Woman left on Air Canada aircraft after arrival
Jun 23, 2019, 2:42 pm
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Jun 23, 2019, 3:07 pm
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During EYW last year, we left one of the group on the plane, sleeping. He was in row 1, and we knew the FA would wake him up, but we told her to wait as long as possible.
He required the wakeup call. We were all just very tired.
He required the wakeup call. We were all just very tired.
Jun 23, 2019, 8:15 pm
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I have fallen asleep sometimes even at landing and if it was smooth you may not notice it. It also depends if it was a full flight or half empty and if so passenger may have not woken up if she is alone in a quiet area where there is no passenger and especially if she was in a window seat.
Jun 23, 2019, 8:32 pm
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This story now has legs...
Air Canada investigates how crew left passenger on parked plane
Air Canada investigates how crew left passenger on parked plane
Jun 23, 2019, 8:44 pm
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Call me a pessimist, but I think the whole “nightmare” scenario and the alleged trauma “suffered” by the victim are more efforts to extract additional compensation from AC than actual harm. I’m having trouble buying that someone who could fall asleep across 3 seats so soundly that they didn’t notice a landing, announcements and everyone deplaning is being kept awake at night because of this. It sounds like their reaction was very calm and rational as they went through the plane looking for a solution to the problem.
, I have never walked a mile in the shoes of somebody who has an anxiety disorder, so I would not be inclined to jump to conclusions about their feelings or actions.
Jun 23, 2019, 8:52 pm
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In her own Facebook post she says "as someone with and anxiety disorder..." While like many here, my first instinct is to , I have never walked a mile in the shoes of somebody who has an anxiety disorder, so I would not be inclined to jump to conclusions about their feelings or actions.
, I have never walked a mile in the shoes of somebody who has an anxiety disorder, so I would not be inclined to jump to conclusions about their feelings or actions.
Jun 23, 2019, 8:58 pm
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Would be pretty cool to have been forgotten on the plane.
Try every seat and write a good seat comparison for seat guru.
Check out the galley, see how it all works, what the hidden compartments are.
And of course seat in the Capt's seat and "fly" the plane.
Have an awesome story to tell your friends.
Make light of if with AC and ask for SE 100K as compensation.
So many ways the person could have turned this into a great thing
Try every seat and write a good seat comparison for seat guru.
Check out the galley, see how it all works, what the hidden compartments are.
And of course seat in the Capt's seat and "fly" the plane.
Have an awesome story to tell your friends.
Make light of if with AC and ask for SE 100K as compensation.
So many ways the person could have turned this into a great thing
Jun 23, 2019, 9:24 pm
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Jun 23, 2019, 11:09 pm
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Did AC mess up, quite likely. Did she do anything wrong? We don't know... how about we let Air Canada investigate and see what turns up?
Jun 24, 2019, 12:05 am
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I don't see how namecalling the person has any relevance. I've slept through takeoffs, landings and the turbulance in-between. You see people sleeping past their stops on the TTC all the time. One of my previous managers had narcolepsy... would fall asleep in the middle of an active conversation.
Did AC mess up, quite likely. Did she do anything wrong? We don't know... how about we let Air Canada investigate and see what turns up?
Did AC mess up, quite likely. Did she do anything wrong? We don't know... how about we let Air Canada investigate and see what turns up?