Originally Posted by
HamishMcBush
Am I really living in a fantasy world when I expect planes (and trains) to run to timetables/.schedules that have been constucted by people in far more senior positions that I hold and who are no doubt paid far more than I am, yet who so frequently get it wrong?
When I stop and think of the astounding complexity of modern aircraft, the myriad things that have to work for just one aircraft journey from catering, baggage loading , scheduling, maintenance planning, weather reporting, flight planning, customs inspections, crew resourcing, infrastructure management etc etc I personally am stunned it works so very well most of the time. That it runs 24/7/365 worldwide with thousands of movements every hour with amazing safety and high reliability is a tribute to human ingenuity. 3.5 hours late to Spain? May all our problems be first world ones!
