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3894 · 08-12-2009, 01:18 PM

To sum it up:

47 passengers boarded a Continental Express at 9:23 p.m. last night. They were going from Houston to Minneapolis.This was not a large plane but a small jet. If you've flown this kind of plane, you know you can stand up but just barely. The configuration is 2x2. No food besides pretzels (or something like that).

Thunderstorms diverted the flight to Rochester, Minnesota. This is where you go for the Mayo Clinic. It is only approx. 50 miles from Minneapolis.

The passengers were not allowed to leave the plane for seven hours.

They went to the terminal for 2 1/2 hours, then got back on the same plane for the final 50 miles.

Nightmare flight story here SFW.

Why didn't they just bus these people to Minneapolis????
Why didn't someone whip out a cell phone and dial the local media???

Those poor people... My worst experience like this was at Dublin Airport. A good 45 minutes, no air circulation because whatever circulates the air was broken (or so claimed the pilot), broiling hot. Reason: some other jet was blocking ours from taking off. What's your worst?

08-12-2009, 01:18 PM	#1
3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	They Sat in the Plane at the Gate for Seven Hours... To sum it up: 47 passengers boarded a Continental Express at 9:23 p.m. last night. They were going from Houston to Minneapolis.This was not a large plane but a small jet. If you've flown this kind of plane, you know you can stand up but just barely. The configuration is 2x2. No food besides pretzels (or something like that). Thunderstorms diverted the flight to Rochester, Minnesota. This is where you go for the Mayo Clinic. It is only approx. 50 miles from Minneapolis. The passengers were not allowed to leave the plane for seven hours. They went to the terminal for 2 1/2 hours, then got back on the same plane for the final 50 miles. Nightmare flight story here SFW. Why didn't they just bus these people to Minneapolis???? Why didn't someone whip out a cell phone and dial the local media??? Those poor people... My worst experience like this was at Dublin Airport. A good 45 minutes, no air circulation because whatever circulates the air was broken (or so claimed the pilot), broiling hot. Reason: some other jet was blocking ours from taking off. What's your worst? __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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