How could it possibly have taken 25 hours???? Why didn't anybody DRIVE them to JFK from Atlantic City? What does that take at 12:30 at night, 2 hours?JetBlue passengers endure 25-hour trek from Fort Lauderdale to N.Y.
By Arlene Satchell and Tom Stieghorst
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted June 29 2007
A 2 ½-hour JetBlue Airways flight bound from Fort Lauderdale to New York on Wednesday turned into a 25-hour odyssey that finally ended Thursday afternoon, as a chain of problems left 150 passengers staggered by the mind-boggling delay.
The cascade of problems occurred just four months after a disastrous five-day period in February when the airline canceled more than 1,000 flights in the New York area. And it again raises questions about how much of the blame should fall on airlines when flights encounter unexpected delays.
Flight 62's takeoff at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday was delayed for three hours. The jet departed, only to be diverted by bad weather to Atlantic City, N.J., where passengers stewed on the tarmac for four hours. At 12:30 a.m. Thursday, they were allowed off the plane. It would be another four hours until they finally were sent to a hotel for the night. The flight ultimately arrived at JFK International Airport at 3:21 p.m. Thursday.
The cascade of problems occurred just four months after a disastrous five-day period in February when the airline canceled more than 1,000 flights in the New York area. And it again raises questions about how much of the blame should fall on airlines when flights encounter unexpected delays.
Flight 62's takeoff at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday was delayed for three hours. The jet departed, only to be diverted by bad weather to Atlantic City, N.J., where passengers stewed on the tarmac for four hours. At 12:30 a.m. Thursday, they were allowed off the plane. It would be another four hours until they finally were sent to a hotel for the night. The flight ultimately arrived at JFK International Airport at 3:21 p.m. Thursday.
1 comment:
blame the antiquated ATC system..how screwed up is it....."recently" overheard,
ATC: "Flt XXX, I'm showing a level three thunderstorm (5 is the worst) 30 miles off your nose."
Flt XXX: "uhhh, well it's clear
at least 200 miles ahead, not a cloud in site"
ATC: "oh"
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