Flight returns because of passenger having a ticket for another airline, this seems not to be normal procedure...
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/12/27/passenger-incorrect-flight/
In the article it is mentioned that on board were 2 passengers who are brothers, one had an ANA ticket and the other one a United airlines ticket. ANA and United share trips.
The flight was 4 hours into an 11 hour flight. It seems not logical to me at all that an airline would return that flight, wasting the time of their clients and money on fuel (for 8 hours).
I would understand it if it would be returning because of a missing passenger with baggage (because of the risk that a bomb would be in the luggage). But not if you have one more passenger on board, I would say no problem at all... you get to Tokyo and your luggage stays in LAX... period.
This seems more like they wanted to intercept those brothers and have them back in the US. As if they were wanted for something... I am not aware of any regulation regarding returning and spending half a million USD in fuel for nothing...
Somebody knows more?
common sense is not that common in the aviation industry. One of the reason most airlines have loses year after year.
Hahaha... yeah... imagine they would have been 6 or 7 hours in the flight and would have not arrived back home in the US because of too few fuel... regulations can kill!
yes and they could not think if it would make sense to send that one guy back from the destination instead of wasting a day or maybe more for the other 100s of passengers.
sound judgment isn't that basic in the flight business. One of the reason most carriers have loses a seemingly endless amount of time.
I think in this case it is obvious... I think they wanted someone on the flight back in the US...
Generally it's the pilot's decision once the plane takes off on the most proficient method to deal with any in-air circumstance. This turned into an extremely fascinating circumstance seeing that the pilot pivoted. I'd jump at the chance to know all the more now, as well!
Truly, the pilot wasn't even most of the way to his goal, so coming back to LAX was in fact the speediest method to get the traveler off the plane..
You can throw him out the door at 6000 feet as well! ;)
But seriously... they could have brought him to Tokyo and that is it. his flight went there as well...
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Wow, I guess I missed this comment... great minds think alike ☺
probably airline wants to make a hot topic. so they did it ;) only 1/2 fuel wasted ;) @mexbit
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They wasted 8/11 you have to multiply 4h by 2....
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Usually it's the pilot's choice once the plane takes off on how to handle any in-air situation. This became a very interesting situation seeing that the pilot turned around. I'd like to know more now, too!
Granted, the pilot wasn't even halfway to his destination, so returning to LAX was technically the fastest way to get the passenger off the plane..
Oh yeah, today's situations that occur in airlines in relation to the passenger are simply shocking, everything is already messed up, money and common sense can not find a common language and this is a constant practice. Thank you @mexbit and Happy New Year!
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sound judgment isn't that fundamental in the flight business. One of the reason most bearers have loses an apparently interminable measure of time.
Wow, I guess I missed that comment... great minds think a like (upvote & resteem)