dasleben
That's just, like, your opinion, man
Much like the thread about the delayed flight PA, this situation is more customer service oriented.
You arrive at Podunk airport at 1150, with a 35 minute turn and scheduled departure back to Generic Hub at 1225. Upon reaching the Podunk airport, you check the radar for the return flight and find that a number of thunderstorms have popped up directly adjacent to your route of flight, and are moving and building toward your route. You decide that it's best that the flight be turned and departed as quickly as possible.
However, there's one passenger who hasn't checked in yet. He has a tight connection at Generic Hub, and would most certainly miss the connection if he's not on your flight. Company policy requires that passengers check in at least 30 minutes prior to departure time, but you know that this is often overlooked at Podunk airport (and the passengers know this). You load up the airplane at 1205 without that passenger, citing company policy.
As you block out and begin your taxi at 1210, station ops calls you on the company frequency and says "The last passenger just showed up...what do you want to do?" TSA has closed down the checkpoint, and it's 90F out without air conditioning. You know that if you turn around, it's going to be approximately 5 minutes before the last passenger is onboard. The last radar update you saw is now 15 minutes old.
Keep taxiing or gate return?
You arrive at Podunk airport at 1150, with a 35 minute turn and scheduled departure back to Generic Hub at 1225. Upon reaching the Podunk airport, you check the radar for the return flight and find that a number of thunderstorms have popped up directly adjacent to your route of flight, and are moving and building toward your route. You decide that it's best that the flight be turned and departed as quickly as possible.
However, there's one passenger who hasn't checked in yet. He has a tight connection at Generic Hub, and would most certainly miss the connection if he's not on your flight. Company policy requires that passengers check in at least 30 minutes prior to departure time, but you know that this is often overlooked at Podunk airport (and the passengers know this). You load up the airplane at 1205 without that passenger, citing company policy.
As you block out and begin your taxi at 1210, station ops calls you on the company frequency and says "The last passenger just showed up...what do you want to do?" TSA has closed down the checkpoint, and it's 90F out without air conditioning. You know that if you turn around, it's going to be approximately 5 minutes before the last passenger is onboard. The last radar update you saw is now 15 minutes old.
Keep taxiing or gate return?