cbs2.com — Jet Blue Airlines apologized late Wednesday to dozens of passengers who were kept sitting on planes at New York's JFK International Airport for 10 hours or more without ever taking off, reports Andrew Kirtzman of WCBS-TV, the CBS affiliate in New York.
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elnerdoFeb 16, 2007
Chompy:4. Sit through 40 hours of 'Homeland Security' interrogation.
Closed AccountFeb 16, 2007
Toilets fly now? Oh, you mean they overflowed, or flooded? Wait, maybe since it's in an airplane they did fly! Yeah!
Closed AccountFeb 16, 2007
the doors weren't frozen -- pull the emergency exit. although doing this probably makes you a terrorist, rather than pissed off with risking deep vein thrombosis in a stinking fiberglass and aluminum hell.
ij00miniFeb 16, 2007
A few months ago, I was on a JetBlue flight taking off from Boston Logan and coming into JFK. We were on the tarmac for 4 hours before we took off, then the flight was an hour, then we were on the tarmac again at JFK for 3 hours. At JFK, they told us we were "nose to nose" with another plane, and we needed to be towed away.JetBlue gave me a $25 voucher for a future flight, without any complaining on my part. Both annoying and nice at the same time.I'll be taking the train from now on.
aaroneousFeb 16, 2007
I really want to keep being a fan of Jet Blue - but for some reason, the last several (probably 5 or 6) flights I've had with them have *ALL* been delayed for an hour or two, and none of those were weather-related causes. It was all staffing/mechanical/late incoming flights. I'm not sure if jet blue is having growing pains as they try to expand, or they just aren't planning properly - but I'm really becoming annoyed with the extra hours they're adding to my travel time. I really can't imagine what ten hours would be like - that just sounds horrible.
scottjlFeb 16, 2007
back in 1992 i was stuck on the runway in a boeing 747 for 3 hours in o'hare. there was a light snowstorm and they halted flights so they could start deicing planes. then we had burned up too much fuel waiting and had to go refuel. they wouldn't let anyone off, no food or drinks, but we could use the restrooms (thankfully). it turned a normal 8 hour trip to europe into 11 hours of boredom. i hate flying. :(
nobi_wanFeb 16, 2007
Dude, "tdoggydogg," you're Canadian. That's like a wannabe French country, which is much worse than being American.
victoriousecretFeb 16, 2007
Thank God there weren't any snakes on that plane. Or Samuel L. Jackson.
harrietburchJul 11, 2007
SO funny!!
harrietburchJul 11, 2007
This statement is seriously one of the funniest things that I have read in a LONG time. I just got stuck for 2 1/2 hours in NY and it was hell and I ended up getting off of the plane and driving 14 hours to get home instead.....