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re: United Airlines flew woman to 4800km (dunno the conversion) in the wrong direction
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:55 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:55 pm to DavidTheGnome
The real question is: does she get the frequent flier miles for both flights?
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Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:55 pm to LucasP
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A lot of times planes will take the land route to Europe since it's cheaper than flying over ocean.
Show me the land route between Paris and Newark.
I know what you are saying (or trying to say)....but even from as far west as MSP, there's a pretty clear ocean crossing.
This post was edited on 5/8/17 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:55 pm to member12
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If she had a window seat and didn't notice the lack of an ocean, the level of stupid in this story would be off the charts.
Even if she did immediately after takeoff, what are they going to do?
Fly her arse to San Francisco and deal with it there.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:56 pm to K E V 8 4
Why don't the scanners recognize a boarding pass not for the flight at that gate? I've seen it happen many times...when the RJs first became popular the flight attendants always made a statement such as "if XYZ isn't your destination, you're on the wrong plane." Can you just use any BP for any flight?
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:57 pm to member12
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A lot of times planes will take the land route to Europe since it's cheaper than flying over ocean.
Show me the land route between Paris and Newark.
They will typically fly up the coast all the way to Newfoundland before heading out over the Atlantic.
My understanding was, it's not so much to save money, but so as to insure the least amount of time over open water, so they would have somewhere to land, should something go wrong.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:58 pm to BunnieGene
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Why don't the scanners recognize a boarding pass not for the flight at that gate?
I am guessing a glitch when they changed the flight from one gate to another?
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:58 pm to member12
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Show me the land route between Paris and Newark.
I know what you are saying....but even from as far west as MSP, there's a pretty clear ocean crossing.
Lucas does it again.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:58 pm to LucasP
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A lot of times planes will take the land route to Europe since it's cheaper than flying over ocean.
true dat, a little known fact
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:58 pm to DavidTheGnome
Accidentally flying to SFO instead of Paris?
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:59 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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They will typically fly up the coast all the way to Newfoundland before heading out over the Atlantic.
Right but that's still several hours over water. There's also another tip that the extended daylight/night time would have provided.
Then again if she'd have noticed even a second after takeoff, they wouldn't turn back.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 1:59 pm to member12
What kind of retard boards the wrong flight then tries to blame the airline?
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:00 pm to member12
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A lot of times planes will take the land route to Europe since it's cheaper than flying over ocean.
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I know what you are saying
This may be the pinnacle of Lucas "don't call me Ken M" P's work right here.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:00 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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They will typically fly up the coast all the way to Newfoundland before heading out over the Atlantic. My understanding was, it's not so much to save money, but so as to insure the least amount of time over open water, so they would have somewhere to land, should something go wrong.
It is also a shorter route if I remember correctly. Due to the curvature of the earth.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:00 pm to BunnieGene
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard Flight 183 to San Francisco. Our flight time today to San Francisco will be 5 hours and 23 minutes, at a height of 37,000 feet and 570mph"
At what point did the FA say "PARIS". Dumb arse lady.
At what point did the FA say "PARIS". Dumb arse lady.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:01 pm to Jim Smith
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What kind of retard boards the wrong flight then tries to blame the airline?
What kind of airline allows someone to board the wrong flight, and then once on the flight with "their" seat occupied, just moves the person to a different seat?
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:01 pm to Jim Smith
You see her picture.
Yep, that type of retard.
She new what she was doing. When they didn't turn her around, all she saw was dollar signs.
Yep, that type of retard.
She new what she was doing. When they didn't turn her around, all she saw was dollar signs.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:01 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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it's not so much to save money, but so as to insure the least amount of time over open water, so they would have somewhere to land, should something go wrong.
several factors, great circle route, winds, equal time points are usually the determining factors and they are all factored in each morning when they build the tracks
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:01 pm to Count Chocula
I mean she doesnt speak English. Give the lady a break.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:01 pm to member12
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Then again if she'd have noticed even a second after takeoff, they wouldn't turn back.
And I suppose we may be giving her observational skills too much credit, if one of her issues is she didn't notice EVERYONE waiting at her gate move to another gate because she only spoke French.
Posted on 5/8/17 at 2:02 pm to bbap
quote:Dumb is dumb, no matter what language.
I mean she doesnt speak English. Give the lady a break.
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