Woman left on Air Canada aircraft after arrival
Jun 21, 2019, 4:23 pm
#32
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How appropriate that it was Air Canada.
Does anyone recall the Air Canada television ad (at least in UK) the theme of which was that an AC flight was so enjoyable that passengers wouldn't want to get off?
As I remember there was shots of the passengers partying in the aircraft while the terminal was shutting down for the night and the lights being turned off.
Does anyone recall the Air Canada television ad (at least in UK) the theme of which was that an AC flight was so enjoyable that passengers wouldn't want to get off?
As I remember there was shots of the passengers partying in the aircraft while the terminal was shutting down for the night and the lights being turned off.
Jun 21, 2019, 4:54 pm
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What mAh capacity are your banks? I normally travel with 2 and I have (to date) NEVER had them taken away. One is a 15600mAh TP-Link bank, and the other is a 2600mAh fuel rod.
Maybe it's because I work at the airport......
Maybe it's because I work at the airport......
Jun 21, 2019, 5:40 pm
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I've flown with 2 x 14.4v 3.6Ah batteries for a Dewalt drill in my carry on. Those were NiMH and not Li-ion and they got an inspection by TSA but were packed properly so were allowed on.
Jun 21, 2019, 7:47 pm
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The FAs responsible to check the aircraft before they deplane. We all can joke about being stuck inside an aircraft and trying to start the engine etc but it is no joke to be inside and locked inside anything let alone an aircraft for someone especially who is not in the aviation industry.
Jun 21, 2019, 7:50 pm
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I’m on my phone and am too lazy to look, but this story seems like déjà vu to me. I swear there was a very similar story 3-5 years ago.
Regarding power banks, I regularly travel with 2 (1 “large” one for my iPad and a smaller one for my phone) and CATSA/TSA haven’t even batted an eye. Neither did security in the EU when I was last there last year.
Regarding power banks, I regularly travel with 2 (1 “large” one for my iPad and a smaller one for my phone) and CATSA/TSA haven’t even batted an eye. Neither did security in the EU when I was last there last year.
Jun 21, 2019, 8:26 pm
#41
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PVG did inspect my power bank but found it small enough. The sign said they do not allow power banks with undeterminable capacity. If there is no legible label, they treat it as if it is excessive.
I've almost been in this situation on the TTC subway, thanks to overhead announcements that the train was going out of service, but nobody checking for deaf people...
I would be very unhappy to be left on a plane.
I've almost been in this situation on the TTC subway, thanks to overhead announcements that the train was going out of service, but nobody checking for deaf people...
I would be very unhappy to be left on a plane.
Jun 21, 2019, 10:52 pm
#42
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PVG did inspect my power bank but found it small enough. The sign said they do not allow power banks with undeterminable capacity. If there is no legible label, they treat it as if it is excessive.
I've almost been in this situation on the TTC subway, thanks to overhead announcements that the train was going out of service, but nobody checking for deaf people...
I would be very unhappy to be left on a plane.
I've almost been in this situation on the TTC subway, thanks to overhead announcements that the train was going out of service, but nobody checking for deaf people...
I would be very unhappy to be left on a plane.
As for the TTC, I've been woken several times by cleaners who think it's funny to wake people by scaring the bejeezus out of them or roughly kicking people's feet... The thought of just a gentle tap on your shoulders seems alien to some of them... And they wonder why people take those embarrassing photos of them.
Jun 22, 2019, 6:48 am
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I'd love it. Scrounge for some food, sit in the cockpit, play with the switches, find a blanket and pillow, have a good sleep, wait until someone came to retrieve the aircraft (Surprise!) and have a great story to tell for the rest of my life.
Jun 22, 2019, 7:58 am
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Jun 22, 2019, 9:40 am
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I know I must not be a normal person, because when I first read this article, I was a little confused about why it framed the experience as a "nightmare." My reaction was, "Oh, this is so cool! I wish this would happen to me! It's so 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler!'" You'd get to run around the plane, explore the cockpit, and basically have free-reign on a passenger jet which you don't get very often. People's constant fear of everything ruins their enjoyment of everything.
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/73493...darkened-plane
Anyway, sorry I'm a weirdo.
-Hank
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/73493...darkened-plane
Anyway, sorry I'm a weirdo.
-Hank