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Title: Out of gas and stuck in Syria, Air France asks passengers for cash
Category: Strange
Posted By: Regina
Date: 2012-08-17 07:12:08

[saturn_656]

Due to "tensions" in Beruit, you divert to Damascus in Syria... where a full blown civil war is raging.

Makes perfect sense.

[2Cdo]

Didn't something similar to this happen last year? If I'm correct it was in the same part of the world and involved Air France as well.

[Regina]

saturn_656 wrote:

Due to "tensions" in Beruit, you divert to Damascus in Syria... where a full blown civil war is raging.

Makes perfect sense.

It's just a CIA plot to drop off spies.

[ShepherdsDog]

If they used their credit cards would they be able to collect air miles on the purchase?

[Regina]

ShepherdsDog wrote:

If they used their credit cards would they be able to collect air miles on the purchase?

They would...........but they could never use them when they want.

[Freakinoldguy]

You....have....got....to....be....shitting....me.

[Hyack]

2Cdo wrote:

Didn't something similar to this happen last year? If I'm correct it was in the same part of the world and involved Air France as well.

Quote:

Hundreds of passengers traveling from India to Britain were stranded for six hours in Vienna when their Comtel Air flight stopped for fuel on Tuesday. The charter service asked them to kick in more than 20,000 pounds ($31,000) to fund the rest of the flight to Birmingham, England.

The situation may represent a new low in customer care in an era when flyers are seeing long lines, long waits and few perks.

Britain's Channel 4 news broadcast video showing a Comtel cabin crew member telling passengers: "We need some money to pay the fuel, to pay the airport, to pay everything we need. If you want to go to Birmingham, you have to pay."

Some passengers said they were sent off the plane to cash machines in Vienna to raise the money.

[Brenda]

saturn_656 wrote:

Due to "tensions" in Beruit, you divert to Damascus in Syria... where a full blown civil war is raging.

Makes perfect sense.

And end up in Cyprus anyway. Why not go to Cyprus in the first place? :s

You'd think you'd KNOW the moment you take off whether or not you can land in Beirut, so why take off, AND, why not bring enough fuel to be able to divert to anywhere you want? Is it all of a sudden rocket science now??

[MeganC]

I never fly on Air France and now I am sure I never will.

[QBall]

I'd be willing to dump the contents of my wallet to get the hell out a shithole like Syria. Needless to say I'd be heading to the courthouse after we landed to let Air France know how I felt about the situation.

[2Cdo]

Hyack wrote:

2Cdo wrote:

Didn't something similar to this happen last year? If I'm correct it was in the same part of the world and involved Air France as well.

Quote:

Hundreds of passengers traveling from India to Britain were stranded for six hours in Vienna when their Comtel Air flight stopped for fuel on Tuesday. The charter service asked them to kick in more than 20,000 pounds ($31,000) to fund the rest of the flight to Birmingham, England.

The situation may represent a new low in customer care in an era when flyers are seeing long lines, long waits and few perks.

Britain's Channel 4 news broadcast video showing a Comtel cabin crew member telling passengers: "We need some money to pay the fuel, to pay the airport, to pay everything we need. If you want to go to Birmingham, you have to pay."

Some passengers said they were sent off the plane to cash machines in Vienna to raise the money.

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