Seven hours is ridiculous and unacceptable. The longest I have waited on the plane with everyone belted and ready to go was about an hour, we were waiting for a FL storm to ease up so we could take off safely.
One time in Dallas a tornado watch or warning (I don’t remember which) was issued, and we all deplaned back into the gate building to wait it out. That is the only time I remember deplaning to wait.
Neither situation bothered me, but if it had gone on for over two hours I would have been pissed.
I just had to cancel a flight, because the airline changed my flight drastically. I still need to rebook, ugh, I need to do that tomorrow. I will have to pay more and connect instead of non-stop. Is it any way to run an airline? The airline biz is a tough biz. A few bad days and it severely effects the bottom line and customer satisfaction.
Flights have been flying FULL, and when a snafu happens like weather, illness, or a mechanical difficulty, it is difficult to sort it all.
I’m in a Disney group and there are multiple who at the last minute have a flight problems and drive, or are nervous about a flight being delayed and decide to drive in the first place or a few people take the autotrain. I don’t see how driving two days is better than a flight delay, but they feel they have more control driving and maybe the cost is better too, that I don’t know. I do think the airlines are losing some business with the delays and flight changes.
Why are airlines having trouble hiring people? Is that true? I would think people still like the perks that come with working for the airlines. If they can get on a plane stand by to fly for free.