Claims extracted
27
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Washington, D.C., to Rome on Oct. 2 faced a grueling overnight ordeal as they waited nearly 12 hours to take off — only to have the airline cancel the flight before it left the ground.
asserted
it → face → ground
United Airlines Flight 884 was scheduled to depart Washington Dulles International Airport at 5:35 p.m. on Oct. 2 for an overnight trip to Rome's Fiumicino Airport.
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Flight → schedule → Airport
Instead, passengers were grounded by a cascading series of issues, including a cockpit malfunction, severe thunderstorms and crew changes, "The Aviation Hub" blog reported.
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blog → ground → malfunction
"United flight 884 from Washington Dulles to Rome returned to the gate after taxiing to take on additional fuel for a longer planned flight due to weather," United Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"
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Airlines → return → statement
During this time, a new crew was brought in and a maintenance issue that arose was resolved.
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that → bring → time
The aircraft then pushed back from the gate, but then required another mechanical inspection," the airline's statement continued.
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statement → push → inspection
"The flight was then canceled due to crew time limits.
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flight → cancel → limits
We rebooked customers on an extra flight that departed on Saturday evening," the statement concluded.
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statement → rebooke → evening
A faulty door seal and mishap with the plane's pushback tug likely also played a part in the delays, according to the "Simple Flying" aviation blog.
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seal → play → blog
When the flight was canceled at around 4.a.m. the following morning, some of the travelers had been facing delays for 12 hours, Men's Journal noted.
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Journal → cancel → hours
"We rebooked customers on an extra flight that departed on Saturday evening."
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that → rebooke → evening
The plane sat on the tarmac, waiting to depart.
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plane → sit → tarmac
The Boeing 777-200ER returned to the gate around three hours later to refuel, according to several reports.
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200ER → return → reports
Ultimately, the passengers had to exit the aircraft because the first crew reached its legal duty-time limit after a six-hour delay.
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crew → have → delay
A new crew started, but subsequent mechanical issues forced everyone to deplane a second time before the flight was finally canceled.
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flight → start → everyone
The affected passengers were finally rebooked on another flight that took off from Dulles just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, putting them en route to Rome over 25 hours later than originally planned.
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that → rebooke → Rome
A frustrated passenger vented in the United Airlines MileagePlus Experts group on Facebook.
"There are ups and downs, live with them or move on.
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passenger → vent → them
"
"I’m surprised there hasn’t been a mutiny," wrote the passenger, who was on the flight.
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who → ’m → flight
"You should be eligible for compensation if you have a traveler's credit card.
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you → have → card
These things happen.
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things → happen → ?
That's why there's insurance," another Facebook user responded.
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user → ' → ?
"I fly a lot also.
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I → fly → lot
If you can’t handle the problems, you have three choices.
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you → handle → choices
I have been flying for 43 years with United.
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I → fly → United
There are ups and downs, live with them or move on," the Facebook user said.
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user → be → them
Yet another United flyer said, "Most of the issues you point out are regulations written in blood. …
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you → say → blood
I’d rather not have to relearn them at the risk of safety."
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I → have → safety
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