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.

[impala454]

Well, it'd be one thing if the flight was not possible (i.e. weather or some such) but when it's their fault, it's BS IMHO. I understand that they will often comp you, but the principle is what bugs me. And yeah I'm sure they write up all kindsa stuff in their contract that pretty much obsolves them of any requirement to get you where you've paid out the ass to go on time.