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United Airlines Flight Canceled After Taxiing for 8.5 Hours
On August 22, 2022, at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER taxied for 8.5 hours until the flight was cancelled—running out of fuel in the process. For more than eight hours the aircraft sat on the ramp awaiting its turn to depart. The flight, from Newark to Denver (DEN), was about to begin its journey when inclement weather—consisting of thunderstorms and lightning—caused delays. (aeroxplorer.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
feels like the old Soviet Union...all these rules and regulations to be followed and the needs of the consumer gets lost on the shuffle..
Let’s see; United kills pets (dogs, a rabbit -‘Kill the Wabbit’, & likely cats) & mishandled a rappers dog
sends pets to wrong destinations halfway around the world
breaks guitars (that turned into a YouTube hit w/@ least two sequels)
assaults & has paying passengers evicted & arrested in favor of United employees
‘kidnaps’ paying passengers (this incident)
turned a proposed bonus via lottery turning employees against each other
sold a toddlers seat (already paid for) to a passenger waiting on standby
an infant getting sick & hospitalized while it’s plane was delayed on the ground (sound
familiar?)
an employee shoved an Elderly person to the ground in a fit of anger
other employees threatened to cancel a passengers boarding ticket for recording the
employee
refused to allow a passenger wearing leggings to board
sold economy tickets w/out clearly disclosing the restrictions…
I’m sure I’ve left out one or two transgressions from the past……
https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-worst-customer-service-incidents-2018-3?op=1#when-its-passengers-became-confused-about-its-basic-economy-tickets-12
sends pets to wrong destinations halfway around the world
breaks guitars (that turned into a YouTube hit w/@ least two sequels)
assaults & has paying passengers evicted & arrested in favor of United employees
‘kidnaps’ paying passengers (this incident)
turned a proposed bonus via lottery turning employees against each other
sold a toddlers seat (already paid for) to a passenger waiting on standby
an infant getting sick & hospitalized while it’s plane was delayed on the ground (sound
familiar?)
an employee shoved an Elderly person to the ground in a fit of anger
other employees threatened to cancel a passengers boarding ticket for recording the
employee
refused to allow a passenger wearing leggings to board
sold economy tickets w/out clearly disclosing the restrictions…
I’m sure I’ve left out one or two transgressions from the past……
https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-worst-customer-service-incidents-2018-3?op=1#when-its-passengers-became-confused-about-its-basic-economy-tickets-12
Shit happens.
the only reason this happened is because 1) the cabin crew expended their entire alcohol and food allocation keeping the passengers pacified or 2) not one of the pax had the balls to call 911 and report he/she was being held in an airplane against their wheel. When #2 happens the airline finds a gate lickety split.
I do not think 911 would be appropriate, but there are numbers they could have called. There was no Emergency going on.
Where to start….Newark allows unlimited flights at an airport that essentially has 2 useable runways. Even on a perfect day it runs out of takeoff and landing space by early to mid afternoon. Since customers want as many possible departures for their convenience, too many flights for the existing number of gates are scheduled. Throw in weather and tarmac delays become huge. Then the planes are required to return to the gate per FAA guidelines, but no gates are available, so they block taxiways, causing further congestion. Communication between aircraft and overloaded station operations personnel break down, furthering the difficulties. When an airplane sitting at a gate knows of a delay for takeoff, they wait there, blocking incoming flights from letting the passengers off. When the passengers DO get off, they usually wander all over, delaying rebounding for the next attempt, hence the warning not to stray too far or be left behind. Waiting for every person to decide to rebound usually means missing a timed takeoff slot. Want to stop this? Tell the airlines you’re fine with fewer departures and more connections.