On 6/21/2012 4:22 PM, James Robinson wrote:
Sancho wrote:

Sancho said:

That is analogous to the question surrounding the event that got
JetBlue its most publicity--sitting on the tarmac for seven hours when
they might have parked at a gate and discharged the passengers.

Not really, since the times JetBlue has stranded passengers at JFK and
Bradley, it wasn't the pilot's choice, but from the lack of support on the
ground. In this case, it was entirely up to the pilot do decide what action
he to take.

That has been strongly denied by the Port Authority. It is preposterous
for anyone to think that no available gate was available at JFK for
seven hours from the scores the airport has. It is part of an
anti-passenger attitude that the airline exhibits all too frequently.