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Odd UA Flight In MSP Today

N104UA From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 889 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 4396 times:

Today I was in MSP and saw a UA A319 (N841UA) land and then taxi away from the UA gates, while on my plane on Ch9 I heard a UA MX call sign, I thought that that was wierd for MSP and could not find any out of the ordinary UA flights leaving MSP, why was this plane there is my question, and I know that Bengals do not fly UA

This was the inbound I saw
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL157T

"Learn the rules, so you know how to break them properly." -H.H. The Dalai Lama

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LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22070 posts, RR: 51
Reply 1, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 4390 times:

157 is the regular daily SFO-MSP flight.

From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California

N104UA From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 889 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 4153 times:

I am just wondering why it did not go to the UA gates after landing

"Learn the rules, so you know how to break them properly." -H.H. The Dalai Lama

Mcdu From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 1278 posts, RR: 17
Reply 3, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 3976 times:

Quoting N104UA (Reply 2):
I am just wondering why it did not go to the UA gates after landing

Maybe the gate was occupied. Sometimes a gate may appear to be open but there could be an issue with the jetway that prevents it from being usable.

Quoting N104UA (Thread starter):
while on my plane on Ch9 I heard a UA MX call sign,

What call sign do you associate "mtc"? The T or Tango Identifier is not a "maintenance" moniker.

N104UA From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 889 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3546 times:

Quoting Mcdu (Reply 3):
Quoting N104UA (Reply 2):
I am just wondering why it did not go to the UA gates after landing

Maybe the gate was occupied. Sometimes a gate may appear to be open but there could be an issue with the jetway that prevents it from being usable.

Well all three gates were empty at that time and about 25 min later 2 gates were used for a DEN and ORD flight

Quoting Mcdu (Reply 3):

Quoting N104UA (Thread starter):
while on my plane on Ch9 I heard a UA MX call sign,

What call sign do you associate "mtc"? The T or Tango Identifier is not a "maintenance" moniker.

I just heard "UA Maintence requesting taxi clearance"

"Learn the rules, so you know how to break them properly." -H.H. The Dalai Lama

DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8772 posts, RR: 13
Reply 5, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3525 times:

The plane ended up parking at E3 (a Continental gate) - was a bit strange seeing it sitting at E3 as I walked past (I was on the DEN flight). Things got a little dicey yesterday since our DEN flight was delayed an hour due to mx, and I think the other 2 UA gates were full - normally it wouldn't be as big of an issue as the DEN flight would be gone by then.

N104UA From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 889 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3381 times:

Quoting DeltAirlines (Reply 5):
The plane ended up parking at E3 (a Continental gate) - was a bit strange seeing it sitting at E3 as I walked past (I was on the DEN flight). Things got a little dicey yesterday since our DEN flight was delayed an hour due to mx, and I think the other 2 UA gates were full - normally it wouldn't be as big of an issue as the DEN flight would be gone by then.

Wow I was on that flight also, small world

Why did they not use E8 is it INOP or what

"Learn the rules, so you know how to break them properly." -H.H. The Dalai Lama

DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8772 posts, RR: 13
Reply 7, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3352 times:

Quoting N104UA (Reply 6):
Wow I was on that flight also, small world

Why did they not use E8 is it INOP or what

No idea - my guess is they were holding it for an inbound flight - I know there was an ORD flight due in after ours.

What seat were you in? I was in 12A...

Rscaife1682 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 319 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 2546 times:

I am going to laugh if he was in 12B Smile

N104UA From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 889 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (3 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1899 times:

Quoting DeltAirlines (Reply 7):
What seat were you in? I was in 12A...

9E lol

"Learn the rules, so you know how to break them properly." -H.H. The Dalai Lama

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