Those aging United Airlines 777-200 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines may indeed be past their prime, as I found out the hard way after a very long night of rolling delays at San Francisco International Airport.
My flight up to SFO was delayed (thanks DOT…), leaving me no time to visit the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge prior to my fight. I had not eaten dinner and was hungry and was looking forward to the coq au vin I had pre-ordered for the flight.
Sitting at the gate, our designated boarding time of 10:40 pm came and went…boarding did not commence. We were told that there was an engine issue and to sit tight. By 11:30 pm, the captain came out and made an announcement that the aircraft needed to be taken out of service, but a replacement aircraft had been found and would shortly be ferried over from the maintenance hangar.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
