flightfocus, craigieburn:
1) Were you there? Did you witness the fact that ATC were having to shuffle planes around Perth airport to make space for others, or to allow at short notice several aircraft whose passengers developed medical emergencies such as chest pains, pregnancy complications, and diabetic glycemic attacks to get re-prioritised?
2) Are you aware of Qantas operational policy regarding starting engines without a fireguard?
3) Are you aware of the electrical load-shedding characteristics and other technical implications of running on APU only with an aircraft choc-a-block full of passengers?
Some aircraft did shut engines down
as a matter of operational necessity.
If we were all serious about the global warming circus,
Don't worry about it, Juliars carbon tax will fix it
If neither of you have the professional courtesy, intelligence, or common decency to keep politics from another thread out of this discussion which involves operational matters and an unusual, difficult and complex situation, then I do not have the inclination to answer any further questions or engage in any further discussions about yesterday's events with either of you.
