Airline operations interfering
StandupfortheUlstermen
Join Date: Dec 2001
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No, No, damn you woman, you've let my secret out!!!!!
Still, last night it happened again. Flight on daily mayfly - pilot calls for start with 54 lumps of SLF in the back- no flight plan in the system (what a suprise) cos the airline ops have fallen asleep yet again!!! Ops wouldn't answer the phone, so we took it upon ourselves to put in a plan (risking the wrath of some, wait for it, halfwitted ops manager!!!). FPL goes through the system with it's customary speed - not, and the flight finally departs half an hour late. The airline incurs a charge for extending the airport opening hours, and all because the ops crew couldn't be ARSED doing their job properly - nuff said!!!
On the other hand, I phoned the local depatchers for one of our based airlines the other day and let them know a slot was running out, and did they want us to get a new one? (I've been feeling generous of late). No came the reply, we're looking for 1 more pax then he'll push back. With 8 mins to go, the a/c pushed, but with the best will in the world, he wasn't going to make it. However, rather than risk a new, possibly much later slot, I let him go X mins out of slot tolerance. It was easier for everyone, but I don't make a habit of it!
Still, last night it happened again. Flight on daily mayfly - pilot calls for start with 54 lumps of SLF in the back- no flight plan in the system (what a suprise) cos the airline ops have fallen asleep yet again!!! Ops wouldn't answer the phone, so we took it upon ourselves to put in a plan (risking the wrath of some, wait for it, halfwitted ops manager!!!). FPL goes through the system with it's customary speed - not, and the flight finally departs half an hour late. The airline incurs a charge for extending the airport opening hours, and all because the ops crew couldn't be ARSED doing their job properly - nuff said!!!
On the other hand, I phoned the local depatchers for one of our based airlines the other day and let them know a slot was running out, and did they want us to get a new one? (I've been feeling generous of late). No came the reply, we're looking for 1 more pax then he'll push back. With 8 mins to go, the a/c pushed, but with the best will in the world, he wasn't going to make it. However, rather than risk a new, possibly much later slot, I let him go X mins out of slot tolerance. It was easier for everyone, but I don't make a habit of it!
Last edited by Standard Noise; 22nd Apr 2002 at 16:38.
