I was non-reving a few days ago next to a dispatcher and we had a long talk. It gets dumber.
Lots of 757 flights coming back from Europe have been cancelled. Apparently a new rule surprised the company. It is called "117". With strong winter winds, 75's can't make it back without a fuel stop. But the fuel stop makes them illegal due to flight/duty time.
Nobody saw it coming.
He was also complaining about flying 900's to Hawaii. Weight restricted all the time. Many times they fudge the numbers by claiming there are more kids than there really are, and still they have to leave 8-10 seats empty.
This really is a dodgy outfit. At some point the adults need to step in.