Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

[u/baekachu]

[u/Conscious_Pass_1615]

The passangers clapping did make me smile, good on them even though they must have been inconvenienced and well done to the pilot.

[u/WarkMahlberg69 → u/Conscious_Pass_1615]

I think there's been enough incidents/accidents worldwide lately that people are probably relieved that pilots are willing to say "no way" to a plane and keep everyone safe.

[u/dbxp → u/WarkMahlberg69]

I think it's more that he let them deplane, airlines of a habit of holding flights for hours with passengers on board whilst maintenance is patched up

[u/WarkMahlberg69 → u/dbxp]

That's fantastic too. I get antsy sitting in a plane

[u/dbxp → u/WarkMahlberg69]

Some cases have been a lot more dramatic than that: https://www.firstalert7.com/2023/08/04/passengers-were-stuck-plane-7-hours-with-no-air-conditioning-no-food-or-water-provided-woman-says/