July 5th, 2024
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Is there any chance at all that a pilot could be convinced to land in a different airport if most passengers consent?
I’m at the gate for my upcoming flight, which is arriving at Midway in Chicago. It would be much more convenient for me to land at O’Hare, since I would be way closer to my hotel. I was just chatting with the people sitting next to me, and they agreed that they wished we were landing O’Hare instead. Even more people overheard this and chimed in to say they concurred, and I saw several other people smiling and nodding when they overheard. The guy next to me sort of made a joke that we should ask the pilot to change destination airports, but I got to thinking why the hell we couldn’t? Since it seems most passengers would be better off going to O’Hare, and we’re going to literally fly over O’Hare to get to Midway, (and this might just be the beers speaking) I’m thinking of actually stop my the cockpit before I head to my seat to pitch it to the pilot. I know there’s a bat’s chance in hell with the FAA regulations or whatever, but I figure what’s the harm in trying. Anyone have any similar experience and if so how did it go? Did you get laughed out of the cock pit?
July 5th, 2024
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SnooOranges8214
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mjbulzomi
So buy a ticket for ORD instead of MDW. It’s not hard.
Yes, it is the beers speaking. This ain’t gonna happen in any universe.
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foxdie262
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HiroshimaSpirit
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ChildhoodExisting752
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Pipyoppi
This post is full of dumb, which others have already called out. But I also want to point out the ludicrousness of:
1) The idea that so many people around you are absolutely enthralled by your mundane comment about flying to a different airport. Most people at the gate want nothing to do with anyone else’s conversations.
2) Thinking that because 3-4 people around you also preferred ORD, that meant “most” passengers want the same thing. This may sound crazy but most people book flights to the airport they want to fly to.
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snarksallday
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Realityhrts
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GeneralDisarray333
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hereforthetearex
Just curious, where were you September 11 2001?
If you were old enough to remember, then you should know the answer to this question…..
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SirJohnCard
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Ashamed_Giraffe_6769
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lo-cal-host
get laughed out of the cock pit?
Speaks for itself. BTW, it's a "cockpit".
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tvgraves
Zero.
There are passengers at Midway who will be taking your plane to its next destination
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Rupert_18124
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[deleted]
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OneofLittleHarmony
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edunf
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[deleted]
Reminds me of my last trip from DTW to midway.
We all said we would much rather be landing in Maui and next thing you know, Aloha all around!
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YuRaYjc
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SolidSnacks666
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V17U5
Probably not, but the real question is: what would it take? First I’d assume that you need some kind of written consent from each passenger that they won’t seek compensation upon arriving at the wrong airport. Instead of rebooking a passenger, you’re re booking the plane. I’m sure crews are well managed in delta so is this the pilot’s last flight today? Does he need to be replaced at the follow on airport? Fuel and ground services may need to be refunded/rescheduled. They will need to change the flight plan. No big deal there, but was the new airport planning to receive an extra airplane? You might experience delays on the ground while they find an open gate for you.
It would take allot of last minute coordination.
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TheQuarantinian
He's human, so there's always a chance.
$50,000,000 cash should do it....
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Kebman3
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hospitallers
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MidnightJoker83
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qball8001
Fo real.
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Bones1973
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BrassyLdy
Or belongs in r/entitledpeople.
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hospitallers
Or in r/lowiq
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BPnon-duck
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Rare_Pin9932
I think it’s law #351 actually
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BPnon-duck
My bad, you are correct.
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cocktailians
Yeah, but don't they charge the ORD-MDW repositioning fee to the requesting pax?
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BPnon-duck
Well, yes but it's really a nominal fee as Jet-A is really cheap now and the pilots and crew don't really mind. It's like $0.37 and if you have a couple of redemption bottles, that will cover it (ask the FA's for used cans/bottles, free $$$).
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