The flight from the United States to China returns midway, and passengers need to grab tickets again.

The flight from the United States to China returns midway, and passengers need to grab tickets again.

The American flight to China returned midway, and passengers had to grab tickets again. Delta Air Lines, where flight DL287 returned to China midway, canceled the follow-up flight. At least 166 was cancelled. On the way back from the American flight to China, passengers need to grab tickets again.

The flight from the United States to China returned midway, and passengers recently had to grab tickets again 1.

A "flight to China" suddenly turned back during the flight.

Hundreds of China tourists are trapped in Seattle. "

The news attracted the attention of many netizens.

Things have to start from three days ago.

Speaking of flights from Seattle to Pudong airport

On February 23rd, 65438+ netizens posted that their Delta Air Lines flight DL287 suddenly returned over the Russian border on the way to China, which caused a large number of China passengers on board to fail to return to China as planned.

The captain of the flight informed that "due to the temporary change of China's entry policy, the health codes of all people on the flight will not be certified". The relevant person in charge of Shanghai Pudong Airport said that the flight did not enter Pudong Airport or China, and it is not clear how the current domestic epidemic prevention policy will affect the flight.

Image source: DL287 Passenger @ Runtu Director

There were twists and turns before takeoff.

The departure time has been postponed many times.

A 20-year-old international student said that there are flights from six American cities to China, including Seattle, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas and new york. The flight home this time is Delta Air Lines. It was originally scheduled to take off from Seattle Tacoma International Airport at 22: 59 local time (65438+February 22, Beijing time 14:59).

Like all passengers, the nucleic acid test and temperature test were carried out in advance according to the regulations. Make sure you are in good health before boarding. It was almost time to take off, and the crew suddenly informed that an old man had an asthma attack and was not suitable for the flight and needed to be sent down for treatment. Everyone cooperated with the crew and waited for more than half an hour. However, after delaying the departure time, the crew informed the plane that it needed refueling.

We had to wait for another half an hour until the early morning of the next day. As a result, the crew was informed for the third time that the flight departure time needed to be postponed again and changed to 22 nd 15: 00 local time. Please get off the plane. At that time, except for their flights, all other planes flew away, and there were few people at the airport.

▲ In the early morning of the 22nd, passengers disembarked from DL287. Image source: @ 丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫𰶯𰶯𰶯2001

▲ After being driven off the plane, some passengers bought instant noodles at the gas station. Image source: Director @ Jingjing Jingjing

At one o'clock in the morning, I was told to arrange to stay in the hotel. Then I looked at the flight information and changed the departure time to around 8 pm. On the bus to the hotel, everyone received the flight information again, and the departure time was changed to more than ten o'clock in the evening.

Over the Bering Strait

Crew notice: the plane is returning.

A passenger said that at about 10 in the evening, passengers boarded the plane and the contact bridge was removed. At this time, DL287 was renamed as DL989 1, which took off at 22: 00 as planned and landed in Pudong, Shanghai at 03: 22 the next morning. This route basically flies over the Bering Strait of Russia, stops in South Korea, and then goes to Pudong, Shanghai.

As a result, it was time to take off, and everyone received a new notice: the materials flying through Russia have not been processed by Delta Air Lines, so let everyone wait.

Everyone waited for another half hour, but everyone didn't understand: one day, the application along the flight hasn't been processed yet? This is the third largest airline in the United States. It's incredible.

Finally took off, and the tense atmosphere was finally relaxed.

But many people fell asleep in the middle of the night, and the horn sounded on the plane, and a message was broadcast, and the tone was a little stuttering. The general content is that due to the temporary change of China's entry policy, everyone's health code on the flight has not been certified, and the plane needs to return.

As soon as I heard that I couldn't go home, the plane was about to return, and everyone was insomnia. I quickly contacted my relatives and friends in China and also contacted Shanghai Pudong Airport. The general news is that there is no abnormal information about this flight at home.

People seriously suspect that Delta Air Lines may have internal problems. The consequences of this return flight may be serious.

In order to catch the plane, most of the passengers came from other cities in the United States, and some passengers came from other countries. What's more, most of them are international students and have already retired from their apartments. This return trip means that many people are homeless. One of the most serious consequences of this incident: many people's visas have expired. Now back in the United States, facing the problem of illegal entry.

A netizen of DL287 said, "We are all children wandering overseas and have only one wish, to go home."

There are different opinions about the reasons for returning.

Another flight has been cancelled.

FlightAware, a website that tracks flight information in real time, shows that flight DL287, which took off from Seattle on February 22, 65438, turned back after crossing the Russian border. At 8: 3 1 on the 23rd, I landed in Seattle again.

There are *** 168 passengers on the plane, mostly from China. The round-trip time of the plane also surprised the passengers: it took six hours to fly from Seattle to the Russian border. Strangely, it only took three and a half hours to return quickly.

Some passengers speculated that the crew put on a good show just to go home for Christmas. Some netizens also speculated that it may be the extra time to kill the green that caused the crew to work overtime.

According to several bloggers, the 65438+ DL283 Detroit-Seoul-Shanghai flight was also cancelled on the evening of February 24th.

Chinese Embassy in the United States:

Urge the airlines concerned to protect the legitimate rights and interests of passengers.

On February 25th, 65438, the website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States posted a reminder: Recently, several flights from the United States to China were delayed or cancelled, and an airline even returned midway.

Passengers who plan to go to China in the near future should pay close attention to the flight changes, confirm the flight status with the airlines in advance, and arrange the "double check" before boarding accordingly.

If the rescheduling time exceeds the specified time, passengers need to re-test and re-apply for health code.

China's embassy and consulate in the United States will continue to urge the airlines concerned to protect the legitimate rights and interests of passengers, and remind them once again that they should adhere to the principle of "no travel unless necessary" when going to China.

The American flight to China returned midway, and passengers had to grab tickets again. Delta Air Lines flight DL287 suddenly returned halfway at the Russian border. This was posted by a netizen on February 23rd, 65438. Since then, the media disclosed that the relevant person in charge of Shanghai Pudong Airport confirmed that the flight did not enter Pudong Airport.

FlightAware, a foreign website that tracks flight information in real time, shows that all subsequent flights of the flight were cancelled after the incident. However, flights from other American airlines to China are still operating normally.

What the hell is going on here?

It seems that this incident of Delta Air Lines is just one of the chaotic phenomena of "Spring Festival travel rush fever abroad" this year.

French TV 24 said at 65,438 local time on February 24th that according to FlightAware's data, as of 20: 00 GMT on the 24th, there were 2,325 flights cancelled around the world, including 6 16 flights taking off and landing from American airports, and more than 8,000 flights were delayed. In addition, more than 400 flights of/kloc-0 were cancelled on 25th.

Screenshot of French 24 TV report

Flightaware data shows that United Airlines canceled 185 flights only on Christmas Eve, accounting for 10% of the original flights.

As for Delta Air Lines, flight DL287 returned to China midway, and at least 166 was cancelled.

According to the statistics of Al Jazeera website, at least 5,000 flights were cancelled from February 23rd to 25th 10. 12 February 23rd to 25th is the Christmas season in some western countries, and it can also be said that it is the peak passenger flow in Spring Festival travel rush. How can we celebrate this festival by canceling so many flights at this time?

Some analysts said that due to the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, the business of many airlines around the world shrank sharply, which prompted employees to leave. Although the global epidemic situation is still grim, especially another wave of epidemic brought by Omicron, it is difficult to guess when the world economy and life order will be fully restored. But this Christmas season, the travel demand of passengers is improving.

65438+On February 22nd, the private COVID-19 Examination Center was filmed in the business district of London, England. Photo: Xinhua News Agency, Reuters

But for major airlines, when the epidemic turns sharply again, their work is becoming more difficult-

Many pilots and crew members call in sick. According to the statement issued by Lufthansa 65438+on February 24th, more than a dozen transatlantic flights were cancelled.

Even normal crew members are faced with more detection and isolation. As a result, there is a growing shortage of labor.

What's more, for example, the return flight of Delta Air Lines, according to the analysis posted by netizens, "does not rule out that this move is because the crew wants to go home for Christmas and put on a good show". Does this possibility exist?

Zhou Weibo screenshot

Before Delta gives a further explanation, I think this speculation is reasonable. Earlier this year, Zhou, CEO of 360 Company, posted his personal experience on Weibo. He took a flight of Delta Air Lines, and the plane was grounded and landed in a nearby city because the crew needed to get off work on time.

This kind of thing only happens when taking the bus-the salesperson needs to get off work on time, stop at the middle station in front of the terminal and get off work. Successive salespeople got on the bus at this site to take over. As for airlines, I'm afraid only western airlines like Delta can do it under the condition of limited personnel. After all, for enterprises, everything is a cost.

Red Star News Weibo related report screenshot

The netizen said that there are many college graduates studying in the United States on the plane, their visas have expired, and many people's epidemic prevention and health codes are also facing expiration. The department in charge of handling epidemic prevention codes and visa extension in the United States is in the Christmas holiday, and many passengers on board will be forced to face the situation of "illegal entry". It seems that the staff of Delta Airlines have no consideration for these passengers at all. Talking about service and so on, ridiculous!

It seems that this year's "foreign Spring Festival travel rush" chaos is still due to the epidemic situation, which makes all kinds of potential and dominant chaos in the global economy reflected in the air transport industry and broke out at the focus moment of "foreign Spring Festival travel rush".

Shoppers walk past Christmas decorations in a shop in London, England on February 22, 65438. Photo: Xinhua News Agency, Ou Xin

For the world, I feel that fighting the epidemic is still the first. It is necessary for some countries, including some large enterprises, to explore some effective anti-epidemic experiences under the invasion of mutant viruses like Omicron and the inherent lifestyle of people in the western world. After all, this involves how to live in the future and whether the economy should grow. Sometimes, this is much more important than printing money temporarily to stimulate the economy.

On the other hand, how to deal with the normalization of the epidemic should not be just a matter for some countries with better epidemic control. It's time to think of ways and countermeasures!

The flight from the United States to China returns midway, and passengers need to grab tickets again. Recently, several flights from the United States to China were delayed or cancelled, and one airline even returned midway. According to a report by united press international on the 26th, some people in the tourism industry in Los Angeles said that some guests had to stay in the United States to re-grab tickets after their return flights, and the prices of air tickets from all over the United States to China soared.

According to the report, Gu Binbin, a person in the Los Angeles tourism industry, said recently that two China guests experienced the return flight personally. Delta DL287 originally scheduled to fly from Seattle to Shanghai on February 2 1 65438 was temporarily changed to take off on the 22nd. Six hours later, the flight suddenly turned around and flew back to Seattle. There are different opinions about the reasons for returning.

He revealed that the two guests returned from Central America via the United States, and the journey was already very difficult. Unexpectedly, the plane turned back halfway, so two anxious people had to stay in Seattle and consider buying new air tickets. Gu Binbin said that on that day, air tickets from all over the United States to China began to rise wildly. One-way economy class from San Francisco to Pudong is about $6,000, but there are no tickets in an instant. Super economy class is about $8,000, and business class has risen from 1 1400 to 14800 in a short time.

After some frantic ticket grabbing, these two guests can only get tickets from San Francisco to Shanghai at a high price in a few days, but their previous COVID-19 test has expired, and now they are faced with various procedures such as re-testing and applying for health codes. He expressed helplessness to the experience of the guests, and hoped that the next flight would be smooth and the guests could go home to reunite with their relatives for the New Year as soon as possible.

Gu Binbin added that in recent days, due to the serious epidemic, flights between China and the United States have been frequently "blown" and air tickets have soared. He has been helping the guests whose flights have been cancelled to reset their return flights, and the whole team is currently "busy".

The Consulate General of China in San Francisco issued a document on 26th, saying that recently, several flights from the United States to China were delayed or cancelled, and one airline even returned midway. China's embassy and consulate in the United States has made solemn representations to the airlines. China's embassy and consulate in the United States will continue to urge the airlines concerned to protect the legitimate rights and interests of passengers, and remind them once again that they should adhere to the principle of "no travel unless necessary" when going to China. Please choose your airline carefully for a smooth journey.