Another AA Nightmare Flight
Jul 27, 2022, 5:11 pm
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Another AA Nightmare Flight
Is it me, or do these "stuck on the tarmac for hours" seem to happen more to AA than the other majors?
And, it seems their 'apology' is usually lame when these incidents occur: "We know it can be frustrating when travel doesn't go as planned and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience." And, I pulled up the radar archive for Sunday and there was ZERO lightning over the airport during the period mentioned. It was yet another "airline lie."
And, it seems their 'apology' is usually lame when these incidents occur: "We know it can be frustrating when travel doesn't go as planned and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience." And, I pulled up the radar archive for Sunday and there was ZERO lightning over the airport during the period mentioned. It was yet another "airline lie."
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Jul 27, 2022, 6:31 pm
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I can't imagine sitting at the gate with the door open for 6 hours. That's just stupid.
Jul 27, 2022, 6:55 pm
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Why didn't they just tell the passengers to get off the plane and re-board them when it was fixed? This has happened to me when I've been on planes with similar mechanical issues. It's not that big of a deal, they just checked everyone out and you had to re-check in before boarding again (which took a couple of seconds)
I can't imagine sitting at the gate with the door open for 6 hours. That's just stupid.
Jul 27, 2022, 7:31 pm
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Why didn't they just tell the passengers to get off the plane and re-board them when it was fixed? This has happened to me when I've been on planes with similar mechanical issues. It's not that big of a deal, they just checked everyone out and you had to re-check in before boarding again (which took a couple of seconds)
I can't imagine sitting at the gate with the door open for 6 hours. That's just stupid.
I can't imagine sitting at the gate with the door open for 6 hours. That's just stupid.
Jul 27, 2022, 7:33 pm
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An extended mx delay at their biggest hub? No excuse for that unless there's an engine about to fall off, flat tire, something major, and the article isn't clear what it was. But if it was waiting for a tech to sign off, then yes, no excuse. That happened at SDF last Sunday, someone had to sign off on a thing that broke on our A319 and we sat for (only) one hour past departure time waiting for that, so only oh half the plane misconnected.
Jul 27, 2022, 7:38 pm
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Jul 27, 2022, 11:09 pm
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Jul 27, 2022, 11:14 pm
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Right, but how would the ramp being closed prevent pax from walking out of an open boarding door?
Jul 27, 2022, 11:53 pm
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Jul 27, 2022, 11:58 pm
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There are reports from people on the plane that they were told to stay in their seats and were not allowed to leave. Doesn't matter if the plane is attached if they wont let you off. AA PR staff definitely working overtime to try to minimize this disaster. It was lots of things that went wrong in a row. Pretty sure the person having a breakdown would have just gotten off it they were allowed to just walk off! It was attached so maintenance staff could walk on and off
@GennaContino
She also said passengers weren’t allowed to exit the plane. Passenger from the plane
@GennaContino
She also said passengers weren’t allowed to exit the plane. Passenger from the plane
Jul 28, 2022, 12:45 am
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There are reports from people on the plane that they were told to stay in their seats and were not allowed to leave. Doesn't matter if the plane is attached if they wont let you off. AA PR staff definitely working overtime to try to minimize this disaster. It was lots of things that went wrong in a row. Pretty sure the person having a breakdown would have just gotten off it they were allowed to just walk off! It was attached so maintenance staff could walk on and off
@GennaContino
She also said passengers weren’t allowed to exit the plane. Passenger from the plane
@GennaContino
She also said passengers weren’t allowed to exit the plane. Passenger from the plane
Jul 28, 2022, 3:58 am
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At least in the US, you can be banned from an airline for disobeying flight crew while aboard the aircraft. Deplaning when told not to would certainly qualify.