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Std Deviation
It also matters to a 121 passenger when the flight diverts to Houston in lieu of Dallas, heads out, sits, returns, and cancels. Especially when it's nearly midnight, many other flights have diverted as well, and 90% of the staff has gone home for the night. No seats from IAH to DFW for two days, no hotels within 50 miles, and 3 rental cars left for hundreds of people (insert John Candy and Steve Martin here). If the pax are treated this way I can only imagine the staff... Fortunately I got one of the three cars
Of course it matters to passengers, but i was making the point that rest rules and duty time regs make it even more important to schedule your crews wisely..and to make sure they get prompt rest.
I swear, as regional airlines meltdown, we will be back to taking Greyhound. how long is the bus ride from IAH to DFW? 4 hrs?