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Thanks, American Airlines!
 If you haven't had to travel in the last few days and don't watch the news much, you might not be aware that American Airlines sucks is having a few problems.
The FAA isn't wonderful, either, but American is scapegoating the FAA for not keeping their planes maintained according to code. This sort of logic reminds me of when Christopher gets in trouble and then says, "But I didn't think you were watching!!!" as a reason why I shouldn't be mad. Ah, yes, carry on, then!
So the gist of the story, officially at least, is that there are some bundles of wires in the MD80 planes that AA flies, and they haven't been properly bundles/insulated. Though this could lead to sparks and fire, American insists it isn't a safety issue. They've canceled almost 2000 flights over the past few days and affected about 250,000 people. But again, it's not a safety issue, people!(I personally think they're adding lasers to the planes. I'm only half-kidding.)
Frank's flying home from France today after begin gone a week, and luckily his flight is one of the few that's getting to Austin today (knocking on wood now). Unfortunately, my flight to DFW tomorrow morning has been canceled, so I won't be able to go to Washington DC to visit Aly for the weekend.
Though I'm relieved that the airline is trying to fix the problem, and I'd rather they cancel my flight than find out there's a problem mid-air, I'm really ticked off that the airline didn't comply with the FAA rules until they were forced to.
So, on behalf of me, Aly, and the boys in my family who're crushed not to be having a Boys' Weekend: THANKS, AMERICAN!Labels: American Airlines, FAA, flight cancellation, MD80
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Dude...AA's business screwed up other airlines' flights as well. My GD flight was an hour late last night because of the delays. An hour isn't typically a big deal, but when you get in at 1 AM...n o t c o o l.
Yeah, that really stinks. It's a domino effect and everyone has to pay the price for AA's irresponsibility.
Hope you're not too tired today!
your graphic here really cracks me up.