I think most of us appreciate when pilots communicate transparently with passengers, especially in situations where there are irregular operations. However, this has to be one of the strangest ramblings I’ve ever heard, and I’m not sure what exactly was going through the captain’s head.
The plane started taxiing out to the runway, only to then return to a gate. At that point, the captain made the following announcement (which is sort of all the context we have):
“So we got a message, a cryptic message from dispatch, while we were taxiing down, ready for takeoff, saying that the bridge wants us back here to the airport, and I don’t know what bridge means and so we don’t have a jetway, I’m trying to figure out what’s going on, I hope it’s not the worst case scenario, and I cannot believe that LAX has no customs after midnight.”
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
