Anyone know what happened w/ DL68 NRT-PDX diverting to Cold Bay?
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Anyone know what happened w/ DL68 NRT-PDX diverting to Cold Bay?
DL68 NRT-PDX went into CDB in the Aleutian Islands today. It appears diversion was originally planned for AKN (King Salmon, AK) but CDB became the landing spot.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL68/history/20170114/0830Z/RJAA/PAKN
Presumably maintenance as a 763 is scheduled from SEA to CDB now.
Diversions to CDB usually bring good stories. Any FTers onboard?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL68/history/20170114/0830Z/RJAA/PAKN
Presumably maintenance as a 763 is scheduled from SEA to CDB now.
Diversions to CDB usually bring good stories. Any FTers onboard?
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DL68 NRT-PDX went into CDB in the Aleutian Islands today. It appears diversion was originally planned for AKN (King Salmon, AK) but CDB became the landing spot.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...830Z/RJAA/PAKN
Presumably maintenance as a 763 is scheduled from SEA to CDB now.
Diversions to CDB usually bring good stories. Any FTers onboard?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...830Z/RJAA/PAKN
Presumably maintenance as a 763 is scheduled from SEA to CDB now.
Diversions to CDB usually bring good stories. Any FTers onboard?
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Got curious about Cold Bay and found this article that indicates the town population is dwindling. Seems like keeping people there to operate the airport could be a real issue in the future. Are there other options in the region for emergency landings if needed?
https://www.adn.com/features/alaska-...d-in-cold-bay/
https://www.adn.com/features/alaska-...d-in-cold-bay/
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Got curious about Cold Bay and found this article that indicates the town population is dwindling. Seems like keeping people there to operate the airport could be a real issue in the future. Are there other options in the region for emergency landings if needed?
https://www.adn.com/features/alaska-...d-in-cold-bay/
https://www.adn.com/features/alaska-...d-in-cold-bay/
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I was actually on the flight.
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
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I was actually on the flight.
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
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I was actually on the flight.
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
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There are even more remote places. Bottom line is that if the runway can be cleared, that's all that is needed.
Doesn't have to have a lounge with 3 kinds of champagne for D1.
Someone will always complain that DL didn't have a spare fully crewed widebody sitting at some remote location.
Doesn't have to have a lounge with 3 kinds of champagne for D1.
Someone will always complain that DL didn't have a spare fully crewed widebody sitting at some remote location.
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I was not sitting on a plane in CDB for 7-8 hours so this colors my reaction I am sure, but I was pretty impressed with how quickly DL dispatched the replacement plane. The 763 that DL sent had landed in SEA from PVG at 7:35am so it was on the ground and available. However, DL had to source a 763 crew to work it. It then took 4 hours to fly the plane to CDB.
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I was actually on the flight.
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
Great crew and not a bad experience but I was in business class. They allowed folks to stay on the plane until the replacement plane arrived - which was about 7-8 hours later.
My biggest complaint was that it actually took that long to get a replacement plane from Seattle???
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My memory was a bit fuzzy since I was just waking up from the landing - but the Captain indicated folks had the right to leave the plane and enter the terminal area which was the reception area / hall for the Cold Bay Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
It sounded like some sort of passenger right to disembark after a certain amount of time?
It was around 6am so most folks stayed on the plane - but there was a semi steady trickle of folks once the sun came up. The terminal area was really just a small/medium reception hall with chairs, coffee, snacks. Business class seats was much nicer - and most folks just went back to sleep until the replacement plane arrived.
The crew was great - they kept offering drinks, snacks, and even served corn dogs which was interesting since where did they find those?!?
It sounded like some sort of passenger right to disembark after a certain amount of time?
It was around 6am so most folks stayed on the plane - but there was a semi steady trickle of folks once the sun came up. The terminal area was really just a small/medium reception hall with chairs, coffee, snacks. Business class seats was much nicer - and most folks just went back to sleep until the replacement plane arrived.
The crew was great - they kept offering drinks, snacks, and even served corn dogs which was interesting since where did they find those?!?