Another boost story
Full load ex GVA. R/W 24 in use. Wind calm. Boost required (high terrain to the SW for anyone unfamiliar with Geneva).
Lined up for departure but boost would not start. Taxied back towards the ramp explaining to Pax that we could not take off as one of our engines was not working.
P3 checks manuals and says 'Hey we can use 06 without the boost.'
Ask ATC if we could use 06 - he says OK.
Check perf numbers and set up for new SID. By now we are just approaching the 06 holding point.
ATC says 'Line up cleared immediate TO with right turn out, traffic on approach 24 at 10 miles.'
With no time for thought had to explain to pax in about 10 seconds that even though one engine wasn't working we were going to take off anyway!
I still wonder just how that was received down the back!