Timeline for What Happens when Passenger Refuses to Fly Boeing 737 Max?
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| Jan 29, 2020 at 17:01 | history | edited | WGroleau | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 13, 2019 at 4:43 | comment | added | jwenting | @WGroleau I've seen several changes. From different registrations but the same type to different types entirely to even a different operator. And that includes 2 flights where the airline's scheduling department had FORGOTTEN to schedule an aircraft at all and pressed into service whatever was available (which in one case meant wet leasing an aircraft at short notice from another operator because there were no spares available to handle the flight). | |
| Mar 13, 2019 at 1:05 | comment | added | WGroleau | Of course they can change it. But I haven't seen any of mine change in the four years I've been wandering. If it does change, your recourse depends on the text of the "conditions" and the laws of one or more of the countries they operate in. Figuring out who has jurisdiction may be a challenge. And @jwenting is right that most people don't notice or don't understand the aircraft type on the documents, but that won't stop the airline from using the info's availability as a defense. | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 22:35 | comment | added | Mark | "Easy"? Every flight I've booked in the past 15 years has been scheduled on some flavor of Boeing 737, but the actual aircraft have been anything from an A320 to a CRJ-100 (and yes, mostly 737s). I didn't discover that I'd be flying on the CRJ until I started reading the safety card (all I knew was that I'd been rebooked on a commuter airplane to cover the airline's scheduling mixup). | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 5:05 | comment | added | jwenting | For many people the first time they know what aircraft they're going to fly on is the moment they head the safety briefing after the doors close. For others it's when they recognise the aircraft type as it stands at the gate. And the differences between a 737Max and an older 737NG are subtle enough a lot of them won't be able to tell. | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 1:01 | comment | added | DJClayworth | Also if you booked more than two days ago you would not have known what you know now. | |
| Mar 12, 2019 at 0:36 | comment | added | lambshaanxy | It's actually virtually impossible to guarantee what aircraft model you'll end up flying on. Some booking sites will tell you what's scheduled, but those can change at no notice. | |
| Mar 11, 2019 at 23:07 | history | answered | WGroleau | CC BY-SA 4.0 |