Complete Incompetence!

[skiandsurf]

Since when did a capt lose his authority to take care of his passengers, in the air OR on the ground?

June 1997, after landing at LGA, we could not get to the gate due to stopped departures (t-storms) and full ramps. After sitting on the hot plane for about an hour, I declared an emergency. Told the tower that we either get moving to a gate or we will evacuate here on the ramp. We got cleared to a gate.

Its amazing how things change when you say that "E" word.

 

[ultrarunner]

June 1997, after landing at LGA, we could not get to the gate due to stopped departures (t-storms) and full ramps. After sitting on the hot plane for about an hour, I declared an emergency. Told the tower that we either get moving to a gate or we will evacuate here on the ramp. We got cleared to a gate.

Its amazing how things change when you say that "E" word.

Good for you SKI. I want YOU on my team when I'm riding in the back of your bird.

That's how it HAS to be done.

 

[ultrarunner]

Airline apologizes after passengers stranded on planes for hours in NYC

To Cheryl Chesner, 26, "unacceptable" was hardly the word for the 11 hours she said she and her husband, Seth, 27, spent trying to take a JetBlue flight to Aruba for their honeymoon.

That is beyond inexcusable!

ELEVEN FUKING HOURS.....


Good thing that crew doesn't report to me.

 

[Big Beer Belly]

June 1997, after landing at LGA, we could not get to the gate due to stopped departures (t-storms) and full ramps. After sitting on the hot plane for about an hour, I declared an emergency. Told the tower that we either get moving to a gate or we will evacuate here on the ramp. We got cleared to a gate.

Its amazing how things change when you say that "E" word.

Way to show some marbles Ski! That's exactly the kind of can-do attitude I was hoping more JetBlue captains would have demonstrated in this last debacle. Instead, they sat there meekly while their passengers suffered. Now, because of their leadership FAILURE, Congress will legislate humane treatment in similar situations in a "passenger bill of rights". If only more captains had demonstrated your leadership there wouldn't be a need for Congress to intervene and "do what's right".

BBB

 

[ultrarunner]

The flight crew got sucked in and and sucked down the juice...

Every 30 minutes or so, dispatch would call them, or they would call dispatch, and it would go like this..

...yeah, you're looking at another hour..yeah, were gonna get you right out...yeah..it's looking good...

..the crew fell for it, and that's inexcusable after a few of those calls....

 

[F16mjb]

BBB,

Seriously, you need to relax a little. I can tell from your post that you are a major reason I got out of the active duty! Hopefuly you have been ticked away in a worthless staff job. Enjoy your Power Point!

 

[737 Pylt]

This whole thread has been seriously entertaining....
You want better service, start by paying for it!

737

 

[shooter]

The flight crew got sucked in and and sucked down the juice...

Every 30 minutes or so, dispatch would call them, or they would call dispatch, and it would go like this..

...yeah, you're looking at another hour..yeah, were gonna get you right out...yeah..it's looking good...

..the crew fell for it, and that's inexcusable after a few of those calls....

WTF? I was not aware that JB Dispatch was in control of deice, ATC and the weather. And you know what? who cares! That aircraft was under its own power and the PIC can do whatever he/she sees fit to maintain the safety of the pax and crew.

To say "the crew fell for it" just shows the complete lack of understanding of how flight control works and possibly how an airline works. You may know how to operate an aircraft, but thats about it based on your post. Since you presume to know what flight control will say, lets see if you have heard this one before....

YOU DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE!

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

I think 80for80/TheRhoid/Ihaveapension/freightnazi/flibuoy has stolen BBB's logon. Why else would a UPS pilot care so much?

 

[BLUE BAYOU]

I guess the Anna Nicole Smith stuff is getting old for these guys, back to bashing JBLU. We know the screwup was inexcusable; there hopefully will be some serious talking to those responsible-- the weather was a factor, however, the lack of parking or suitable deplaning of stranded passengers (we have airstairs) needs to be looked into. After waiting an hour, as a captain, I would have tried to find a way to deplane my passengers.