JetBlue to Haiti

[Kharma Police]

it's hard to believe now, but at one time (1950's, early '60"s) Haiti was a tropical vacation spot. . . . one of the Bond flicks took place there. Sad to see what it has become.

Yeah, the President back then, bat sh!t crazy "Papa Doc" believed a coup plotter turned into a black dog. So logically, he ordered all black dogs killed. Makes perfect sense to me.....

 

[27 driver]

That's one place the plane will never break. The 14 year old kids walking around with AK 47's is a nice perk. The last time I was there I heard gun fire just outside the airport. Careful guys.

 

[JetMonkey]

I took my wife and kids to Haiti just this last December. We had a great time for the day we were there... of course it was the private island Labadee, leased by Royal Carribean.

 

[Scoot 11]

I guess we were jealous of the Delta and American pilots who get to fly there.

Do DL or AA do any overnights there?

I know DL does not. It (was) a turn JFK on the 757. SOP was to start the APU at TOD with a mechanic onboard. If the APU didn't start, we had to go to our alternate airport. Absolutely no crew layovers there.

 

[dicko]

I wonder what would happen to a crew if they had a little incident in Haiti ? An incident that destroyed a few of the 'Villas' near the end of a runway. A jail in Haiti will make the Gimp scene in Pulp Fiction look like a romantic interlude.

The point of the post, apart from the joy of mentioning the most significant example of on-screen buggery since Deliverence, is this; One of the things ALPA does very well is getting crews out of countries that are hazardous to their health. I hope Jet Blue corporate security has the same reach.

Don't forget your sword.

 

[NoPFactor]

Hopefully it will be a red eye turn to enhance the JBU expierence. But don't worry we have international override pay to make up for the suck

Yes, and night overide too!

 

[coogebeachhotel]

Is it not true that AA had problems with the locals helping themselves to various parts on RONs?