Originally Posted by
Fairdealfrank
On many occasions everyone is on board, the aircraft doors are closed and the aircraft is ready to leave, and the first officer or the captain is making apologetic announcements.
On many occasions?
If an aircraft that's ready to go is held on stand due to departure delays, rather than being pushed back and then held remotely, doesn't that suggest that in those instances there probably isn't another aircraft waiting to use the stand?
Why don't we ask a controller?
