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American Airlines flight suddenly turns around after 5 hours — with ‘zero’ explanation: ‘Nine hours later we’re back in Dallas’
New York Post ^ | Sep. 24, 2024 | Ben Cost

Posted on 09/24/2024 3:41:22 PM PDT by george76

It was a real flight to nowhere.

Passengers aboard a recent international American Airlines flight were flabbergasted after the plane turned around five hours into the trip — without any explanation.

One of the flummoxed flyers detailed the aerial about-face in a viral Instagram video.

“American Airlines needs a lesson in effective communication,” Jimin Lee, 41, captioned the clip of the incident, which occurred Sept. 7 aboard AA flight 281 from Dallas, Texas, to Seoul, South Korea

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crew members provided “zero explanation” for aborting the flight bound for Incheon International Airport,

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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To: george76

While in the NAVY we had to turn around and return to home plate when it was discovered a tool was missing that was used on the plane during maintenance. The rules are you have to go back. Coarsely put... dirty up your own runway...


41 posted on 09/25/2024 10:01:39 AM PDT by strange1 ("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
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To: MayflowerMadam

XD XD.... I just couldn’t help it. But you got it!


42 posted on 09/25/2024 3:34:02 PM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: xoxox

It is curious but I am surprised they didn’t make up a better excuse for the passengers.
I’m only speculating, but maybe something happened that the pilot and he decided to cancel the flight. Say if the pilots wife had a miscarriage or some such. Whatever it was, the crew said they were headed back home.


43 posted on 09/28/2024 6:20:02 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy ( )
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To: cornfedcowboy

just a taste of corporate tyranny (ie fascism).


44 posted on 09/28/2024 11:02:39 AM PDT by xoxox
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