American Airlines jet flies to London with 5 passengers Options

[Hartmann]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article...gers/article.do

The flight was delayed by 14 hours, they rebooked as many they could, still had passengers, and flew the flight. Now the greenies are up in arms.

Had they canceled the flight, the people waiting for the plane there would have had their flight canceled, creating a ripple effect in the scheduling for at least a day or two.

I can guarantee that there was cargo on that plane that, coupled with the returning passengers, made the trip worth it.

[cmac]

seems reasonable to cancel it to me.

i've had classes canceled that only have 5 people register.
i know that has nothing to do with the environment.

[Hartmann]

seems reasonable to cancel it to me.

i've had classes canceled that only have 5 people register.
i know that has nothing to do with the environment.

It's not that simple. That plane was expected in London for a return flight for 275 passengers. If you cancel it out of O'Hare you screw those 275 people and all of their connections, turning their trip into a nightmare since most London flights are overbooked as it is.

Certain jets have to be certain places due to range, capacity, and maintenance schedules. Removing one flight requires an entire rework of a week+ of scheduling.