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Forum: Internet Links Topic: flying United is awesome started by: Malcolm Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 22 2015,10:10
< If "awesome" means "shitty." > After they have to deal with one fucktard passenger...QUOTE “We were taxiing out to leave, refueled, we were on the main runway — then the captain announced it was two minutes over the time they could do time in cockpit due to federal work regulations," Sliter said. "People thought he was joking." United Airlines spokeswoman Karen May told ABC that the airline made attempts to secure hotel accommodations but that were no “available hotel rooms nearby” for the 269 passengers. So they slept on the airport floor. Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 22 2015,11:54
QUOTE May said that United Airlines would be refunding the cost of the ticket to passengers via a travel certificate or MileagePlus miles. If I were on that flight I'd tell May to kiss my fucking ass. "Oh, I'm sorry we were so awful to you, here's a voucher so you can come back and we can be awful to you again sometime!" Fuck that. Posted by Leisher on Jun. 22 2015,18:56
One of my recent American airlines flights was delayed an hour by weather, then once we boarded it was discovered to be over fueled, and we had to wait while they took fuel off. That was another 30 minutes. That's when the flight crew realized they wopuldn't be able to fly the plane due to FAA rules about 10 hours of flying per day. So we had to wait another 30 minutes while a new crew was brought in to fly. This all happened at the terminal, although they didn't let us get off the flight. They did bring around water and were clearly rushing. Once the new crew came in they made a record run in the air to get us home quickly. Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 22 2015,19:01
(Leisher @ Jun. 22 2015,21:56) QUOTE This all happened at the terminal, although they didn't let us get off the flight. They did bring around water and were clearly rushing. Once the new crew came in they made a record run in the air to get us home quickly. Pretty much every flight has 30-60 minutes of extra time booked in now a days so that flights are never "late" for simple changes. I mean, it's not like the plane can magically fly 1,000 miles an hour. |