Originally Posted by
nowhereasfiled
Most airlines would leave you sitting in the departure lounge until the AOG can get a quick fix or whack some speed tape on it. Think the Jet2 ops and crewing teams have a crystal ball or magic 8 ball or something because they seem to preempt nearly every potential problem that comes their way.
What a complete load of crap! If an aircraft is AOG then there is no quick fix or speed tape repair. If there was then it wouldn't be Aog would it!
It's not rocket science. They have lots of standby aircraft and crew. No crystal ball.