EY flight from hell, on tarmac for 12 hours

[JohnK]

This is terrible.

People can easily tolerate 1-2 hours locked up like that. Possibly 3 hours maximum. But 12 and 13 hours would simply be torture. If that was me I would have been out of there.

These are human beings not cattle. Who cares about USA pre clearance.

 

[kevrosmith]

How terrible. Why do we keep hearing stories like this of passengers stuck in a plane on a Tarmac for hours. Surely airlines could come up with protocols to avoid this. After 2 hours you would be upset, after 4 hours I would be furious. I can't imagine after 12 hrs. Why didn't they let them back in the terminal?

I was delayed 4 hours in JFK on QF B744 back in September due to two flat tyres when we were taxiing to the runway. Fortunately, I was in J, and they served drinks, let us use the entertainment system and recline in the chair. I watched a movie and relaxed a bit. While it was a bit inconvenient, no major dramas. Fortunately, it wasn't 12 hours! And I'm very glad not to have been in Y.

 

[Danger UXB]

Sorry, can I slip a bit O/T? Phenergan - is that prescription or non? Is it a 'relaxant' like temazipan, or something stronger. My sleep is terrible on planes and I'm looking to move up from temazipan (GP willing)

Try Halcion