Captjns,
I got your point and under normal circumstances I would probably agree with you - however one has to understand that this was the only way for the captain to make sure that no other Turkish captain would take this airplane with the defect only fixed on paper (their usual way of doing things).
I know īcause Iīve been there too for a summer and experienced similar situations where they just put you on another flight and a local captain will happily take the sick airplane without being fixed. (see another recent Onur thread)
This company is constantly putting economical interest over safety and itīs about time somebody draws a line. The ban in 05 didnīt help at all, after only a few weeks they fall back into old habbits.
So again: Well done captain
