Originally Posted by
ozbiggles
I agree I think what lookleft said is a better way., I’m sure with some crew feedback it will find a natural solution. The problem might be if the aircraft gets to the gate like it did last night it is not fail safe. Once the beacons are off the ground crew will engage, even if the health staff aren’t there. I’m sure Sydney ground has a bit more spare time then they used too to get involved. I don’t like wasting fuel but a small price to pay at the moment until we normalise the procedure.
The Jetstar CEO fronted the media today and said there was some talk about all the different state requirements being co-ordinated.
Perhaps aircraft onto the gate but beacons stay on until the co-ord is confirmed?
I think with only very minimal arrivals the parking of the aircraft with the beacon on is a good solution, I’m guessing at the moment that NSW health don’t want the aircraft anywhere near the terminal without their people in place, which from reading the article was the issue the other night, multiple arrivals and NSW health teams stretched thin on the ground. It’s going to take some time to weave government protocols into airline ops. I feel for the Jetstar staff, I haven’t seen the interview with Gareth Evans but in certain media it feels like they’ve been thrown under the bus somewhat.