United does it again

[IBMJunkman]

Diverted flight strands passengers in military barracks - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/14/travel/united-flight-diverted-to-canada/index.html)

[atakacs]

Any idea what was the issue at hand ?!

[skyhighfallguy]

I heard on the ABC network that the problem was a vibration in the tail.

NOW, who knows what the heck that really means, but I'll tell you this if you land in bumb frick, it must have been of great concern.

I'm sure many of you remember the egyptair 767 crash in which suicide was the probable cause. But some said there was something wrong with the elevator of this type.


So, something to think about.

BUT if you have something you don't want to cross the atlantic with, but don't mind flying an hour to a decent place for your passengers that is one thing. BUT an immediate landing where things are not great must mean something big.

[IBMJunkman]

Well, after reading an article in the WSJ I have to give UA a break. 'Emergency" landing at a foreign airport not designed for a large capicity crowds and no company staff. Don't even know if there is 176 hotel rooms avaiable in the area.
Everyone was at the destination by Sunday.

As of Sunday afternoon original plane still on the ground.

[con-pilot]

Watching NBC Nightly News about this story, I saw that some of the passengers were annoyed that the flight/cabin crew had hotel rooms. As the passengers were forced (?) to stay in army lodging with reportedly no heat, they were upset.

They showed pictures on the rooms they were forced to spend the night in and let me tell you, I’ve paid good money to spend nights in a lot worse. Had no other option.

[Spooky 2]

The "United does it again" is not really fair. The crew suspect something was wrong. They correctly decided to get on the ground at the nearest suitable airport. The fact hat there were no suitable accommodations for the pax had nothing to do with this other than make for a slow news day and a clueless reporters gotcha mentality.

[Yonosoy Marinero]

The "United does it again" is not really fair.

I absolutely agree.

The media and public are quick to erupt in outrage and clamor for more safety at every smoking hole, yet equally quick to b#tch and moan whenever a few passengers have to endure an uncomfortable night after a safe diversion to a remote field from a flight that could potentially have ended very differently...

[misd-agin]

For the press - how about stop being lazy and maybe informing your viewers about what the government requires for suitable facilities?? Start with northern Asia and work backwards. Barracks in Canada? I'll take that any day.

Think northern tier Russian emergency fields have hotels?? Hahahaha.
Think Barrow Alaska, or northern Canada emergency fields, have hotel rooms for 200? Hahahaha.

[bafanguy]

In these unexpected events, the crews don't always retreat to luxury while the pax are left to their own devices.

My wife was working a flight from Europe to KATL on 9-11 and dropped into Stephenville, NL, Canada...along with about 10 other widebodies.

She slept on cots in a school gym and was taken to the homes of locals to shower...as were many pax. If I hadn't had access to the company website to see her trip, I'd never have learned where she was. The company never called me.

The people of Stephenville are saints in my book. They stepped up like something I've never seen.

My wife is a Canadian by birth and I'm very proud of her people.

Newfoundland, Sept. 11, 2001 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC99195/)

https://terkinn.wordpress.com/2014/11/08/stephenville-newfoundland-remembers-9-11/

The UAL pax have nothing to whine about...but that won't stop 'em, will it ?

[surely not]

No doubt the whining by the UA passengers is being ably assisted by the no win, no fee scavanging legal hyenas.

If the aeroplane was going to be fit to fly the next day logic dictates it's a good idea to have a well rested crew on board. Passengers who are still fatigued can fall asleep in their seats, the crew cannot.