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A bride said she almost missed her big day after United canceled the flight to her wedding on a Boeing 737 Max 9
11.01.2024 - 23:35 / insider.com
Everyone told Emma Degerstedt that something was bound to go wrong leading up to her wedding day.
She told Business Insider she figured her florist might forget flowers, or that a guest's flight might be delayed.
But a day before Degerstedt and her fiancé were scheduled to fly from Newark, New Jersey, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for their wedding, Degerstedt discovered their United flight was canceled.
They learned that the plane they were scheduled to fly on was a Boeing 737 Max 9 — the same plane model the FAA grounded earlier this week after an Alaska Airlines aircraft lost part of its fuselage in mid-flight.
SOS, i cant get anyone on the phone and all the flights are booked and only have standby. @United Airlines can you please fix this so we can get to our wedding?????
According to Reuters, United has 79 Max 9s and canceled 167 flights on Wednesday as a result of the groundings.
United Airlines did not respond to BI's comment request at the time of publication. Boeing and Alaska Airlines declined BI's request for comment.
"We were emotionally prepared for this moment, but we just thought it might be a delayed flight due to weather," Degerstedt told BI. "We didn't think that doors, windows, and door plugs flying off of planes and loose bolts was going to be the reason our flight was completely canceled."
On Tuesday, Degerstedt and her fiancé were told by United their Wednesday flight was canceled due to plane maintenance and inspection, she said.
Panic set in. Degerstedt's fiancé had his final tuxedo fitting scheduled for Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Florida. This Friday, they have their rehearsal dinner — and Saturday is the big day.
Welp, better than me flying out of an airplane tomorrow
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