[AirlinesMustPay]

Originally Posted by Jetliner

if the plane does go back to the gate after 3 hours, the airline will simply cancel the flight. Now there is a real chance of people not being able to go and getting stuck in the airport overnight.

Why would the airline cancel the flight? All she is asking is that passengers must not be held on the aircraft as she was, and that they should wait out the delay in the terminal.

So why would the airline cancel the flight? They have a plane load of passengers ready to fly with their bags on board. The only difference is where these passengers wait out the delay. The airline loses nothing except having to deboard and reboard. But if people leave their carryons on board, just taking their medication and valuables with them, and everyone disembarks, re-boarding will take place in a jiffy. Half of the boarding time goes in passengers having to stow their carryons.