Middle East Airlines: Mutiny?
May 28, 2011, 5:02 am
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May 29, 2011, 7:14 am
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The entire story sounds like a bunch of passengers got uppity and demanded more than the crew could provide, which resulted in missing their slot. Sadly not an uncommon occurrence with passengers from some parts of the world.
May 29, 2011, 7:26 pm
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MEA failed miserably in its handling of the situation. It seems the crew failed any training they received in problem solving and resolution.You dont inflame upset pax in a confined environment - rule 101.
Second, connecting pax would have been rightly annoyed-when fatigue and jet lag set in its hardly pleasant, elderly and kids should at least have been disembarked.
Thirdly, I can tollerate even 15 hours in a plane IF its flying(which most flights out of Australia are, if not longer) - NOT if its sitting on the ground!
MEA crew are lax at best and many corners are cut, however, sitting on a grounded plane for 7 hours with random updates would drive most FT'ers crazy.
Big fail from me for MEA.
CJ
Second, connecting pax would have been rightly annoyed-when fatigue and jet lag set in its hardly pleasant, elderly and kids should at least have been disembarked.
Thirdly, I can tollerate even 15 hours in a plane IF its flying(which most flights out of Australia are, if not longer) - NOT if its sitting on the ground!
MEA crew are lax at best and many corners are cut, however, sitting on a grounded plane for 7 hours with random updates would drive most FT'ers crazy.
Big fail from me for MEA.
CJ
Jun 1, 2011, 9:48 am
#6
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now these people are stranded in a parked flight, on the grounds, with not enough meals/drinks for anyone for that much of time. Don't they deserve to be let out at the terminal until things get clarified?
Jun 2, 2011, 12:39 am
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well, that's why we are here, right? cuz we are frequent flyers, by choice.
now these people are stranded in a parked flight, on the grounds, with not enough meals/drinks for anyone for that much of time. Don't they deserve to be let out at the terminal until things get clarified?
now these people are stranded in a parked flight, on the grounds, with not enough meals/drinks for anyone for that much of time. Don't they deserve to be let out at the terminal until things get clarified?