Virgin flight from Manchester to New York cancelled moments before take off

[beamer]

The last airline I flew with before retirement encouraged cabin crew to bring matters of concern regarding the aircraft to the pilots - typical example would be traces of ice on the top surface of the wings on a turn-round. Good move in my opinion.

[ginger50]

Originally Posted by Bbtengineer

The fact that they cancelled a flight due pax observation is concerning.

If it’s worth cancelling the flight for, I hope we can agree we don’t want to rely on PAX to identify it.

I would be concerned if SLF were discouraged from making safety observations. I spent a career offshore on ships and helicopters, it was a basic tenet of our HSE culture that you should not assume that the person in charge has spotted all possible hazards, it is everyone's duty to make and report on hazard observations.