Passenger on wrong plane
Dec 31, 2013 | 3:32 pm
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Here's a trip report from a US Airways marketed, Colgan Air operated ROC-BUF from August 2010: http://us.airliners.net/aviation-for...d.main/174050/
These tiny little point-to-point routes ceased operation in Oct 2010, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-ai...g-oct-1-a.html
These tiny little point-to-point routes ceased operation in Oct 2010, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-ai...g-oct-1-a.html
Dec 31, 2013 | 3:40 pm
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Here's a trip report from a US Airways marketed, Colgan Air operated ROC-BUF from August 2010: http://us.airliners.net/aviation-for...d.main/174050/
These tiny little point-to-point routes ceased operation in Oct 2010, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-ai...g-oct-1-a.html
These tiny little point-to-point routes ceased operation in Oct 2010, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-ai...g-oct-1-a.html
ETA...Maybe so!!
Dec 31, 2013 | 4:02 pm
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To PMNW phone agents, Rochester tended to mean the one in Minnesota so I always was careful to clarify that my tickets were to the right place.
If I'm tired or not completely awake when boarding, I always verify the destination with the FAs in front. Sometimes they seem to like to joke around about it a bit, but this rarely really scares me.
I've also heard pilots announce the wrong destination, including that we would be flying to our current location when the aircraft apparently does a quick turn.
If I'm tired or not completely awake when boarding, I always verify the destination with the FAs in front. Sometimes they seem to like to joke around about it a bit, but this rarely really scares me.
I've also heard pilots announce the wrong destination, including that we would be flying to our current location when the aircraft apparently does a quick turn.
Dec 31, 2013 | 4:13 pm
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Dec 31, 2013 | 4:17 pm
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Bet you UA comps the reroute. But, it shouldn't. Despite the FT view that individuals bear no responsibility for their own conduct, there's a reason for departure boards, monitors, gate announcements and the like.
Dec 31, 2013 | 4:21 pm
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Insert proper smilie(s) here.
Dec 31, 2013 | 4:32 pm
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Dec 31, 2013 | 4:36 pm
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At least @ IAD they do most times have several people at each cutoff asking either where are you flying to or telling you this plane is going to XYZ is that your destination.And other times no one is down there at all
Last edited by craz; Dec 31, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Dec 31, 2013 | 4:48 pm
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Problem is palces like IAD where 1 gate willserve several flights, although you get scanned at different areas , its the same pathway to say 3 different flights. Or even with some jetways where turn right for 1 flight, left for another. So you can still get scanned at the proper place but make a wrong turn and good-bye.
At least @ IAD they do most times have several people at each cutoff asking either where are you flying to or telling you this plane is going to XYZ is that your destination.And other times no one is down there at all
At least @ IAD they do most times have several people at each cutoff asking either where are you flying to or telling you this plane is going to XYZ is that your destination.And other times no one is down there at all
Dec 31, 2013 | 4:59 pm
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Dec 31, 2013 | 5:06 pm
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One time way before the merger, I was in Jackson Hole airport. There were 3 planes parked side by side boarding at the same time, 1 Delta, 1 United and 1Continental. As I was a greater, a woman came up the stair with her 2 kids I asked to see the boarding passes and she presented 3 boarding passes for the continental flight. I told her that she got on the wrong plane as the continental plane is right next door. They rush off the staircase and the continental plane began to push. Poor lady. Don't know what happened to her after that.
Dec 31, 2013 | 5:41 pm
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I've seen it happen on Southwest, where they just take the paper BPs rather than scanning them. Almost lost a student to the wrong flight once when there were two planes leaving OAK for SLC at about the same time. Couldn't find her, called her and she said she had already boarded!
Dec 31, 2013 | 5:56 pm
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As well as SJC 
