Sometimes it goes the other way.
I have it straight from the horse [shall we say] that a couple of weeks before the alleged pyjama incident a crew delayed in LAX waiting for First Class doonas [the quilty things that first class pax are provided with to sleep on].
At 30 minutes to departure the Duty Manager was notified that the doona department were 8 short. At departure time, still no show. Pressure, pressure - gotta go.
Oh, well, not really - not without the doonas anyway.
So, the waiting began. It took about another 20 mins., but 8 doonas duly arrived and the flight pushed back soon after. Blows the Manager's KPIs out of the water, but hey, it kept the suits happy.
It isn't rocket science.
Last edited by Captain Gidday; 14th August 2012 at 11:44.