I have been in situations on the shuttle where people ask to get off at the gate as we were delayed due thunderstorms downroute and so the meeting and point of the trip was missed. No problem, bridge back on, peeps allowed off. Mind you that was 1999 so may have changed since.
If having endured a multiple hour delay trapped on a static aircraft and no longer willing to be a passenger, as in "I no longer wish to travel", which I could certainly see my self doing on a domestic, what rights do I have to get off assuming parked and engines off?
I don't find "none, sit down and stop moaning" to be acceptable. And yes I know if I have hold bags it's a pain but say I have no longer any need and wish to travel as the delay has made it pointless.
Last edited by Skipness One Echo; 20th Dec 2010 at 15:40.