Chaos at DFW, AA 2040 cancelled, reinstated on July 7 2008
Aug 1, 2008, 2:51 am
#16
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One of my flights that didn't have a pilot or FO onboard when we boarded also didn't have the airconditioning running. When the pilot finally boarded he gave the FA and GA a stern telling-off for allowing passengers onboard the MD80 with no aircon, saying "you're just bloody lucky noone had a stroke."
I guess it was about 100 in DFW at that time, and it was stinking hot in there!
I guess it was about 100 in DFW at that time, and it was stinking hot in there!
Aug 1, 2008, 3:27 am
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Maintenance personnel are allowed to get the air conditioning going. Sometimes, even a savvy FA will know how to fiddle with the controls.
Aug 1, 2008, 3:30 am
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The cockpit door was locked and it seemed the pilot had the only key. Not sure if that's normal practice! 
Over here we barely even have doors on cockpits on some domestic flights, much less locked ones
Over here we barely even have doors on cockpits on some domestic flights, much less locked ones
Aug 1, 2008, 3:55 am
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Aug 1, 2008, 7:13 am
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Aug 1, 2008, 8:26 am
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I'm scrambling to pack for a flight to LAX then onto BNE-ADL so forgive me for not quoting people on these responses.
Yes, the other guy was in the AC. He said he asked them when he got in if the flight was ok, they paged the flight and he checked with them again on the way out, they told him he was fine. Seems odd the AC didn't even know what was up with this.
I didn't call AA because I didn't really know what was going on until I finally talked to the gate agent.
There are 2 flights to STL after the 6:25; a 7:30 that was cancelled and a 9:30 that according to the agent was already full with people moved from the 7:30. Our flight was also so delayed at that point that they would be taking off very close together.
The total trip STL-DFW-HOU and back netted a littler over 1000 EQM each way. At the time I booked it I did not know I'd be going to ADL today so I was booking every little trip on AA to ensure I maintain status as my travel is down a bit.
Chaos may seem a bit overboard when describing one flight, but until you see about 15 people yelling at GAs because they weren't allowed back onto a plane they had boarded only 2 hours earlier you won't quite understand the scene.
Yes, the other guy was in the AC. He said he asked them when he got in if the flight was ok, they paged the flight and he checked with them again on the way out, they told him he was fine. Seems odd the AC didn't even know what was up with this.
I didn't call AA because I didn't really know what was going on until I finally talked to the gate agent.
There are 2 flights to STL after the 6:25; a 7:30 that was cancelled and a 9:30 that according to the agent was already full with people moved from the 7:30. Our flight was also so delayed at that point that they would be taking off very close together.
The total trip STL-DFW-HOU and back netted a littler over 1000 EQM each way. At the time I booked it I did not know I'd be going to ADL today so I was booking every little trip on AA to ensure I maintain status as my travel is down a bit.
Chaos may seem a bit overboard when describing one flight, but until you see about 15 people yelling at GAs because they weren't allowed back onto a plane they had boarded only 2 hours earlier you won't quite understand the scene.
Aug 1, 2008, 10:36 am
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