Originally Posted by
Cruise
My suggestion of filing an ASAP isn't to cover one's butt...only to highlight the lack of operational control. This operation is laughable at times...downright pathetic at others.
My guess is that there was a problem with sabre, maybe even just the function that actually files the flight plans. Most likely the crews were given the normal pile of paperwork, prepared by the dispatcher.... And simply asked to file the flight plan. That's not a lack of operational control.