But what do you care if a fire breaks out and kills all the pax?
you're not responsible till you pitch up to the thing.
If the company choses to operate like this , they are the ones in the ****.
Seems win win.. You spend less time waiting in the cockpit for SLF, company can operate more efficently.
All this stuff about "what if" is really over the top..
Your responsibility doesn't include planes the company owns, but you've not checked on to.
I can see the Cabin Crew Union being pissed about it. It's not as safe for them if there is an issue, but tech crews have nothing really to do with it.