Originally Posted by
megan
If the captain put himself into a situation where he had to declare a mayday due to fuel he should have his four stripes stripped from his body and sacked.
Please let us know what airline you fly for so that I can ensure that they are on my "do not fly with them" list. (Similar to the way that SFO has gone onto my "do not fly to there, unless you have time to spare" list -- see above.)
Also, does that in anyway imply that...
If the captain put herself into a situation where she had to declare a mayday due to fuel she
... would somehow be except from sacking???