Tonight, an @AlaskaAir story in unnanounced at-gate signage updates (for a nominal ~7:25PM flight):
"Estimated: 9:20PM"
(9:30: plane arrives, passengers deplane)
"Estimated: 9:35PM"
"Estimated: 9:51PM"
"Estimated: 10:30PM"
*Courage*
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Announcement 10 minutes ago: "we will be boarding in 13 min" Nobody lines up.pic.twitter.com/JV2gIQ1I5l
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@AlaskaAir might be hot merger trash, but I'm starting to think better of my fellow travelers.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
It is 10:25. We have boarded but not pushed back. I'm super grateful we're going. That's some grim determination, yo.
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Flight attendants just had to announce that they're in the same boat; have been waiting at SFO since *noon*.
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Narrator: 10:50PM, they had not pushed back.
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11:02: (Replaced!) Captain levels with us: they're flying aircraft with busted APUs so couldn't start engines on internal power. What dastardly shit was Virgin America pulling with maintenance? Did they buy a lemon?
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For context: flight last month was cancelled due to Virgin failing to pull planes for required FAA bulletins. Huge aviation no-no. Hosed APU (tiny jet engine at the back) is only an irritant by comparison...but what are the odds?
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This is hitting them hard: they just pulled a crew off the line because they were afraid of hitting timeouts on sleep/wake/work cycle. Hoses planning for whole routes.
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Replying to @slightlylate
I'm pretty sure you and I left for airport at the same time and I'm in Seattle already... and I flew from NYC.
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@AlaskaAir should consider coal steamer service...just not with kit they inherited from @VirginAmerica. That shit is haunted 
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