AA 281 Ran Out of Water on Board
May 21, 2014, 11:42 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Happens often
I've had this happen on two short domestic hops in 2013: ORD - YUL and CLE - ORD. The latter one was more annoying as it was out in the first 10 minutes of being airborne. Relative had this happen while flying J out of CDG on DL and got 15,000 SkyPesos for it.
May 21, 2014, 11:46 am
#17
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I was on a flight from HNL to LAX where we turned around about an hour into the flight and returned to HNL due to the water being missing. Apparently, they needed to see whether it simply hadn't been loaded or if it leaked out as it potentially could have affected weight and balance on the plane if it ended up somewhere where it would freeze. I think the pilot said the 757 was supposed to have 40 gallons of water onboard for the flight.
May 21, 2014, 4:37 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Better to run out of water than fuel.
May 21, 2014, 6:01 pm
#19
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Update: I mentioned this to AA in an e-mail and even specifically said I wasn't looking for compensation; I just wondered what had happened. AA just added a $150 eVoucher to my account. Not going to refuse it. ^ Kudos is due to AA for this (yes, "kudos" is a singular noun - pedantic comments now off 
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May 21, 2014, 7:18 pm
#20
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May 21, 2014, 7:22 pm
#21
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From Dr. HFH: Ohhhhhh. I thought that you were going to send Kudos Bars to all AA employees. Sorry, my error.
May 22, 2014, 5:45 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2011
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May 22, 2014, 6:16 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2000
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It does happen. Happened to me on a CX flight HKG-JFK when they had to bring in a substitute aircraft after we boarded and were deplaned due to a mechanical problem. They were hurrying and simply forgot to check. Water ran out less than halfway there. We were all given certs for on-board purchases from duty free good for a year. IIRC Y got USD $100, J for $150 and F got $200.
May 22, 2014, 7:11 am
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May 22, 2014, 9:45 am
#25
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Oh well, something similar happened on my BA flight LHR-BOM a few days ago: No running water in the lavs. You had to wash hands using a drinking water bottles.