MSNBC: UA flight 615 makes emergency landing
May 22, 2009, 2:14 pm
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MSNBC: UA flight 615 makes emergency landing
Just caught this: MSNBC is reporting that a UA flight from DCA to ORD diverted to PIT and made a safe landing after a supposed hydraulic failure according to staffers for Sen. Roland Burris, who was aboard the flight. According to flightaware, it was UA615. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL615
May 22, 2009, 2:47 pm
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United.com status check.
Search From DCA To ORD
No info about UA615
Search for UA615
Will they get 617 miles (205+412) instead of 612miles (DCA-ORD)?
Airline: United
Flight: 615
Date: Fri, May 22
Status: Arrived at Gate
Aircraft type: Airbus 319
Miles earned: 205
Departure
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Airport: Washington, D.C (DCA)
Scheduled departure: 11:29 AM
Actual: 11:27 AM
Reason: --
Terminal: Terminal C Center Pier
Gate: 31
Arrival
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Airport: Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
Scheduled arrival: 12:47 PM
Actual: 2:35 PM
Reason: --
Terminal: --
Gate: --
Baggage claim: --
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Flight
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Airline: United
Flight: 615
Date: Fri, May 22
Status: In Flight
Aircraft type: Airbus 319
Miles earned: 412
Departure
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Airport: Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
Scheduled departure: 1:07 PM
Actual: 3:56 PM
Reason: --
Terminal: --
Gate: --
Arrival
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Airport: Chicago O'Hare, IL (ORD)
Scheduled arrival: 12:34 PM
Estimated: 4:28 PM
Reason: --
Terminal: Terminal 1 Concourse B
Gate: B4
Baggage claim: 12
Search From DCA To ORD
No info about UA615
Search for UA615
Will they get 617 miles (205+412) instead of 612miles (DCA-ORD)?
Airline: United
Flight: 615
Date: Fri, May 22
Status: Arrived at Gate
Aircraft type: Airbus 319
Miles earned: 205
Departure
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airport: Washington, D.C (DCA)
Scheduled departure: 11:29 AM
Actual: 11:27 AM
Reason: --
Terminal: Terminal C Center Pier
Gate: 31
Arrival
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airport: Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
Scheduled arrival: 12:47 PM
Actual: 2:35 PM
Reason: --
Terminal: --
Gate: --
Baggage claim: --
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Flight
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Airline: United
Flight: 615
Date: Fri, May 22
Status: In Flight
Aircraft type: Airbus 319
Miles earned: 412
Departure
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airport: Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)
Scheduled departure: 1:07 PM
Actual: 3:56 PM
Reason: --
Terminal: --
Gate: --
Arrival
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airport: Chicago O'Hare, IL (ORD)
Scheduled arrival: 12:34 PM
Estimated: 4:28 PM
Reason: --
Terminal: Terminal 1 Concourse B
Gate: B4
Baggage claim: 12
May 22, 2009, 3:05 pm
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I've been on diverted and continued flights many times. Original miles, only.
May 22, 2009, 3:14 pm
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May 22, 2009, 3:43 pm
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May 22, 2009, 5:08 pm
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It was one of those 737's. They gotta retire those old birds...
May 22, 2009, 5:30 pm
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May 22, 2009, 5:36 pm
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but seriously, wondering if it could have been a compressor stall...
"[Burris] described it as a loud bang and then a pretty deafening noise once they were airborne,'' O'Connor said.
May 22, 2009, 5:44 pm
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If you want to extra miles, can't you claim duress in the diversion and make a case for the...5 miles?
May 22, 2009, 5:48 pm
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