One thing to remember is that FR and WW flight crews know that a 25-minute turnaround is rarely possible on a full flight (even worse if you take into account the WCHS/C/R) and therefore they do try to arrive on stand early so as to provide more time for the turnaround. Of course, they won't say so (officially
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Some lo-co also adapt their turnaround times to the destination; WW for instance schedule the NOC as a 30-min turnaround due to the near-constant WCHR PAX on this (pilgrimage) flight - and it does help!
Low-cost 25-minute turnarounds DO require extra staff in order to be done properly; therefore, while they shy from some facilities (lounges, sometimes airbridges), they ARE more manpower-intensive.
I guess we all have slightly different ways of coping with such tight turnarounds; one thing to do (as mentioned above) is to call the PAX to the gate/lounge BEFORE the aircraft has even landed, otherwise 25 minutes can't be done (there are always stragglers); another is to have passed the ramp fuel figure to the fueller, to have most of the O/B bags already on stand, all equipement ready and the loadsheet as prepared as possible (or already complete) - and obviously a good team at the gate and on stand.
In these conditions, I let the (FR) cabin crew stay on board and enjoy a well-deserved... 2-minute break! They have long enough days as it is...
Cheers
SATCO -totally agree with you; but there are too many people around just willing to "make do" with clearly insufficient resources (some of them just because they can't get themselves to say "sorry, no can do"). While there are many good aspects to the job, it can also get very frustrating, i.e. when asked to do a job and not be provided with the means to do it (or do it properly).