UA958 Jun 12 '15: MX @ ORD, Diverts to YYR for 2nd MX, Pax Housed @ Military Barracks
UA 958 (ORD-LHR 6/12) returned to gate in ORD for maintenance, then diverted to Goose Bay Canada also for maintenance, with no ETA to LHR.
Not sure I'd want to get back on that plane. :eek: |
Originally Posted by NewportGuy
(Post 24962953)
UA 958 (ORD-LHR 6/12) returned to gate in ORD for maintenance, then diverted to Goose Bay Canada also for maintenance, with no ETA to LHR.
Not sure I'd want to get back on that plane. :eek: |
Originally Posted by JDT1955
(Post 24963949)
And....it's canceled. I'm sure it was great good times looking for a bed in Goose Bay at 2 AM...
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They need to either get the 767-300 away from EWR or have a spare or two based there.
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Originally Posted by NewportGuy
(Post 24962953)
UA 958 (ORD-LHR 6/12) returned to gate in ORD for maintenance, then diverted to Goose Bay Canada also for maintenance, with no ETA to LHR.
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Originally Posted by flyallegheny
(Post 24965985)
Any FT'ers on this flight? I'd be fascinated to hear what the experience was like in Goose Bay!
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Originally Posted by UAPremExecflyer
(Post 24966086)
The "Daily Hate" aka Daily Mail is your friend with this somewhat hyberbolic "exclusive"
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Originally Posted by physioprof
(Post 24966162)
I've heard it referred to as "The Daily Fail".
Still, sounds like a pretty miserable experience. |
Were the "barracks" on the airport property so they didn't have to clear immigration? Assuming somehow the FAs/crew did to get to the hotel...were pax not allowed to leave and make their own accom if they wanted?
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Originally Posted by JVPhoto
(Post 24966179)
Were the "barracks" on the airport property so they didn't have to clear immigration?
Canada immigration is really strict. |
6/12 958 Saga
Originally Posted by NewportGuy
(Post 24962953)
UA 958 (ORD-LHR 6/12) returned to gate in ORD for maintenance, then diverted to Goose Bay Canada also for maintenance, with no ETA to LHR.
Not sure I'd want to get back on that plane. :eek: UA 958 on the 12th: 1) Left Chicago late due to MX. 2) Diversion to Goose Bay due to MX. 3) Passengers slept in barracks while the crew went to a hotel. 4) Replacement aircraft from EWR (2176) delayed almost five hours due to MX. 5) UA shuttling folks back to EWR from Goose Bay, not onto LHR (why not, I don't know). Complete disaster. This is the reason I don't fly UA for international trips anymore. AA has been MUCH more reliable. |
It does sound absolutely horrible to be stuck in an army barracks and not allowed to even leave on your own to go to the town (assuming that was the case).
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Hundreds of fuming [UA] passengers 'abandoned' in remote Canada barracks
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...mfy-hotel.html
- Hundreds of people were traveling from Chicago to London on Flight 958 - Plane made emergency landing Friday night due to a 'maintenance' issue - Passengers spent night at Goose Bay barracks in remote part of Canada - Given 'only two blankets to sleep under and no heat in cold weather' - ... 'not given any food from midday to around 7pm' - Passengers say they had [no] contact at all from United Airlines for 20 hours |
Originally Posted by UAPremExecflyer
(Post 24966086)
The "Daily Hate" aka Daily Mail is your friend with this somewhat hyberbolic "exclusive"
Another classic UA fail. |
Although if the problem really was an inoperable rudder, I'd be pretty happy to be back on the ground.
UA fleet stretched so thin right now, probably no spare widebodies to send to pick them up. Hell of a way to run an airline. |
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