The American flight that wouldn’t take off
After the third flight cancellation over 3 mostly sleepless nights, after hours sitting on a plane going nowhere and waiting in long airport lines, the passengers on American Airlines Flight 988 had enough. Some sobbed uncontrollably. A few screamed at airline employees. Some broke down because after being stranded 3 days they were out of vital medicine and patience, or were losing thousands of dollars of work pay. Flight 988, a 7-hour trip from Lima to Dallas-Fort Worth on an 18-year-old Boeing 757, suffered 4 different mechanical problems that kept it grounded 3 days in a row starting Sept 9. Each day passengers boarded and taxied out, only to end up back in the terminal standing in lines to re-enter Peru, collect luggage and ride shuttles to hotels. <br/>
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The American flight that wouldn’t take off
After the third flight cancellation over 3 mostly sleepless nights, after hours sitting on a plane going nowhere and waiting in long airport lines, the passengers on American Airlines Flight 988 had enough. Some sobbed uncontrollably. A few screamed at airline employees. Some broke down because after being stranded 3 days they were out of vital medicine and patience, or were losing thousands of dollars of work pay. Flight 988, a 7-hour trip from Lima to Dallas-Fort Worth on an 18-year-old Boeing 757, suffered 4 different mechanical problems that kept it grounded 3 days in a row starting Sept 9. Each day passengers boarded and taxied out, only to end up back in the terminal standing in lines to re-enter Peru, collect luggage and ride shuttles to hotels. <br/>
