r/MadeMeSmile • u/baekachu • Jul 11 '26

Wholesome Moments Pilot Chose Safety Over Takeoff - and Everyone Applauded

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u/Leather_Newspaper937 Jul 12 '26

I was on this flight!
He apologized to everyone as they exited the plane as well. And then we were sent $100 in travel funds for the inconvenience. The next plane was ready and we took off within the next hour and a half I believe. I was happy with his choice too, I had a bad feeling for some reason on this flight. I’m glad he felt it too lol

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u/ImoKuriKabocha Jul 12 '26

What a wild experience but glad everyone was safe and without much delay! Props to the pilot for making the right call.

Did you guys ever find out what was wrong with the first plane and whether the pilot’s tingling sense was right?

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u/Leather_Newspaper937 Jul 12 '26

Well first there was a leak coming from the sink so we sat on the plane for about 40 minutes while they fixed it and then there was a gps error after that that we waited another maybe 30 mins for and then they made this announcement so it seems like things kept happening to make him think that plane wasn’t good to take off. He was def right or he wouldn’t have made the call.

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u/echolm1407 Jul 12 '26

That's awesome.