Sleeping Air Canada passenger left on plane

[BayAreaLondoner]

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734930475/a-travel-nightmare-waking-up-cold-and-alone-in-a-darkened-plane

I left a bag on a plane once that no one noticed for a while but this seems ridiculous.

[Hotel Tango]

Well, it's not the first time (I'm talking in general and not specifically Air Canada).

[Imagegear]

I chose not to open this site after a trojan warning.

Several key business executives of my acquaintance would preload and consume enough sherbet to render themselves non-complus mentis for the duration, I am surprised there are not many more "sleepers".

Take care, everything may not be as it seems...

IG

[Council Van]

She says she's still recovering. "I haven't got much sleep since the reoccurring night terrors and waking up anxious and afraid I'm alone locked up someplace dark," she wrote.

No doubt her solicitor will be advising her that it will be worth lot's of $ in compensation.

[treadigraph]

A 40 to 50 foot drop? And isn't the cabin normally checked through by the crew before leaving or perhaps even cleaned before airliners are closed up for the night?

[dixi188]

A long time ago Air Canada's advertising was "So good you won't want to get off".
I guess it's true then.

[WingNut60]

.......
Take care, everything may not be as it seems...

IG

I'm with you.
Sumtink not kwite rite.

[czarnajama]

I sort of know the feeling! About 1982 or 1983, I was travelling from overseas to Hamilton, NZ, with a transfer to Eagle Airways in Auckland. On arrival at AKL (after any buses for Hamilton), I discovered that my evening flight was delayed for "technical reasons". I waited and waited, as the (old) terminal emptied. The kind people said they would come and get me, so I watched TV and lay down ... to be woken up about 10pm as the lights went out and I heard the doors being locked. I was all alone in that big old barn! Finding a phone, I finally got through to Security, who came and fetched me with much laughter, and drove me to the King Air (or similar) waiting on the apron. Being the only passenger, I sat down inside and waited ... while mechanics cleaned up the oil all over the wing and engine which had shut down on the way to AKL. They were waiting for a spare part being flown up from Hamilton. Finally around midnight a Seneca piloted by the airline's Manager with the spare part arrived. Instead of waiting for completion of the repair and then a smelly and possibly scary flight in the King Air, the Manager offered me a ride in the Seneca back to Hamilton. What followed was a short but magnificent flight in the co-pilot's seat, threading our way between towering clouds in bright moonlight, with a steep descent to a completely deserted but illuminated Hamilton airport. I wished the Seneca was even slower! In those days, air travel in New Zealand shut down early.

[Smythe]

Start the plane up, that will get attention!

[Byros]

A long time ago Air Canada's advertising was "So good you won't want to get off".
I guess it's true then.

Maybe AirCanada has really good and comfortable seats, so good in fact that you won't want to wake up!

[SID PLATE]

BA Flight .. ACC - LGW a few years ago.
Crew disembarked after arrival at LGW. Cleaners got on, and found a large deceased Ghanian woman sitting in one of the back rows.

Dressed in typical colourful clothing, including tied up headscarf, questions were asked as to how she'd been missed during the after disembarkation cabin check.

[deja vu]

I sort of know the feeling! About 1982 or 1983, I was travelling from overseas to Hamilton, NZ, with a transfer to Eagle Airways in Auckland. On arrival at AKL (after any buses for Hamilton), I discovered that my evening flight was delayed for "technical reasons". I waited and waited, as the (old) terminal emptied. The kind people said they would come and get me, so I watched TV and lay down ... to be woken up about 10pm as the lights went out and I heard the doors being locked. I was all alone in that big old barn! Finding a phone, I finally got through to Security, who came and fetched me with much laughter, and drove me to the King Air (or similar) waiting on the apron. Being the only passenger, I sat down inside and waited ... while mechanics cleaned up the oil all over the wing and engine which had shut down on the way to AKL. They were waiting for a spare part being flown up from Hamilton. Finally around midnight a Seneca piloted by the airline's Manager with the spare part arrived. Instead of waiting for completion of the repair and then a smelly and possibly scary flight in the King Air, the Manager offered me a ride in the Seneca back to Hamilton. What followed was a short but magnificent flight in the co-pilot's seat, threading our way between towering clouds in bright moonlight, with a steep descent to a completely deserted but illuminated Hamilton airport. I wished the Seneca was even slower! In those days, air travel in New Zealand shut down early.
Ah, the good old days. Reminds me of a time,1986, while working for a Pacific Island airline we used to spend a few days in Auckland and the aircraft would get some routine scheduled maintenance. During that time they would fit in an early Saturday morning Niue return flight.

On this particular Saturday morning having arrived at the airport the Captain and I went off to the ATC facility for briefing etc. while the cabin crew opted for a quick breakfast in the terminal. A little later we were directed to our gate by the numerous illuminated display boards showing our gate number and flashing "Now Boarding" and "last call" for our flight. Arriving at the airbridge all was in darkness as we descended down to our 737, the aircraft cabin was also very dark, no APU running or ground power, and to our surprise 30 or 40 of our passengers had boarded with all their stuff. Air NZ crews had towed the aircraft to the gate but had not yet pre- flighted the aircraft. All gates and doors were left opened all the way into the cabin and pax did what they were being told and boarded to sit in their assigned seats despite the difficulty of the poor light. Being a good natured bunch they happily disembarked at the captains request to await a more formal boarding process. How things have changed.

[FlightlessParrot]

Start the plane up, that will get attention!

I would have thought that what was newsworthy was not the fact that a passenger slept through the entire landing and arrival procedure, but that an aircraft was left with someone still on board. Security might be an issue?

[PAXfips]

Also not first timer for AC

The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/sleepy-air-canada-passenger-wakes-up-in-airplane-hangar/article1319881/ (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/sleepy-air-canada-passenger-wakes-up-in-airplane-hangar/article1319881/)

[parkfell]

I would like to be a fly on the wall when the airline internal investigation is conducted.
The SCCM marched in to explain themselves and the cleaning supervisor for the ac.
Perhaps it was not cleaned that night, and scheduled for the following day......

Cabin crew far to eager to get home. Understandable in part, but very slack not checking the overheads bins which would undoubtedly have revealed sleeping beauty beneath them.

Let us hear the airline's full explanation.......and their cunning plan to mitigate this future event

[Joe_K]

I'm with you.
Sumtink not kwite rite.
Article says "she fell asleep in a row of seats on a nearly empty flight". Somehow makes it sound as if she was not in a seated position during landing...

[Brockton]

You’re kidding, right? You have obviously never had the ‘pleasure’ of flying Rouge!

[WingSlinger]

A long time ago Air Canada's advertising was "So good you won't want to get off".
I guess it's true then.

Their new slogan is "We're not happy until you're not happy".