{"id":26482,"date":"2022-08-24T10:19:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T04:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=26482"},"modified":"2024-01-15T13:16:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:46:01","slug":"united-airlines-plane-runs-out-of-fuel-after-taxiing-for-six-hours-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/24\/united-airlines-plane-runs-out-of-fuel-after-taxiing-for-six-hours-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines Plane Runs Out of Adequate Fuel After Taxiing For Six Hours in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft taxied for so long at Newark Airport, that it eventually ran out of fuel. The aircraft reportedly stayed on the tarmac and taxiways for more than six hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER was scheduled to fly from Newark to Denver on the 22nd of August. However, the flight eventually got cancelled. New York Times reporter Hiroko Tabuchi was on board the flight and shared her experience on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Passenger Hiroko Tabuchi &#8211; &quot;You can\u2019t make this up.. my United flight out of Newark taxied on the tarmac for more than 6 hours and now **no longer has enough fuel** to get to Denver  \u2014 so we are taxiing back to the terminal.&quot;<br><br>\ud83d\udcf9Hiroko Tabuchi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HirokoTabuchi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HirokoTabuchi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/airlines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#airlines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aircraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aircraft<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gFesq4nTzj\">pic.twitter.com\/gFesq4nTzj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FL360aero (@fl360aero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fl360aero\/status\/1562212278472146944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;You can\u2019t make this up.. my United flight out of Newark taxied on the tarmac for more than 6 hours and now no longer has enough fuel to get to Denver \u2014 so we are taxiing back to the terminal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>New York Times reporter Hiroko Tabuchi<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial delays were due to inclement weather &#8211; specifically lightning and thunderstorms. The aircraft taxied for around 3 hours before returning to the gate. After arriving at the gate, passengers were told, &#8220;if you really need to go to the bathroom or stretch your legs, go ahead, but we really prefer you don\u2019t, and we won\u2019t hesitate to leave you behind.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aircraft-ran-out-of-fuel\"><strong>Aircraft Ran Out of Fuel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the aircraft continued taxiing for the next few hours. However, after spending around six hours on the ground, the aircraft ran out of fuel to continue its flight to Denver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an announcement, the captain said: On top of taxiing for hours, air traffic control gave us a longer flight path to Denver to avoid lingering storms. Which all meant we didn\u2019t have enough fuel left to make it there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the delay, passengers were notified that the flight had been cancelled through the airline&#8217;s app. However, the crew members were not aware of it and asked the passengers to reboard the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-600x361.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-750x451.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines-1140x685.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/United-Airlines.png 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew once again started to taxi and remained on the tarmac for another two hours. Eventually, the flight was cancelled and passengers disembarked the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh my god, after 8.5 hours on the tarmac at Newark, and disembarking\/reembarking\/refuelling the plane, the flight is a no-go,\u201d tweeted reporter MS. Tabuchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are heading back to the gate a final time. This time, it\u2019s the crew \u2013 they\u2019ve clocked out. \u2018I\u2019ve run out of apologies,\u2019 the pilot just told us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-aviation-a-2-z wp-block-embed-aviation-a-2-z\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zIL3pmkvdg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/23\/alaska-airlines-lost-parts-of-engine-cowling-landing-at-seattle-airport\/\">Alaska Airlines Lost Parts of Engine Cowling Landing at Seattle Airport<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Alaska Airlines Lost Parts of Engine Cowling Landing at Seattle Airport&#8221; &#8212; Aviation A2Z\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/23\/alaska-airlines-lost-parts-of-engine-cowling-landing-at-seattle-airport\/embed\/#?secret=Bc11mqcOfU#?secret=zIL3pmkvdg\" data-secret=\"zIL3pmkvdg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-aviation-a-2-z wp-block-embed-aviation-a-2-z\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yNOGKWKByX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/23\/emirates-to-deploy-airbus-a380-on-its-dubai-kuala-lumpur-route\/\">Emirates to Deploy Airbus A380 on its Dubai-Kuala Lumpur Route<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Emirates to Deploy Airbus A380 on its Dubai-Kuala Lumpur Route&#8221; &#8212; Aviation A2Z\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/23\/emirates-to-deploy-airbus-a380-on-its-dubai-kuala-lumpur-route\/embed\/#?secret=DF5sOyMBJP#?secret=yNOGKWKByX\" data-secret=\"yNOGKWKByX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Feature Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HirokoTabuchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hiroko Tabuchi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft taxied for so long at Newark Airport, that it eventually ran out of fuel. The aircraft reportedly stayed on the tarmac and taxiways for more than six hours. The United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER was scheduled to fly from Newark to Denver on the 22nd of August. 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