Sancho Panza wrote:

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.

Again, I doubt the pilot had much say in the matter. More likely
ground support.

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.

Yet JetBlue is consistently rated as one of the best airlines in North
America:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42979432.../#.T-Ol5JGuV9U