Originally Posted by forgot to bid

757-300, 220+ people on board, pull into gate and shut down the APU ASAP even if they don't have air on board the jet yet. Oh yeah! Great idea! Awesome! Save gas! Screw passengers, they didn't pay for comfort. Well, maybe we care about comfort, 'like how's the ride?' 20x in flight and dammit you better get up and tell them goodbye in case they fill out a survey, but as far as AC, let em burn.

Not just 757. Had crews doing that out west on the 717 and this week on an 88 when I was deadheading.

I don't get it. Why? Why why why why, WHY?