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American Airlines passengers were left 'sobbing' after being held on a hot plane for 6 hrs
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:12 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:12 am
Airline shut off the ac to save fuel. Then sat on a runway in Charlotte for 6 hours.
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American Airlines passengers were left 'sobbing' after being held on a hot plane for six hours, report says
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American Airlines held passengers on a hot plane with no food or drink service for six hours on Sunday afternoon, according to a reporter for The Charlotte Observer.
According to The Charlotte Observer, the flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to New York City JFK was scheduled to depart in the early afternoon, but due to issues with the fuel tank, the airline transferred passengers to another plane before holding it on the runway.
Genna Contino, a reporter for the news outlet who was on the flight, said the first plane had "limited" air conditioning for the first three hours, while the second plane had no air conditioning or food-and-drink services.
She said in a tweet that by the sixth hour of being held on the plane, another passenger on the flight was having a "mental breakdown." She added that American Airlines did not allow passengers to exit despite their distress.
Contino said the airline turned the air conditioning off to save fuel, "until people started sobbing and having panic attacks."
Representatives for American Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
Andrew Trull, an American Airlines spokesperson, told The Charlotte Observer that maintenance issues and a weather delay caused the six-hour holdup.
Tull told the local news outlet that the flight to JFK originally boarded at 1:40 p.m., but the airline later told passengers to leave the plane at 3:50 p.m. They then boarded another aircraft at 4:30 p.m., which eventually left for JFK at 7:30 p.m.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:13 am to member12
frick that. I'm taking the slide after hour one.
I had a fight out of NOLA a few weeks back. After we boarded we sat in the plane for a half hour. The attendants were saying it's just a maintenence issue. We'll be back up. They got AC from the gate. (We never left gate )
When I saw maintenence get on. I told my wife and kids to grab their bags.
We were the first to deplane. Attendant didn't want to let us off at first. Said we may not get back on.
We got off and we're the first to book a later connecting flight. We were going to book the next direct flight. Anyway. But five minutes later the entire plane deplanes and gets in line at the ticket counter I'm already at.
When we're moving. I'm fine. If we're stuck I want off.
Anyway our direct to Newark turned into a connecting o Laguardia that I changed into a connecting to Newark.
I had a fight out of NOLA a few weeks back. After we boarded we sat in the plane for a half hour. The attendants were saying it's just a maintenence issue. We'll be back up. They got AC from the gate. (We never left gate )
When I saw maintenence get on. I told my wife and kids to grab their bags.
We were the first to deplane. Attendant didn't want to let us off at first. Said we may not get back on.
We got off and we're the first to book a later connecting flight. We were going to book the next direct flight. Anyway. But five minutes later the entire plane deplanes and gets in line at the ticket counter I'm already at.
When we're moving. I'm fine. If we're stuck I want off.
Anyway our direct to Newark turned into a connecting o Laguardia that I changed into a connecting to Newark.
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 7:20 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:13 am to member12
Yeah, I'm breaking a door and escaping, then suing. That is the dumbest thing airlines do.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:14 am to member12
It's honestly pretty amazing that we still have situations where planes will sit on the tarmac for hours with people crammed in them like sardines.
There has to be a solution to this
There has to be a solution to this
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:16 am to member12
Sounds like a hostage situation or kidnapping.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:16 am to member12
Did that in Dallas for an hour and a half...it really sucked
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:16 am to member12
I thought congress passed an airline passenger bill of rights a few years ago that prevented this situation from happening?
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:17 am to member12
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until people started sobbing and having panic attacks
What a nation of absolute pussies we have become.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:18 am to member12
I would take severe turbulance over this any day.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:18 am to member12
I just don’t understand why they can’t deplane and then let them back on when ready
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:19 am to member12
These days most of the criers were probably guys. ![](https://www.boldsky.com/img/2014/07/15-1405424540-mancrying.jpg)
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Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:20 am to member12
I’ve switched between United, Delta, and American over the years. So I’ve experienced all three for regular business travel.
American is the Ford of the big 3 legacy carriers. They screw up so much that you wonder how they stay in business. They are the worst one by far. They treat their customers so badly that they don’t deserve to survive the next downturn IMO.
American is the Ford of the big 3 legacy carriers. They screw up so much that you wonder how they stay in business. They are the worst one by far. They treat their customers so badly that they don’t deserve to survive the next downturn IMO.
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 7:22 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:25 am to member12
I sat on one without AC in Houston during the summer and it was getting tense. I think if one person stood up and raised hell, the entire plane would've erupted.
Im not one for frivolous lawsuits but maybe one is in order to put a stop to this
Im not one for frivolous lawsuits but maybe one is in order to put a stop to this
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:26 am to member12
Isn’t there some law about not doing that for more than an hour? Why the frick didn’t they at least pass out some drinks if the Ac was off.
I would have lost my fricking mind
I would have lost my fricking mind
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:26 am to member12
Daughter's flight two days ago had no a/c until passengers were in an uproar. Magically the a/c started working
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:27 am to member12
I would have seriously considered calling 911.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:28 am to member12
We stopped flying American for domestic flights almost a decade ago and we live in DFW where they are headquartered. You cannot count on them & their flight attendants' arrogance & rudeness is off the charts horrible. If you fly internationally with them they are much more dependable.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:32 am to member12
As fearful as I would be of going on a no fly list, I think I would demand to be removed from the plane.
Can you imagine the poor people in middle seats sandwiched between two fat slobs, jockeying for arm rest space for 6 hours!
Can you imagine the poor people in middle seats sandwiched between two fat slobs, jockeying for arm rest space for 6 hours!
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:35 am to member12
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turned the air conditioning off to save fuel, "until people started sobbing and having panic attacks."
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