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If the consequences of letting people off the plane are dire, the airlines will work harder to ensure the situation doesn’t occur in the first place. There is n
by mikeash 9y ago
If the consequences of letting people off the plane are dire, the airlines will work harder to ensure the situation doesn’t occur in the first place. There is no good reason for passengers to be forced to sit on a grounded plane for hours. If no gates are available, use stairs.
- mehrdadn 9y ago> If the consequences of letting people off the plane are dire, the airlines will work harder to ensure the situation doesn’t occur in the first place. There is no good reason for passengers to be forced to sit on a grounded plane for hours. If no gates are available, use stairs. Weather can screw things up...
- mikeash 9y agoWeather screwups can be mitigated with contingency plans. Dealing with weather is part of the business. Airlines need to have a better way of dealing with it than keeping passengers stuck on a grounded plane for hours.
- grogenaut 9y agoweather is pretty repetitive and can statistically be determined. Or you know just come up with a "plane is parked safely" rule that lets people go pee. from what I understand once the plane has rolled back, it's technically taxiing which means you have to be in your seat and belted. As one pilot said "we're not moving faster than a city bus and we're not in traffic. Busses have people crammed and standing up to and over the yellow line. But that would be considered unsafe in a plane." Taxiing speeds are 16 to 19 kn (wikipedia). Busses go fater than that AND accelerate (up or down) faster than a plane at those speeds.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoAnd I honestly do not care. That is the airlines problem.