pwm2txlhopper wrote:Some of the first media reports from passengers on the diverted flights are coming out.
I found this one particularly amusing. Although, I probably won't be so amused if I were a passenger. I defintely pitty the fool on the Qantas flight that diverted to DTW and is now going back to LAX.
'Winter Storm Diverts Flights From Northeast Cities to Dulles, Causing Major Backlog'
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/loca ... 97803.html
"Passengers on a flight from Buenos Aires to JFK that was diverted to Dulles sat on the runway for more than four hours Thursday night.
Some passengers told News4 there was confusion about what was happening and why they were sitting for so long.
“It just wasn’t right. The pilot wasn’t making the proper decisions. The flight was already delayed three hours. We were in the air for 11 and-a-half hours. We were on the ground for four hours, then he was gonna turn the plane around and fly to JFK?” passenger Jeff Bey, of New Jersey, said. “People were scared. They said if the plane was going to take off, everybody was going to stand up, so they couldn’t take off.”
I love the exaggerated outrage that seems standard with delayed/cancelled flights.
'The pilot wasn't making the proper decisions.' And that is based on what honey? Your uneducated opinion
Delays happen. They're not ideal, but the conspiracy theories don't help.