Ever refused to board a flight?

justin · 02-01-2003, 01:26 PM

Has anybody here ever decided to abandon their plans after seeing the condition of the aircraft or based on the reputation of an airline? Either turning up at the airport and doing a u-turn or refusing to accept a reservation?

Justin

airbelgium · 02-01-2003, 06:37 PM

Never done that, but I guess if I would really be afraid from what I see when I'm about to board the plane, I would refuse to board.
Then again, I've seen some planes that looked like they were in pretty bad state, and they all made the trip, without any problems. So appearance isn't everything, I guess

9V-SVC · 02-02-2003, 06:05 AM

Nope , havent had this feeling before . The only bird that i hate flying is the 737 classics . Give me an MD-80 or A320 over the 737 anyday .

justin · 02-02-2003, 01:54 PM

Maybe I'm the only one whose been in this predicament then

There are a few times I've been very close to refusing to fly (with Libyan Arab, Air Afrique mainly) but in the end I've always flown, basically as I would be fired if I refused.

Justin

02-02-2003, 07:50 PM

Once.
I was being deported (for the 9th time in 2-1/2 years from the USA) I told the inmigration dudes that I had left the iron "on" in my apartament. They wouldn't give a dam...could you believe it?

Seriously, Once in Chile when I was a kid (five years old) I had a chance to fly on a DC-3 on an Air Show. I was afraid that it would fall just like in the movies.
Eventually, I flew on a scheduled commercial flight between Lago Agrio and UIO.

02-03-2003, 12:47 AM

There have been flights I wish I could have walked off before departure, but unfortunately I'm a flight attendant & I have to go!
It's never been due to safety- just unruly passengers who shouldn't have been allowed on board in the 1st place.

I do have a friend who walked off a flight he was supposed to work aboard as a purser, & he took his cabin crew with him! The agents boarded a man who was violently drunk to get him out of their hands. Then the flight attendants collected their crew bags & walked off a full A300 bound for MIA from JFK, telling the agents it was either him or them, not both. The flight canceled- my friend got in trouble but when he threatened to tell the FAA about boarding an intoxicated passenger (it's an $11,000 fine) they backed down & shut up!

UALsprtofSEA2 · 02-03-2003, 03:58 AM

I worked for Delta Airlines in Chicago back in '85 and '86. We ground handled many international carriers including Mexicana. After seeing somethings I saw and how the people from Mexicana ran the show at ORD I would of never flown on any of their planes back than.
I would hope after all these years things have improved a bit(I hope).

Scott

02-01-2003, 01:26 PM	#1
justin Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,005	Ever refused to board a flight? Has anybody here ever decided to abandon their plans after seeing the condition of the aircraft or based on the reputation of an airline? Either turning up at the airport and doing a u-turn or refusing to accept a reservation? Justin

02-01-2003, 06:37 PM	#2
airbelgium Senior Collector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lanaken-Belgium Age: 33 Posts: 437	Never done that, but I guess if I would really be afraid from what I see when I'm about to board the plane, I would refuse to board. Then again, I've seen some planes that looked like they were in pretty bad state, and they all made the trip, without any problems. So appearance isn't everything, I guess __________________ Ive "Aviation Safety is never something you get to; It's always something you're striving toward"

02-02-2003, 06:05 AM	#3
9V-SVC AirBoeingBus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,587	Nope , havent had this feeling before . The only bird that i hate flying is the 737 classics . Give me an MD-80 or A320 over the 737 anyday . __________________ My jetphotos.net photos Plane pictures.net photos Let's welcome Boeing newest product, the Boeing 7E7.

02-02-2003, 07:50 PM	#5
nutsXplanes Guest Posts: n/a	Refusing to leave Once. I was being deported (for the 9th time in 2-1/2 years from the USA) I told the inmigration dudes that I had left the iron "on" in my apartament. They wouldn't give a dam...could you believe it? Seriously, Once in Chile when I was a kid (five years old) I had a chance to fly on a DC-3 on an Air Show. I was afraid that it would fall just like in the movies. Eventually, I flew on a scheduled commercial flight between Lago Agrio and UIO.

02-03-2003, 03:58 AM	#7
UALsprtofSEA2 Master Collector Join Date: May 2000 Location: Chicago Age: 45 Posts: 895	I worked for Delta Airlines in Chicago back in '85 and '86. We ground handled many international carriers including Mexicana. After seeing somethings I saw and how the people from Mexicana ran the show at ORD I would of never flown on any of their planes back than. I would hope after all these years things have improved a bit(I hope). Scott __________________ 737-200 United Airlines(bl/gry) Midway(80s) 727-100 Flying Tigers,UPS,Emery,DHL, TWA 727-200 ATA, Delta Shuttle,Carnival,Sunworld(WL's). 747-300 Swissair(80's livery), KLM combi (90's livery). 757-200 UAL(sb), Eastern(reg. tail) 767-200 United(any), Delta(any),TWA(red stripes),Airborne Express, All Nippon,Kuwait,LOT,Varig(any). DC-10's Swissair(all), ATA

02-02-2003, 01:54 PM	#4
justin Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,005	Maybe I'm the only one whose been in this predicament then There are a few times I've been very close to refusing to fly (with Libyan Arab, Air Afrique mainly) but in the end I've always flown, basically as I would be fired if I refused. Justin

02-03-2003, 12:47 AM	#6
NYCAAer Guest Posts: n/a	There have been flights I wish I could have walked off before departure, but unfortunately I'm a flight attendant & I have to go! It's never been due to safety- just unruly passengers who shouldn't have been allowed on board in the 1st place. I do have a friend who walked off a flight he was supposed to work aboard as a purser, & he took his cabin crew with him! The agents boarded a man who was violently drunk to get him out of their hands. Then the flight attendants collected their crew bags & walked off a full A300 bound for MIA from JFK, telling the agents it was either him or them, not both. The flight canceled- my friend got in trouble but when he threatened to tell the FAA about boarding an intoxicated passenger (it's an $11,000 fine) they backed down & shut up!

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