Virgin America passenger recounts hours spent on tarmac

[Grandpa +65]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/03/17/virgin.america.flight/index.html



(CBS) Passengers on a Virgin America flight from Los Angeles to New York spent more than six hours stranded on a tarmac, received little food or water, and had to take the last leg of their journey by bus - arriving some 14 hours after they departed.

The flight left Los Angeles International Airport about 20 minutes late. As it neared New York, John F. Kennedy Airport was experiencing dangerously strong winds of 60 mph or more and the plane was forced to divert to Stewart International Airport, about 70 miles northwest of the city.

The plane stayed on the tarmac at Stewart for more than six hours as the pilot and crew monitored the weather and seemed to promise a nearing departure again and again - and the passengers grew increasingly frustrated.

 

[Tomct]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/03/17/virgin.america.flight/index.html



(CBS) Passengers on a Virgin America flight from Los Angeles to New York spent more than six hours stranded on a tarmac, received little food or water, and had to take the last leg of their journey by bus - arriving some 14 hours after they departed.

The flight left Los Angeles International Airport about 20 minutes late. As it neared New York, John F. Kennedy Airport was experiencing dangerously strong winds of 60 mph or more and the plane was forced to divert to Stewart International Airport, about 70 miles northwest of the city.

The plane stayed on the tarmac at Stewart for more than six hours as the pilot and crew monitored the weather and seemed to promise a nearing departure again and again - and the passengers grew increasingly frustrated.

WRONG! What are you believing the NEWS for????? Do they EVER get it right. NO This was just a case of some "Know-it-all" passenger who was trying to get his 15mins of fame....cmon man, you should know better.

 

[Midnight Flyer]

arriving some 14 hours after they departed.

Boo Hoo. They can cry a river.

We pilots have 16 hour duty days all the time, and if it wasn't for the 16 hr limit, mgmt would love to keep us going even longer.

 

[Ralph Cramden]

http://www.virginamerica.com/va/news.do

 

[Tomct]

Thanks Ralph.

 

[Mike man]

Way to jump in front of that...I think the people who tell lies to the media should have their refund canceled or loose the $100 credit.

 

[Colonel Savage]

Can they be sued for libel and/or slander?

 

[NEDude]

Can they be sued for libel and/or slander?

Sure, but what would be the point? Six months down the road, you may win a small ammount, and bring the incident back into the news when you really want it to fade away.