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Another hour or two or something like that. then that would pass and it would be another. >> nicholas, how did you amuse yourself for 11 hours on this flight? >> i watched movies and played a little video games they had on the tv. and thats about all i did. >> i dont know how much youve flown since youre only 13 years old, but are you scared to fly again? >> no. >> no? >> not really. i was fine. >> and, max, were people asking to get off the airplane? >> yeah, actually on a few occasions and on ...

>> and the passengers have no recourse at all. this family didnt even get vouchers. they got nothing. >> thats the problem. the airlines since september 11th have eliminated most of the things they had in their contract that protected passengers during weather events and a lot of passengers arent aware theyre gone. were trying to inform them and get them to advocate for themselves by buying travel insurance, by packing appropriately in case they are stuck on the tarmac or inside an airport and a...

Weekend. >> you heard the family say that some people, including themselves, had asked to get off the plane. they had been promised a shuttle would be coming at the seventh hour of their wait. what can they do in a case like that to get off the airplane? why couldnt they just bring out the air stairs and a bus and unload these people? >> thats the point. they could have -- terminal 4 at jfk has 14 passenger mover buses. they have 14 sets of portable stairs, and anywhere an emergency vehicle can ...

Again. and here we are again. >> and do you blame the port authority or the airlines or the customs officials or -- whos at fault? >> i blame all of them, but ultimately i blame the department of transportation for not including international flights in the rule. i think they got snookerred saying, oh, no, this will be too cumbersome for us. we cant possibly follow this rule. but unfortunately, that means any international flight coming or going from the u.s. is not going to have any protections...

Sent home, he said, for flights arriving after midnight there is usually one terminal available, which is always staffed with customs officers. whatever the cause, what about that airline passenger bill of rights thats supposed to limit how much time passengers can sit on a tarmac? well, it turns out there are exceptions. the rules dont apply if there are safety or security reasons passengers should stay on the plane. and if the flight is operated by an international carrier, the rules dont appl...

Little video games they had on the tv. and thats about all i did. >> i dont know how much youve flown since youre only 13 years old, but are you scared to fly again? >> no. >> no? >> not really. i was fine. >> and, max, were people asking to get off the airplane? >> yeah, actually on a few occasions and on one in particular that i remember, it was a family that was asking and begging to get off because they had three young children. and from what i recall, they were going to try to see if they c...

>> the shuttle never came. >> it never happened. they never got back to us on that. four hours later -- >> you finally got off the plane. everybodys pointing fingers at each other, to the port authority, to the customs folks, to the airlines, the airport, who do you think, max, is at fault here? >> you know, i respectfully think it was the -- it was the cathay pacific. i really do. i think it was the airline that basically did not check ahead of time. you know, in terms of keeping us there, we s...

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