Worse flight delay ever?
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[...the flight had already run into trouble pre-departure when the scheduled plane was switched out for a smaller aircraft, meaning some customers were turned away at boarding.
Those who made it on board, two hours after the scheduled departure, then had to wait on the ground for more than an hour while bags were offloaded because of the aircraft being overweight.
As the delay extended, the atmosphere on the packed flight was characterized by “suspense and anger,” Gedhu said....
“Then, the pilot finally gave the all clear, and then he said that it will be about 20 minutes until departure,” recalled Gedhu.
“And that’s when the incident happened with the defecation. An unpleasant smell followed."
...So they had to get external cleaners out from the airport to clean it. So that’s when the stairs reconnected, and the cleaners came on to deep clean the flooring.”
According to Gedhu, passengers remained in their seats during the cleaning process.
Afterward, the captain of the aircraft told the plane’s occupants they would have to disembark...It was another 30 minutes before passengers deplaned]
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/easyjet-flight-canceled-defecation-in...
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alan R
So let's recap:
So let's recap:
If ya weren't lucky enough to get bumped off the flight, you sat in a seat you didn't pick on a smaller plane and they probably lost your luggage and you sat on the tarmac for 3+ hours before someone took a dump on the bathroom floor and ya had to wait in your seat until it was cleaned up (probably another hour, at least) and then they kicked you off and even that took another half hour....
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: krab
Name of the airline sounds
Name of the airline sounds like an exciting new product for cleaning your turd stained toilet bowl.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: 19.5 Degrees
Yikes! Nothing like a good
Yikes! Nothing like a good airplane thread.
https://www.phantasytour.com/bands/phish/threads/4865479/ever-witness-an...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind
This is the best part of the
This is the best part of the story for me because it's just chock full of mystery:
First, why wrap "two passengers" in scare quotes? Simply saying that he saw two passengers visit the front bathroom is already loaded with intrigue. (Maybe nobody told them they can't officially join the mile high club while the plane's still on the tarmac?)
Next, we need to consider the speed at which words travel versus the velocity of the stench emanating from the bathroom. I'm no physicist, but I would have thought for sure the smell would have to proceed people talking about the source of the smell. it seems pretty simple. This isn't chicken-or-the-egg science.
And finally, how did Gehdu know that whatever took place in the bathroom was an accident, and again with the scare quotes. Was Gehdu the shitter, or the accomplice?
So many questions.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Vann Kliburn
Sani-flush
Sani-flush
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ismelltoadsmoke
bunk acid one time......
bunk acid one time.......asshole..
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Zzzzzz
I've had a few but two of my
I've had a few but two of my favorites
Got delayed 7 hours and ended up landing at 3 in the morning. Got to the car rental place and it was shut down - duh. This was before uber and I was just shit out of luck. My mood was prime. But luckily found someone at another car rental place who somehow was there and could get me another car. That was a loooong night. Got to the hotel around 430am for a solid 3 hours of sleep.
The other happened more recently. My flight got pushed back 5 hours. I waited in a different area and eventually went to the gate for the departure. But there was no one at the gate and not really many people around. The time said 8 for departure and it was 7:15. Had to go ask another gate agent who said....."8am not pm". yup I had been waiting for five hours at the airport when my flight had been canceled until the next day. Awesome.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino
Somehow the algo started
Somehow the algo started showing me r/United. Don't ever read that sub Reddit if you ever intend to fly. Last summer Newark was a shit show. People connecting through there spending days on end not getting out, but my favorite was the Newark to LA flight that after a four hour delay at the gate they canceled the flight but flew it empty to LA with everyone's luggage, because they needed the equipment in LA but didn't have enough flight attendants. The kicker was there were literally no flights from NY metro to LA for three days.
There was also a nice article about people using air tags on their luggage but the airlines incapable of finding lost luggage even when you tell them exactly where it is. One lady had to fly herself to Chicago walked up to the lost luggage counter showed them where her bag was and got it that way.
And when the Republicans shut down the government in a few weeks it will only get worse, because the controllers are essential but the ATC school in Oklahoma City isn't which means they have to shut it down and send everyone home. It takes them months to reopen the school and we already have a massive shortage of ATC'rs
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind
> Somehow the algo started
> Somehow the algo started showing me r/United
Is it r/United, or u/United? That would be very strange to show you a sub you haven't joined in your feed, but if it's u/United, it's a paid ad (assuming you don't have premium).
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino
No it's r/United it's mostly
No it's r/United it's mostly people with tons of points talking about how to get into first class more often, but it did start showing it to me after a flew United to Europe this summer so it is tied in.
Reddit has been showing me all kinds of things I'm not interested in. Just because I follow Sacramento and SF doesn't mean I'm interested in r/Boise.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nevermind
That's very weird. The only
That's very weird. The only stuff I see in my feed are subs I've joined and ads. For me to see other subs, I have to search them out, or browse Popular (since they got rid of a direct link to New a while back).