Man wakes up on United jet, locked in and alone

I dont know much about much but I do know one thing. Someone is probably gonna get fired. Those pre and post cabin security checks are pretty important. I liked one of the comments on the CNN version where someone said, he kind of looks like a bunch of old grey crumpled up blankets and may have been mistaken for such. Oh well, you know, Express Jet.
 
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SeanD said:
I dont know much about much but I do know one thing. Someone is probably gonna get fired. Those pre and post cabin security checks are pretty important. I liked one of the comments on the CNN version where someone said, he kind of looks like a bunch of old grey crumpled up blankets and may have been mistaken for such. Oh well, you know, Express Jet.
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There's blankets on the plane?
 
SeanD said:
I dont know much about much but I do know one thing. Someone is probably gonna get fired. Those pre and post cabin security checks are pretty important. I liked one of the comments on the CNN version where someone said, he kind of looks like a bunch of old grey crumpled up blankets and may have been mistaken for such. Oh well, you know, Express Jet.
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Would the crew have done a final walk through before or after any cleaning crew....? Assuming the cleaning would be done that night instead of in hte morning? And if the cabin crew (all one of them) is the cleaning crew, wouldnt they have picked up any pile of blankets....
 
JEP said:
Would the crew have done a final walk through before or after any cleaning crew....? Assuming the cleaning would be done that night instead of in hte morning? And if the cabin crew (all one of them) is the cleaning crew, wouldnt they have picked up any pile of blankets....
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At XJT when I was there the FA was responsible in making sure everyone was off and nothing weird was left behind. A lot of CAs would also sometimes do a quick cabin walk through before putting the airplane to sleep for the night. This looks like simple laziness on the FAs part. They were probably done with a 4 day and wanted to haul ass home. Its mind boggling to me that someone couldn't walk down the isle of a 50 seat airplane which literally takes 15 to 30 seconds. Then again, if you knew some of the FA stories that circulated at XJT, this doesnt come as a surprise.
 
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At XJT when I was there the FA was responsible in making sure everyone was off and nothing weird was left behind. A lot of CAs would also sometimes do a quick cabin walk through before putting the airplane to sleep for the night. This looks like simple laziness on the FAs part. They were probably done with a 4 day and wanted to haul ass home. Its mind boggling to me that someone couldn't walk down the isle of a 50 seat airplane which literally takes 15 to 30 seconds. Then again, if you knew some of the FA stories that circulated at XJT, this doesnt come as a surprise.
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Yeah it is interesting how trashed these planes get back there these days because they don't seem to want to clean up. Problem is that no one actually cares how the planes look.

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Maurus said:
Yeah it is interesting how trashed these planes get back there these days because they don't seem to want to clean up. Problem is that no one actually cares how the planes look.

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I know XJT used to have the RONs cleaned in BNA. No idea if they still do, or care so much these days.
 
I was at XJT for 7 years and twice I walked onto a dark airplane and found someone sitting there looking back at me. Both times they were elderly and one was still waiting for her wheelchair. Luckily, they hadn't been there long in either case so we were able to get them on their way.
 
rjmore said:
I was at XJT for 7 years and twice I walked onto a dark airplane and found someone sitting there looking back at me. Both times they were elderly and one was still waiting for her wheelchair. Luckily, they hadn't been there long in either case so we were able to get them on their way.
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Yup, that was happening there a few years ago too. Happen once to me in DEN. The poor guy was told a wheel chair was en route and the crew must have grown impatient and bailed for whatever reason. The chair was called in but the gate folks dropped the ball. The skipper I was with laid down fire on the gate agent and bought the stranded guy lunch.
 
MikeD said:
As I said, if he'd been paying attention or had even flown before, he'd know how to get out of the airplane, and where the 50+ instruction cards telling you how to do so are located.
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Not to mention the big red arrow and all the photo-luminescent "OPEN THIS WAY, CLOD" labels on the door.

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Must've have been a great landing to sleep through it like that.
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Trailing link is magic like that. :sarcasm:

Cal Goat said:
In some ways, I'm glad our FAs don't look like that because I would surely get myself into some kind of trouble.
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:confused2::rolleyes::cool:

Derg said:
In the airline business, if you don't follow procedure and you end up on the news, things often don't bode well.
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+1000.

rjmore said:
I was at XJT for 7 years and twice I walked onto a dark airplane and found someone sitting there looking back at me. Both times they were elderly and one was still waiting for her wheelchair. Luckily, they hadn't been there long in either case so we were able to get them on their way.
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That is always the freakiest feeling; it happened to me a few times at DFW (where certain gates shared a common jetway that then split in two) that I'd come to the airplane an hour prior to departure and have people staring at the back of my head.
 
ChasenSFO said:
Unless things have changed there, there were a good ammount of really hot FAs in and out of SFO all the time when I was CS/ramp. Very consistant, especially on the Bros.
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I'm aware of maybe 2 FAs out of SFO that I would call hot. Lots of cuties, for sure. And then, there are the rest...:(
 
Cal Goat said:
I'm aware of maybe 2 FAs out of SFO that I would call hot. Lots of cuties, for sure. And then, there are the rest...:(
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To each their own. :)

Everytime I hit it off with a good looking flight attendant, they quit or were fired right after and I never saw them again. Makes sense since I figure if they were hiding from the rest of the crew hanging out with me on the ramp so they obviously weren't the best workers.
 
Cal Goat said:
I'm aware of maybe 2 FAs out of SFO that I would call hot. Lots of cuties, for sure. And then, there are the rest...:(
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Ehhhh, yeah, I guess. LAX is full of classic California girls ("Nothing comes close to the Golden Coast..."), especially on the Brasilia, which goes super junior except for the FAs that have figured out that non-service flights are easy. #justsayin'

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Everytime I hit it off with a good looking flight attendant, they quit or were fired right after and I never saw them again. Makes sense since I figure if they were hiding from the rest of the crew hanging out with me on the ramp so they obviously weren't the best workers.
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InFlight is serious about not taking delays on D:0, for whatever reason. I understand that we're running an airline here, but if/when I become a Captain, and a good number of current CAs are going to take all the time in the world for our girl (or guy) to do her (his) safety-related duties and report ready for taxi.

"FLIGHT CREW - PREDEPARTURE NORM CHECKLIST." I mean, since the ramp hears us running a checklist... :D
 
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"FLIGHT CREW - PREDEPARTURE NORM CHECKLIST." I mean, since the ramp hears us running a checklist... :D
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The ramp doesn't care what your doing. They'd prefer you don't talk while you wait so they can concentrate on texting anyway. If ops calls and asks what you're doing, they'll use the headset as an excuse to ignore the radio anyway. Not that I would ever participate in such Tom Foolery.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
That is always the freakiest feeling; it happened to me a few times at DFW (where certain gates shared a common jetway that then split in two) that I'd come to the airplane an hour prior to departure and have people staring at the back of my head.
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@Derg told a funny story once about testing the PA on the 727 (or maybe 737?) and not knowing there were people in the back.
 
BobDDuck said:
@Derg told a funny story once about testing the PA on the 727 (or maybe 737?) and not knowing there were people in the back.
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727.

I was testing the O2 mask to PA function and didn't realize it was a thru-flight.

I let out a breathy "LUUUUUUKE. PSSSSSS HAAAAW. I AM YOUR FATHERRRRRRRR" and there was a sweet old lady sitting in the mid tourist cabin that probably shat herself.
 
Typically airlines are pretty pro-active about disciplining people involved in stuff like this so when, or if, the FAA gets involved they can claim they took action ASAP. It mitigates fines and action against the airline.

I'm guessing the FAA will have an issue with having a pax onboard with no FA from a FAR standpoint.

It also doesn't help matters that it made CNN.

If you have Wolf Blitzer talking about you on TV, you will never be a 747 captain....ever. Or if you are a 747 captain, you just retired.
 
CaptBill said:
If you have Wolf Blitzer talking about you on TV, you will never be a 747 captain....ever. Or if you are a 747 captain, you just retired.
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Just like the guy who decided to address the media, in front of his house, after he and his captain overflew MSP in a NWA A320…

"Looks like someone is going to be offered an early retirement, AT BEST".

Once it hits the media, you're generally toast.

Which is why social media is skurry. You can walk through the cabin, fart and it'll be posted on Twitter.

"OMG there were children! The pilot farted! #OMG #THOUGHTIWASGONNADIE"
 
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