American Airlines flight 271 returns to LAX after gear‑door issue, passengers arrive
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- On October 2, American Airlines flight 271 from Los Angeles to Kahului turned back to its origin after the aircraft experienced a stuck gear door, and passengers eventually reached Maui about five hours later.
- The airline secured a replacement crew but did not inform passengers of the reassignment, and flight attendants voiced visible frustration, including one who gestured angrily when a passenger blocked the aisle and another who told a passenger’s wife the airline does not sell bottled water and is not Spirit.
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