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Re: Passengers laugh and cheer as seven-year-old forced to leave U.S. flight over all
I'm well aware, but they do happen. I got a lot of evil looks on what was supposed to be a flight leaving at about 11p from SEATAC to Chicago, but that didn't leave until 2 and we were all told we had to make arrangements for connecting flights. I was the only person happy to change flights because it meant I got to spend some time with my husband who was in Chicago at the time, before I flew home to NC (I had actually tried to change to the same later flight I ended up on anyway earlier in my trip, and the Navy travel people said I couldn't). I understand the frustration that can come from having to wait on a plane when an issue comes up (I average a round trip flight at least once a year), but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have compassion for the family that is having issues. You wait until the captain basically says the plane can now leave, then you can clap. Hopefully the captain wasn't making such an announcement while the family was getting off the plane.
depending on where you are going a 2 hour delay is huge. 9/10 it means you have missed your next flight have to be rescheduled or put on standbye.
it really is a huge inconvience for everyone else.
I know I had this happen to me recently.
I was on my way back from Europe and we got out onto the run way to take off and we had to go back
because someone said they were to sick to fly. 2.5 hours later we finally took off.
not fun. in this case I don't blame the boy I blame the stupidity of allowing pets in the main cabin.
I'm well aware, but they do happen. I got a lot of evil looks on what was supposed to be a flight leaving at about 11p from SEATAC to Chicago, but that didn't leave until 2 and we were all told we had to make arrangements for connecting flights. I was the only person happy to change flights because it meant I got to spend some time with my husband who was in Chicago at the time, before I flew home to NC (I had actually tried to change to the same later flight I ended up on anyway earlier in my trip, and the Navy travel people said I couldn't). I understand the frustration that can come from having to wait on a plane when an issue comes up (I average a round trip flight at least once a year), but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have compassion for the family that is having issues. You wait until the captain basically says the plane can now leave, then you can clap. Hopefully the captain wasn't making such an announcement while the family was getting off the plane.