Right-enough of that.The Ops guy can have his job back,for now.
I've got another rant about FlyBe (Cavok) Ltd.It's this :
Why have they got such a restrictive and unhelpful Staff Travel policy ?
Two examples;
1.They keep you waiting until the very last minute before accepting you for a flight.Now,admittedly,if the flight is busy,you obviously have to wait until the flight is closed and the despatcher has checked the weight/load etc before onloading standby's.
But,even when the flight is very quiet,you are still kept waiting until the announcements for "the two remaining inbred's travelling to Guernsey please attend gate 105 immediately,where the aircraft is waiting to depart".
Sby's are then finally given a boarding card and procede to the gate,where the gate staff look at you as if you have just ambled down to the gate and are holding up the flight.You then board the Jimbo Jet to find 50 empty seats.Why couldn't they check you in a tad earlier-are they expecting a late booking or 5 tons of freight to appear ?
2.At the opposite end of the scale,when the flight is busy,which is more often the case,FlyBe will NOT put staff in Business class.They leave you behind and go with empty seats !
These days,they are marketing themselves as a low cost carrier and have good loads.But Business is often half empty as nobody wants to pay for it.What other airline leaves staff behind rather than take them in business ?(I'm sure there are some,but in the UK ?)
Let's face it,a 30 minute hop across the channel is hardly a perk,which adds up to a slightly wider seat and a snack.If majors such as BA will put you in Club World on a long haul sector if all other cabins are full(and only if they are) then why can't FlyBe take staff in their empty "business" seats ?
Any takers ?
(Ouch)