BNE From Australia, joined Mar 2000, 3106 posts, RR: 16 Reply 1, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 4898 times:
you wait;
interesting subject you brought up; my flight on Friday night was delayed and I was sitting in the plane and we didn't get off for 2 hours. Trip report to come;
Las Vegas is also good during a delay as it has wifi.
edited to add;
you text all your friends telling them how bored you are;
Sunshine79 From UK - England, joined Jan 2006, 1726 posts, RR: 42 Reply 5, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4876 times:
I wander round duty free smelling and squirting all the perfumes and come out smelling like a prostitutes parlour (or so I've been told, not that I know from personal experience, lol) I also go and get more drink and sport more aircraft. But, saying that, I've only ever been delayed by one hour (touch wood) so still not very long to wait.
UK_Dispatcher From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2001, 2485 posts, RR: 43 Reply 6, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4873 times:
During my longest delay ever, about 11 hours on flight DJ863 NCL-PMI in 1997, we drank lots of beer, ate lots of pizza, bought lots of scratchcards and won a modest amount of money. Oh, and watched a noisy Sabre Airways B727-200 take-off, among the many other aircraft.
CO7e7 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 2843 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 4862 times:
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16029 posts, RR: 57 Reply 13, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 4813 times:
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Quoting BNE (Reply 1):
Las Vegas is also good during a delay as it has wifi.
And slot machines. (The gambling gurus say not to play the slots @ LAS, as they don't payout as well as the non-airport ones, but I won $77 on a quarter slots machine while waiting for a flight.).
Aerorobnz From Rwanda, joined Feb 2001, 5664 posts, RR: 14 Reply 16, posted (6 years 1 month 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 4750 times:
I've never had a delay of more than an hour and a half, but usually I just put up & shut up once I have found out the reason because I know everything that must be done to get us all off the ground. I also know not to take it out on the staff on that flight because they are delayed from doing their work, and often have to stay back because of it.
Frontiercpt From Australia, joined Jun 2004, 973 posts, RR: 10 Reply 19, posted (6 years 1 month 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 4714 times:
Well, being an immature teenager(I know I know, sorry) I run around the airport with all my friends, cuz all of us on the west coast, connect in DEN before continuing onto STL. Like, we all connect up, and try to get on the same flight, so that the dorm bus doesn't have to make a gazillion trips. Coming back home from Christmas break, on January 3, we had a six hour delay on GoJet, so we did some stupid things like playing soccer on the moving walkway, and we were gunna play cards on it too, we had enough time, it goes slow enough, but ya know, if ya don't have cards, that poses an issue. I know, I was immature, but when you go to a private school, and for once, your free, without a dean watching ur every move, you go absolutely wild lol. It was great!!!!!
~Shaun~
FLAIRPORT From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (6 years 1 month 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 4710 times:
if its during the day at FLL or BDL I would do an extended version of my plane spotting. At FLL I rotate around the terminal a few times when I spot going from D5 around to D6 and back.
If its at night I'd sit tight and wait up for a little...and even then do the best I could to spot a little. (which is why I like delays in the summer, I can still get a hint of daylight at about 8-8:30 sometimes)
Flyboy36y From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3039 posts, RR: 10 Reply 22, posted (6 years 1 month 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 4667 times:
I go to the airline lounge and have a drink or two.
AF773 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 134 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 1 month 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 4659 times:
It depends
I fly CDG-LHR all the time and delays are a habit so, I just don't even notice it. Wander around terminal 2, eat at East, and en lounge.
Once I was connecting in ATL from LAS to CDG. My LAS-ATL flight was 20 min early and my connecting flight 4h late. I enjoyed the lounge for 7h !!!! They stayed opened till the fight boarded at 1am. Let me tell you that was not much fun as at that time there is not much spotting to do...
Next flights:KL: CDG-AMS-ATL; DL: ATL-DCA; AF: IAD-CDG; AF/AS:CDG-SEA-PDX-SEA-CDG;
25 ReidYYZ: If it's weather related, ground handling problem, fueling delay problem I sit by and watch the world go by. The world, that is, being pax freaking out
26 JumboJet: drink heavily and go to the bathroom before you board
27 Skywatch: I don't mind too much... I just find a window! ---Skywatch
28 DeltaGator: The Billygoat Tavern...Butt in anytime Cheezborger, cheezeborger. Chips...no fries. Coke...no Pepsi. As for what I do when delayed...have another dri
29 Rdwootty: Easy just play my Travel Monopoly and know that it is very unlikely that I will finish it!!
30 AAden: Eat, sleep or cuss depending on the circumstances
31 IAirAllie: 30 minutes to me barely qualifies as a delay because that is short enough that they can usually catch up in flight. Thats enough time to grab some sta
32 Moparman: The last time I was seriously delayed was in Sacramento in August. I spent most of the time at the airport bar drinking Samual Adams Black Lager. Afte
33 Lp0815: I go crazy, miss out on my appointments, rant at the ground crew who don't have anything to do with it. Then I start flaming my fellow passengers for
34 Aviationfreak: When I had to change planes at LAX after a 12 hour flight somewhere in the evening local time, the only thing during the 1 hour delay I could think of
35 ClassicLover: Sit in the lounge drinking the complimentary wine, and nibbling at the food and using the Internet. Also, chat to my lounge companions. If I'm on the
36 Malb777: All depends on how long the delay is , if it is announced when I am in the QF lounge I stay there and eat and drink until called, if I am at the gate
37 Wunala: Stay in the lounge and order more alcohol and nibbles.
39 57AZ: Nothing-we're never late. One of the benefits of private aircraft ownership, right up there with going to the airport we want to use-not the one Delta
40 FLAIRPORT: cooincidentally when you got back to the gate, the gate agent told you you would have to face a much longer delay
41 TimePilot: Actually check that ... Since I'm a nervous flier, I dislike delays. They just gives me more time to sit there and obsess over what could go wrong or
42 Jafa39: Yup, and if I am not in a spotting place I go and buy National Geographic, I learnt this trick waiting for Mrs J to have her hair done, there is neve
43 Vatveng: Read. People watch. Read some more. You'll never find me in an airport w/o a book.
44 Aircanada333: Looking at the planes and writing all aircraft fin numbers that I see. Benjamin
45 JetBlueAtJFK: I was delayed at ROC once for 7 1/2 hours and that was when each concourses had their own security so there was no food options since the 2 stands the
46 Cedars747: Last time I had a long delayed flight was in SVO.I had a wonderful sex adventure."thanks Aeroflot" Alex!!!
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