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Alaskan Airlines flight 72 grounded in Juneau

Posted: August 16, 2012 - 12:06am

An early morning Juneau flight bound for Seattle with 100 passengers on board was grounded nearly all day Wednesday. According to an airline customer service spokesperson, the plane was awaiting mechanical parts that were delivered at 4:42 p.m.

Originally scheduled for departure at 8 a.m, Flight 72 was finally given a departure time of 7 p.m., nearly 11 hours later. The airline would not specify the mechanical problem.

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snagger 08/16/12 - 07:29 am
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Wondering?

I hope they didn't make the passengers sit around all day!

countthis
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countthis 08/16/12 - 07:30 am
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ummm spell check???

fight or flight??? Geeze makes it sound like there was a free for all fist fight on "flight" 72

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Treyshawn DaSheed 08/16/12 - 11:16 am
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@countthis

flight 72 grounded - takes place at the airport

fight, 72 grounded - takes place outside the Lucky Lady on a Friday at about 3am.

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akangel 08/16/12 - 04:34 pm
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Why is this news?

I don't see why this is news! Alaska Airlines has mechanicals or delays all the time.

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Ghostface 08/16/12 - 07:24 pm
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I agree akangel

If they're not going to at least specify what the mechanical problem was, then why say anything at all?

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