Christmas Meltdown 2024

[Autothrust Blue]

One day I'll be a real airline pirate

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I’m scheduled to wake up Christmas morning in Fresno, then fly a red eye to Guadalajara. Wouldn’t mind a light shake up from that, but I better be careful what I wish for

FAT-GDL is a thing? Neat.

 

[DE727UPS]

Yeah, it's a thing. For Mexicana....haha. I used to have a great time in GDL back in the 90's. It was always a 36 hour layover. Those were the days.

 

[derg]

GDL was an amazing layover.

 

[Roger Roger]

FAT-GDL is a thing? Neat.

I’m guessing it’s via LAX.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

GDL was an amazing layover.

Dad got stuck there after September 11. It was a good place to be stuck, evidently.

 

[mikecweb]

GDL is a solid layover. Popular place to start a bonus family

 

[JDean3204]

GDL is a solid layover. Popular place to start a bonus family

Dating app plus google translate

 

[JDean3204]

We're in a constant meltdown. But that's how this type of flying goes.

 

[Max Power]

Waaaay too many choices. You'd have been fine with just:

1. Delta
2. Delta

AA has entered the chat, with our ancient ways, IT, and CLT as a hub where we send 105% of our flights without the proper space to do it. Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

 

[Max Power]

I am not. We're due.

Yep, we were lucky during Crowdstrike and whatever happened a few weeks ago (early AM departures had serious but short lived paperwork issues) that didn't blow up into a huge issue. We've due for something, likely IT related and due to the poor planning of management.

 

[Minuteman]

See, I see the phrase “Christmas Meltdown” and start thinking about cellphone footage from multiple angles of a Costco-lookin’ passenger taking their stress out on the gate agent furniture or Mr Backwards Baseball cap trying to get some last shots in as they are escorted-away.

So I got to YubTub and search for “airport meltdown,” and one of two things happens:

Either I am disappointed with the result of a sea of “reaction” videos to the same three most-recent events, or I start watching and feel shame. It’s the same kind of shame as peeking into a random hospital room or finding a friend’s porn mag; “Fremdschämen” the Germans call it.

So good, this thread is about failure en masse.

 

[CFI A&P]

Since holiday pay was implemented

Talking with a friend the other day and they mentioned they have the holidays off because "I'm too junior to hold holidays on."

Those boats, Corvettes and Captain's houses don't pay for themselves I guess.

 

[Roger Roger]

Talking with a friend the other day and they mentioned they have the holidays off because "I'm too junior to hold holidays on."

Those boats, Corvettes and Captain's houses don't pay for themselves I guess.

At the eskimo the day of went senior for every holiday except Xmas. The problem if you are Junior is, the days around go junior. So you end up with a trip ending the day before and one starting the day after the holiday, and one day off in between which is fine if you’re local and depressing AF if you commute.

 

[Minuteman]

I was told by someone who deals with data for scheduling disruptions that far-away the number one day for pilat absences is the SuperBowl. For flight attendants it is Halloween.

 

[derg]

I was told by someone who deals with data for scheduling disruptions that far-away the number one day for pilat absences is the SuperBowl. For flight attendants it is Halloween.

From what I’ve seen, yes!

I’ve heard you can also use AI and someone’s work history to pretty much determine when they’re going to call in sick.

On the Flight Standards side, super senior FO’s bid to fly with line check airman for the ‘trip buy-off’ but if there’s no OE pilot assigned 48 hours out, there’s “high probability” they’re about to bang-out sick because they didn’t plan on actually working.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I’ve heard you can also use AI and someone’s work history to pretty much determine when they’re going to call in sick.

In the words of Tanis, “you’re damn right it’s my right.”

 

[ERfly]

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*Week of Hub Turns

 

[ChasenSFO]

I’m guessing it’s via LAX.

Aeromexico has been on FAT-GDL about 15 years, Volaris for about 10. Mexicana even flew to Bakersfield while US airlines were all RJs and turboprops into BFL. Lots of Mexicans down there, lots and lots.

 

[Roger Roger]

From what I’ve seen, yes!

I’ve heard you can also use AI and someone’s work history to pretty much determine when they’re going to call in sick.

On the Flight Standards side, super senior FO’s bid to fly with line check airman for the ‘trip buy-off’ but if there’s no OE pilot assigned 48 hours out, there’s “high probability” they’re about to bang-out sick because they didn’t plan on actually working.

Have we talked before about the company looking at which captains have the most FOs call out sick?