Well, we are moving off the gate. Honestly, at this point the only other feasible option was to abandon the plane to the feral passengers. Still, nobody’s taking anything for granted until wheels up.
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Still on the tarmac! Stationary! I’m mentally measuring where to put the pots in the plane for growing mint.
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Updating from the air! We are still on our way and I have since learned a bit more. It’s even more outrageous in some ways, if you can believe it. (These are “nazar” emojis, supposed to ward off bad luck. Hope they work better than United’s logistics operation.


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I've since learned: We left gate—THIRD TIME—hours late due to catering delay. After an hour, United goes back to gate kick out unhappy passenger. We must also now refuel? Refuelers are late—also can't align hose. We were ONE MINUTE AWAY from crew timeout and being deplaned AGAIN.
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To update everyone: I have finally arrived at my destination. :-)
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I shouldn't be ungrateful to
@United's failure of logistics. Upside of being stuck in an airport overnight is that I'm suffering less from jet lag in Hong Kong—up most of the night in US, so up during the day Hong Kong time. It's a weekend of protests here.. so onward.
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And if you’ve landed on a mysterious tropical island?pic.twitter.com/c1YFSkRkOR
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An opportunity to galvanize the masses of US passengers for rights similar to those in the EU! I hope you all can take off soon
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It is totally feasible with the bonding and know-how accumulated among the passengers. And we have a mostly-stationary plane at our disposal.
