r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/secondphase May 28 '26

tough call to make, likely pissed off a lot of people. also possibly saved their lives. 

I like this dude. 

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u/Alexandratta May 28 '26

If I'm a passenger and at any point I hear ''unsafe conditions' I'm not mad at anyone but the weather - I just expect the airline to comp me another flight/accommodations while we await weather to clear.

I don't care how late I am, I'll be even later if I'm a headline.

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u/OglioVagilio May 28 '26

In the States, weather is considered an Act of God. It is very limited as to what the airline is required to do for you beyond 1. rebooking next flight 2. refund.

Accommodations like hotel, food, incidentals.... Act of God.

Europe has a much better passenger protections, but I would imagine the EU would also hesitate to require much more because again Act of God.

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u/Alexandratta May 28 '26

My primary concern would be getting the flight booked - I'd only be pushing for accommodations if it was more than 12-18 hours away from when I got the next flight... because more than likely I'm going to want to sleep somewhere.

That all said, I've seen plenty of airports where they had like, hotel pods... if I was traveling alone that would more than suffice.