Wrong seat, wrong flight, wrong destination
Oct 29, 2012, 10:41 pm
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this has nearly happened to me , just once, forty years ago, at atl -delta almost took me to cvg instead of dca. no IT systems back then of course, delta actually depended on its people . remember the commercials anyone?
Oct 29, 2012, 11:51 pm
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Oct 30, 2012, 12:33 am
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Well, in that case, the GA typing in the seat assignment manually would not have produced an OK to board note. Obviously not excusing the GA.
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That's particularly impressive given that I don't think AA flew DCA-IAH in 2005 (if they ever did), which would mean this passenger was not only on the wrong flight but on the wrong airline!
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That's particularly impressive given that I don't think AA flew DCA-IAH in 2005 (if they ever did), which would mean this passenger was not only on the wrong flight but on the wrong airline!
Oct 30, 2012, 2:15 am
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Oct 30, 2012, 7:16 am
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Oct 30, 2012, 11:19 am
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I could envision someone confusing San Jose CA with San Juan PR. They're both destinations that start with San J something. And isn't there another San Juan in Central America?
Oct 30, 2012, 12:11 pm
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Oct 30, 2012, 12:13 pm
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Oct 30, 2012, 12:16 pm
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I was on a flight from ATL-PFN when someone commented that this plane seemed awfully small to be going to Panama City. It was an ATR-72, and he was actually traveling to PTY.
Oct 30, 2012, 7:42 pm
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Every so often an FA will make the announcement before the door closes that this plane is going to (name of city) and to make sure that's your actual destination. I suppose they make these ad hoc announcements based on their own past experiences such as the ones described in this thread. Haven't seen anyone realize they were on the wrong flights after hearing these announcements, but guess it happens from time to time!
Oct 30, 2012, 8:00 pm
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I was sitting on a plane a few weeks ago headed to IAD. I could feel the plane start to descend and took my headphones off just in time to hear we were about to land at DTW. What? That's not where I was supposed to be going! With my headphones on I missed the earlier announcement that we were being diverted for some maintenance. We eventually did make it to IAD.
Oct 30, 2012, 8:29 pm
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Every so often an FA will make the announcement before the door closes that this plane is going to (name of city) and to make sure that's your actual destination. I suppose they make these ad hoc announcements based on their own past experiences such as the ones described in this thread. Haven't seen anyone realize they were on the wrong flights after hearing these announcements, but guess it happens from time to time!