Alaska Airlines Pilots Refused to Fly Together and Turned the Plane Around to the Gate After Argument

Alaska Airlines Pilots Refused to Fly Together and Turned the Plane Around to the Gate After Argument

A flight operated by Alaska Airlines was delayed when two of the pilots decided they couldn't fly the aircraft together.

pilots "had a professional disagreement" before returning to the gate of Alaska flight AS1080, which was scheduled to travel .

flight, which was already almost two hours late, experienced an additional delay due to the pilots' inability to get along, passengers became frustrated.

While apologizing to customers for the delay, Alaska Airlines insisted that it was for the best. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, the airline claims

We apologized to our guests for the inconvenience this caused. Due to a storm, the flight was already two hours late, and passengers waited on the tarmac.

Although the Alaska Airlines flight was scheduled to touch down in San Francisco at 7:05 PM, it actually did so at 9:31 PM.

That flight, which was originally scheduled to land at 8:05 PM but ultimately touched down at 10:38 PM, was further delayed so they could find their own replacement pilot.