BVA curfew bust
Before this incident, I recall sitting on the ramp at BVA; awaiting departure. There was a FR inbound from the south, running behind schedule. They were very aware that their subsequent turnaround and departure would possibly exceed the curfew time. It was clear that they were uncertain what to do. A) Land and disembark the pax, then try to negotiate a quick turnaround. B) Land and disembark then turnaround empty. C) Try to get ops to negotiate an extension to the curfew. D) Divert to Lille - which subsequently would lead to disembarking and departing empty or overnighting. Waiting for the pax to be bused wasn't an option due to FTLs. They were clearly looking for some assistance and asked the French handlers to relay a message to Ops. They were unable to. I don't know what their decision was, however it was clear that the CPT was in a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' conundrum. Typical really. Maybe some **** in Dublin should invest in ACARS, instead of heamorging money on sh1te in order to satisfy an overly inflated ego or two!