Originally Posted by
NoelEvans
Who cares about the relatively small effect on fuel burn on a day like that when the safety of the aeroplane is improved with that extra fuel. Are you one of those 'bean counters' who knows nothing about the real world??
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No, I am one of those people who thinks that bean counters who put so much pressure on pilots in order to save a few pence per seat that we end up with situations like this are completely out of their minds. If I had my way legal minimums would be upped by an hour.