triple7
Well-Known Member
...and learn of an ill passenger.
Here is a "hypothetical" situation...tell me you would've done. Its been a long day of weather delays and crowded terminals and oversold flights at a popular NY metro airport. The crew working the only flight that night to this particular Canadian destination finally gets its airplane and the paperwork, and learns that they are weight restricted. They had been dispatched in the version of the fleet that usually is NEVER wt restricted. The reason for the wt rest was the fact that dispatch was making very sure they had a suitable alternate since the weather in the NE of Canada is and was terrible all day. Dispatch wanted an alt airport with company services. In the wake of RST the crew didn't blame them and was happy to see the initiative.
Well, as the crew called ops for more water and food in case of a divert ops advises of a new flt plan and a fuel stop in order to take all 50 people since the flight the night before had canceled. The crew is now almost 2 hours past the scheduled departure time and is somewhat fatiqued. But still fit enough to fly if they could get going. Things finally get worked out and they begin taxi. As they taxi ramp tells them to return to the gate for more gas and new paperwork direct to the destination, with no fuel stop. HMMM. OK. Back to the gate and almost another 30 minutes pass. The captain hops in, the door closes and calls for the checklist.
Now for the real interesting part.
The flight attendant calls and say,"ready for taxi, but the woman in seat ## is puking....alot. Kind of a sudden onset. Do you as captain demand her off the flight. Do you as captain talk to her and make your own decision? Do you as captain seek advise from higher ups? Or a combination of all of the above? Keep in mind this woman has been traveling for 24 hours and just wants to go home. She is with her teenage daughter who is taking care of her. And on the gen dec there is a statement of known illness.
The crew is tired and ready to be at the overnight. They still had a long taxi ahead of them. And the rest of the passengers have already sustained a really long delay.
What would you do?
Here is a "hypothetical" situation...tell me you would've done. Its been a long day of weather delays and crowded terminals and oversold flights at a popular NY metro airport. The crew working the only flight that night to this particular Canadian destination finally gets its airplane and the paperwork, and learns that they are weight restricted. They had been dispatched in the version of the fleet that usually is NEVER wt restricted. The reason for the wt rest was the fact that dispatch was making very sure they had a suitable alternate since the weather in the NE of Canada is and was terrible all day. Dispatch wanted an alt airport with company services. In the wake of RST the crew didn't blame them and was happy to see the initiative.
Well, as the crew called ops for more water and food in case of a divert ops advises of a new flt plan and a fuel stop in order to take all 50 people since the flight the night before had canceled. The crew is now almost 2 hours past the scheduled departure time and is somewhat fatiqued. But still fit enough to fly if they could get going. Things finally get worked out and they begin taxi. As they taxi ramp tells them to return to the gate for more gas and new paperwork direct to the destination, with no fuel stop. HMMM. OK. Back to the gate and almost another 30 minutes pass. The captain hops in, the door closes and calls for the checklist.
Now for the real interesting part.
The flight attendant calls and say,"ready for taxi, but the woman in seat ## is puking....alot. Kind of a sudden onset. Do you as captain demand her off the flight. Do you as captain talk to her and make your own decision? Do you as captain seek advise from higher ups? Or a combination of all of the above? Keep in mind this woman has been traveling for 24 hours and just wants to go home. She is with her teenage daughter who is taking care of her. And on the gen dec there is a statement of known illness.
The crew is tired and ready to be at the overnight. They still had a long taxi ahead of them. And the rest of the passengers have already sustained a really long delay.
What would you do?