elaine amj
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- Jan 26, 2012
As u said, out of your control at this point. Hope your DS makes it as getting delayed would be annoying for you to pick him up.
EXACTLY! lolAs u said, out of your control at this point. Hope your DS makes it as getting delayed would be annoying for you to pick him up.
They missed their scheduled connection. They split the group up. A bunch made the next flight and they arrived. DS got the second flight, and when they were getting ready to board, there was some accident behind the plane, so they delayed boarding. He’s still in ATL.What time is their flight? I have found that later flights, like late evening/night flights I have had more experience with them holding flights for me and/or waiting while they held planes for others. I'm sure there's a formula they use as to the cost/benefit for them, but that's been my experience. I agree the best thing they have going for them is that they're such a large party.
But I don't really think they were too happy with having to stick around, and given some of the current issues with plane travel/flight crews/people getting removed from planes, I'm not sure what would happen if passengers delayed now.
"I ain't running, half of us can't even run."
They missed their scheduled connection. They split the group up. A bunch made the next flight and they arrived. DS got the second flight, and when they were getting ready to board, there was some accident behind the plane, so they delayed boarding. He’s still in ATL.
I think they’re dead on their feet. Training sessions every day + games the last three nights.I looked up the Magic, and it shows as being made in 1996? Being disruptive on an airplane has always been an arrestable offense. My mom’s neighbor in 95ish was arrested on a plane (well, when they landed, at least) and got a nice fat felony conviction. (While in jail his wife, who was tired of all the stuff I’m hosnpersonality that led to him being disruptive on a plane, divorced him.) The people not making it possible for that plane to take off were lucky...
Wait, a soccer team can’t run?
Ugh.
Get a hotel at the airport, head on out, and make it a fun extra night of his trip?
In this specific example, because it was mechanical reasons, the airline would have to put you up for two nights until the next flight, or interline you on another airline. For weather or ATC issues they have no such obligation. It really depends on the originating cause of the short connection, and how soon the next flight they can get you on is. The terms of carriage covers most of it as well as some FAA regulations, but it's sure to put most people to sleep.It depends on the airline, when we were going to Disney World on this last trip, our flight was delayed due to mechanical issues and then we had to wait for a new crew. Well there were people trying to get to Puerto Rico on our flight and the next available flight would have been two days away, so they did indeed hold the next flight for them and requested that the rest of us remain seated until they were off the plane.
This was with Jetblue, so again, it may depend on the airline as well as what flights are coming up that can get you to your destination.
Just to finish the story...
60 people on the trip. They were still in customs when their connecting flight left.
They split the group up on the three remaining flights going to the same destination... one arriving at 8:15, one arriving at 10:15, and one arriving at 11:30. DS got put on the one arriving at 10:15.
The one at 8:15 came in with no issues.
Before DS's flight started boarding, there was apparently a collision between two planes behind DS's flight, so they wouldn't board anyone until that was clear (add 45 minute delay).
Once they boarded, there was some kind of mechanical issue that they had to get maintenance out for (add 45 minute delay).
DS landed at 11:45P. By the time he got off the plane, we got luggage, and we left the airport, it was 12:10A.
Believe it or not, I have an update on this story.
The day after he got back, I went online to Delta and found their comment/complaint area. I laid out the problems DS had (original flight late forcing a connecting flight change, plane collision delaying the boarding of the new connecting flight, then the maintenance issue). I got a call back today from Delta saying they're giving DS 20K bonus miles for his trouble.
Of course, nothing for me or DW for waiting for hours , but I still think that's a good result.
Believe it or not, I have an update on this story.
The day after he got back, I went online to Delta and found their comment/complaint area. I laid out the problems DS had (original flight late forcing a connecting flight change, plane collision delaying the boarding of the new connecting flight, then the maintenance issue). I got a call back today from Delta saying they're giving DS 20K bonus miles for his trouble.
Of course, nothing for me or DW for waiting for hours , but I still think that's a good result.