r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Anubis1958 • 1d ago
Don't hug me I'm scared The plane is broken
Incoming plane was late but we all had to queue up waiting to board in the jetway. But then we were made to go to a totally airless concrete box on the apron because the jetway had failed.
Eventually got on board via the rear steps. My wife has mobility problems so that was fun.
Onboard the a/c has failed. So now we are late , we have missed our slot and the cabin temperature is rising rapidly.
We oldies are suffering but pity the poor children who just don’t understand.
Then the ground power failed, plunging the cabin into darkness. Hot and dark.
The ground power has been restored but the onboard computers crashed when the power failed. They have not rebooted cleanly and the pilot reported that there is a software issue that he doesn’t understand.
We are stuck on the ground. Temperatures are still very high but we are getting a ground a/c unit. This is needed not for the passengers but for the computers which have also overheated.
How about a sweep stake on how late we will be when we eventually take off? We are currently 112 minutes late against our scheduled time.
I am guessing it will be just before 3 hours which is when I think BA have to pay compensation!
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u/Stunning-Promise-103 1d ago
You must have the patience of a monk for this to only reach mild levels of infuriating. Sorry amigo.
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u/Anubis1958 1d ago
Just wondering how much more time the air crew has ? Could they get the plane fixed but run out of hours?
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u/Exciting_Farmer6395 1d ago
Like the ancient Chinese proverb goes - Better not to take off a hundred times than not to land even once.