through customs, and then come back in to the domestic luggage. By the time most of us got to our bags it was 90 mins after deplaning. (Already arriving at midnight).
Though I'm not sure they'd let you back if you had a chance to mingle with other international arrivals.