Originally Posted by
slingsby
So, the original art of manual loadsheets, manual check-in, cabin crew actually physically counting SLF on board has died.
I do recall, not so many moons ago, actually practicing this exact scenario, not for BA fortunately, but another EGLL carrier. Yes, minor delays, some inconvenience but an effective proof the pencil and paper still has a very prominent place in today's modern technological era.
Me, always one never to rely solely on IT, especially outsourced and someone who I cant shout at if it goes wrong.....
Yes, that occurred to me. Five years after leaving BA, I worked for an ad hoc charter company. I wrote an Excel spreadsheet to do our loadsheet. It was not certificated so, of course, a written loadsheet had to be completed before departure but it sure helped at the late planning stage.