Originally Posted by
SFIM
they didn’t have triggered lightning, when I was full time North Sea, or rather they did have it but nobody talked about it or stopped you flying because of it, I am inclined to think it’s all gone a bit too far, am I alone ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64043030
The customers tend to lack an appetite for 'having a go' and seeing if areas can be operated through visually (by day) due to the odds of having to RTB without fulfilling the flight, and different crews have different levels of enthusiasm when it comes to offering flights that operate through areas affected by TL. At the end of the day it is just a planning tool, one that is still being improved and balanced against commercial desires to crack on. I understand the frustration for the workers stuck offshore but if this were January and Christmas wasn't around the corner I doubt it would be newsworthy. I doubt Santa checks the TL forecast though so hopefully Christmas is still on.