Gen DAL SeaHawks parade?? What happened?

[redflyer65]

I don't know about that. I'd say landing at the wrong airport has more implications than stopping to "re crew" an airplane due to FAR 117 rules.

And what's that have to due with this issue Scoot?

You want to go into a thread drift about your post? Has nothing to do with this issue.

So Scoot, should they have re-crewed in New York?

 

[General Lee]

And what's that have to due with this issue Scoot?

You want to go into a thread drift about your post? Has nothing to do with this issue.

So Scoot, should they have re-crewed in New York?

You brought it up Red-liar. I can't believe you fault an airline that did "the right thing and followed the rules" for the pilots.... Traitor. Are you GK's right hand man? You favor paying for training and breaking new fatigue rules. Wow!



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[redflyer65]

You going to answer the question Jenny or just dodge and deflect?

 

[say again]

Why would they leave knowing they wouldn't make it to Seattle? Seems foolish

 

[General Lee]

You going to answer the question Jenny or just dodge and deflect?

How do you re-crew at EWR during a big snow storm? DL has a NYC base, but we all know it was bad weather, and maybe it was tough to find locals. If that is the case, you then do what you can to get the plane moving in the right direction. Remember your MDW meltdown? Things happen, and if say DL did the best they could with the combination of bad WX, EWR, and then a 2 hour de-ice. And I'd also say a 38 min turn on a 767 shows they were doing the best they could. They were the winning team too, I bet they were in a good mood regardless. You are trying to make a point but can't see the big picture: the airline followed the rules and kept the operation safe, and landed at "intended" airports.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Unfortunately for the Village Idiot, Delta completely dropped the ball on the return flight.

De-icing is understood. A stop in MSP was not expected for this high end charter. These guys expect to get what they pay for....a direct flight from EWR to SEA.

What should DL have done to save the day? Re-crewed the plane. It's sad they tried to get in the spot light and then choked. Kind of like the Broncos unfortunately.

Yeah Red....and SWA has the Feds in their pocket to get around those pesky 117 rules too? You know that was the issue.

Besides, the Cheerleaders and equipment wouldn't get far with the capacity on your jets.

 

[General Lee]

Why would they leave knowing they wouldn't make it to Seattle? Seems foolish

They still made SEA, with a quick stop in MSP. It's called multiple 767 crew bases, and a straight line to MSP and onto SEA. Improvising to keep delays to a minimum. Do you think they should have searched for more local 7ER crews in NYC during a bad snow storm? You probably do. What was the overall inconvenience? About 38 extra minutes. The de-ice took 2 hours and then typical EWR delays, with Super Bowl corporate traffic leaving nearby Teterboro too. You probably still don't understand....



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[redflyer65]

Jenny,

You have a 75/76 crew base in JFK? Yea, they should have called in a new crew when they knew the weather was coming. Your saying they did the 'right' thing by sticking with the original plan but FORCING the Super Bowl Champs somewhere they didn't want to go? Really?

 

[General Lee]

Jenny,

You have a 75/76 crew base in JFK? Yea, they should have called in a new crew when they knew the weather was coming. You saying they did the 'right' thing here by stopping the Super Bowl Champs somewhere they didn't want to go?

In a snow storm? Have you ever driven from JFK to EWR? How was traffic? Do you know everything about local conditions at the time? I doubt it. It might have been easier to fly them in from ATL. But, a decision was made to head toward SEA, make a quick stop at a base "on the way", and it all worked out, safely and by the rules. I'd say they did a great job with all the weather and mitigating circumstances. You think differently, but most do not. The company actually followed the rules during an important charter. That is a good thing.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Hey Red,

Watch out for those snow banks.......

Just sayin'