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[mathers_wales_uk]

Hi there im just wondering how long G-CDFF will be operating the BHD - CWL - CDG flight?

And how come they have brought this a/c in to do this route.

Thanks for your help

[Maude Charlee]

Crew shortages. It should be operated by the E145 as you know, but there not enough crews to operate all of the 145 routes, and the a/c are often parked up doing nothing.

Funny though - an Air Wales liveried ATR42, with Aurigny crew, flying a Flybe callsign and flt number. Confused, you will be.

[mathers_wales_uk]

The most ironic thing of it is a week ago people were saying Flybe were like Air Wales due to the delays that been happening, and then a week later in pops.

G - CDFF in Air Wales livery operating the flight

[Awaiting Push]

non iron

Would l be right in thinking that somebody who needs to point out that Wales is in the uk and also can`t spell too well, maybe doesn`t have enough english language expertise to understand what was actually said in a busy environment ?



What sort of idiotic comment is that??????

I think everybody knows EXACTLY what was said!!

I have had a lot of dealings with flybe crews and as a whole they are a decent bunch. That also includes the ex-bacon crews.

But like everything else theres always one or two still living in the dark ages!!!


AP

[Commander1]

Hmm, I was cabin crew now I have opted for Dispatch with Aviance. I start on monday, hopefully I wont get any discriminating males...

I dont get it really I can do just a good as job as a male, maybe better..

Cheers.

[Ckin Gal]

holy crap

As one of only 4 female dispatch staff on station, i am shocked that you were given that treatment by any crew. Well done to the dispatcher for holding her nerve and finishing the job. I've worked with BA, Bacon & Flybe crews (as well as many others over the last 10yrs - i know only a nipper in some avaition circles,) and only occasionally did we get a slightly snobby crew member when i was with BA which usually disappeared when they realised you do know what you're talking about and are not just the cleaner but also the dispatcher. If any of my staff were spoken to like that male or female i know that myself and the other loadcontrollers/supervisors would be on them like a tonne of bricks. We in theory should all work together to make sure we all go home relatively on time.
Sorry rant over.... that just made me really mad

[Maude Charlee]

We're all metric now, so shouldn't that be a ton of bricks?

So far, had personal experience of 2 female dispatchers at CWL - one good, one woeful. I presume you are either the former, or one as yet unencountered.

[mathers_wales_uk]

Maude have you experienced the polish dispatcher yet?

The problem with the CDG - CWL - BHD is that CDG doesn't use the same system as everypone else. This then doesn't block out any seats at check-in that may be taken for the CWL - BHD sector.

CDG are supposed to send a seats occupied message showing where all transit passengers are sat. Majority of the time this arrives if at all more than half way through check-In.

The other problem is that Flybe have not yet sent CWL a pushback bar for the DH8-400 so when it arrives ( quite often ) then the a/c needs to be on remote stands which needs bussing (Not one of CWL's Strongest points).

All the captains that i have seen on the Flybe have been pleasant.

Just to let you know that the captain in question has sinced contacted the dispatcher and offered his appologies to her, saying that it wasn't intentional and meant as a joke but he understands haw it could have been taken the wrong way.

[Maude Charlee]

Ah, the power of Proon.

No, not met any Poles yet, just a very pleasant Welsh lassie and the other one.

As for the French, we never used to get so much as a movement message from CDG when I were nowt but a lowly dispatcher, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for anything more complicated.

[jamieopscrewing]

I find that CDG always send through mvts, it would appear they have a little french man sat in the corner typing away at his sita messages, as we normally get like 50 at once, all for the same flight, just all slightly different lol. Its good fun!