American Airlines Flight 723 from miami to maracaibo, venezuela.
DATE: 06/24/2011.
AA change Us to another plane 1 hour after, then 1 hour after, the flight dont have a crew, two hours with people inside in the plane, but They didnot have a crew available. We were Two hours inside the plane waiting for the new crew who came from anoter flight. Liars, the people were crazy. American Airlines most give a better service. The people goes insane and crazy. American airlines tells that he problem was the bad weather in Miami, liars.
flymia From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 6284 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2424 times:
They probably needed new pilots. Doubt an aircraft can be boarded without any flight attendants. Anyone these things happen as I heard in the only 5 seconds I watched of the video. Big deal.
I think the person who posted that video could have used his time on the plane to practice his English grammar. That comment was not easy to understand. If weather delayed crews then weather was a cause of the problem. These type of things happen every day to every large airline all over the world.
"It was just four of us on the flight deck, trying to do our job" (Captain Al Haynes)
david21487 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 228 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2406 times:
Quoting N62NA (Reply 3): I think the person we heard making the announcement was the gate agent.
Perhaps, but I used the word "obvious" because if there are passengers onboard the aircraft, there are flight attendants onboard the aircraft as well. That's an FAA regulation. As I said before, according to the video, they were simply waiting for replacement flight attendants.
N62NA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3671 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2366 times:
Quoting david21487 (Reply 5): Perhaps, but I used the word "obvious" because if there are passengers onboard the aircraft, there are flight attendants onboard the aircraft as well. That's an FAA regulation. As I said before, according to the video, they were simply waiting for replacement flight attendants.
I don't disagree.
Quoting flymia (Reply 4): Anyone these things happen as I heard in the only 5 seconds I watched of the video. Big deal.
Well....
Quoting flymia (Reply 4): If weather delayed crews then weather was a cause of the problem. These type of things happen every day to every large airline all over the world.
As often happens with AA's 757s, apparently their original plane broke down and was taken out of service, so on top of the weather delay, there was also the mechanical delay. Both of which are understandable, but keeping the passengers on the plane at the gate for 2 hours - not acceptable. I've had this happen countless times - either sitting at the gate or worse, somewhere out on the airfield in the "penalty box" area.
Anyway, the crew / gate agent have my sympathy as it not only was a difficult and stressful situation for the passengers, but also for the crew as well.
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