Just found this story

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jetblue...=MW_latest_news



Regardless of the source/story What would you do if you where stuck on a packed plane due to snow on the ground for multiple hours on end?

This is a particularly difficult exercise given silly TSA restrictions and extra baggage charges that have been causing folks to try to pack all the things they need for the trip in their carry on luggage.

I would think the most important thing to have with me would be an extra cell phone battery or portable means of charging the cell phone so that I could reach someone at the airline to let them know how I felt.

Although, in this case, if they would not listen to the pilot, I do not know what good my call would do.

With no bathrooms, establish a pee corner. Preferably as close to first class as possible, send a message...

It is moments like that when you are thankful that you are prepaired. Normaly I carry a way to charge my cellphone, and I carry a smart phone. for me it would be Netflix on my phone and an atempt to chill as much as posable.

after hour 3 I would be talking to somone asking them if the idea of going back to the terminal wouldn't be out of the question.

In extreme cases passengers have called police to tell them that they were being held against their will on the tarmac. It seems like these sorts of incidents have become less common since the "Passenger Bill of Rights" passed.

If I flew regularly I'd definitely want an Advanced Boredom Reduction System like an iPad. It's too hard to use even my smallish laptop in coach.

iphone, ipad, books, ipod, pillow so I don't sleep in a bad position. If you raise too much of stink, they can cause you some legal issues for interfering with the drew. Calling someone outside to complain might help. If there is a health issue you can use to your advantage, you might consider it for that long of a stay. I have been there for up to 4 hours without being allowed to deplane. Painful.

A good book to read (several if carrying an i-Pad or Kindle) and some salty and sweet snacks would get me comfortably through several hours. Internet access would easily kill a few hours. I always have my laptop.

And I always have tissues (substitutes as tp) and some other comfort items on board.

There are far worse situations than sitting in an airplane for a several extra hours - that is one which does not worry me. It would be very irritating.

Remember to pack the earplugs -- well worth the fraction of an ounce.

Wow, what a huge lawsuit waiting to happen, I would think the airline would do everything it could to get those passengers out of there. On top of that, huge fines are likely according to the article. I don't see why the airline could not have deplaned people after the 2:00 hours mark or so, or at least deplane those who absolutely needed to get off.

Another bad thing is that the flight was going from Connecticut to Paris. That's a long flight. Did the plane just take-off for the long flight after the delay? That would continue the nightmare.

For me personally, after this experience, I'd end up doing a lot more driving for trips of 500 miles or less. I could entertain myself for days without a problem. That's not a survival issue for me. However, the lack of a working bathroom would be a huge problem for me and for everybody else on the plane!

Having been stuck on the tarmac for four hours before, it's pretty rare that I'll get on a plane for any reason any more.

Its good to remember - Its not that it was impossible to get off, its that someone decided not to drive a stairs over to the plane. ALL airports have portable stair units for passengers to walk down and into the building. They decided not to use them. And all 22 gates busy for every minute of the 7 hour delay...hard to imagine.