BZ to crew on TOM1122 GLA toFunchal
 

......Monday am abort on runway shortly after brakes off. All sorted out. But then capt cameout and explained what had occurred. Then spelled out the options. B ack gate and after a considerable delay he came to the gate again explained th e situation that there would be new crew as his team would be out of hours for the return flight to GLA.
All pax We're resigned but understood.
What should happen all the time but often doesn't
Smithy would have been proud.

My favourite was the TOM flight out of Bournemouth to Faro when the Captain came on to the PA saying "if you look up you will see me at the front of the aircraft" (which I thought was a pretty good start!). He then went onto explain that there was a technical problem but "not to worry as there is an identical aircraft just over there so we'll take that one instead".