Friday, May 22, 2015

Missed our Outgoing Flight to Peru -Arrival Scheduled for Friday

How can so many planes have so many mechanical problems at the same time? Deb was traveling separately from the group. Her flight was cleared for takeoff and as the plane was taxiing down the runway, the pilot declared a brake problem. They went back to the gate, deplaned, found another airplane and boarded. The same pilot was going through his routine checklist and discovered that plane had some mechanical problems. The mechanics looked at the airplane,  the pilots declared that they reached their flying limit. Everyone deplaned the 2nd airplane and American Airlines cancelled the flight. Deb had to beg American Airlines for a hotel and food vouchers. After talking with many American employees, they granted her the vouchers and she stayed overnight in Chicago.

The other four travelers had problems as well. The flight prior to their flight had a delayed landing, which delayed their departure. After they boarded the airplane, some mechanical problems were detected. The mechanics were able to fix the problem. However, they landed at Dallas Ft. Worth too late and missed the 10:25pm flight to Lima. American willingly gave the group hotel and meal vouchers  and stayed overnight in Arlington, just across from the Cowboy's new AT&T Stadium.




Deb flew into Dallas on Wednesday morning and joined up with everyone.

The team spent the day doing some touristy things in Dallas. They went to The Sixth Floor Museum at Daley Plaza. The museum chronicles the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  Here are a few pictures of that day.

 
Will the plane take off on time this evening? We'll continue using the free AT&T Wi-Fi until we board. Let's hope the plane takes off at the scheduled time of 10:25pm.

1 comment:

  1. What about these airplanes? Sounds like no one does any maintenance until the plane is on the tarmac! Seems like you made the best of it. But you all look tired. I guess travel to Peru is never going to be a breeze.

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