Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

Hopefully thats because you don't operate in and out of Canada. My understanding is that if you are caught without the vest its big fine for you personally and an even bigger fine for your company. And no amount of ASAPing will get you out of it. Hope you enjoy carpet dances.

That said, some places in Canada are real sticklers (Toronto, for example) whereas others don't care or even say you don't have to wear it (Halifax comes to mind).

And to respond to the original post: Boo frickin hoo. If the company scheduled you to do the impossible then that is their fault. By all means, do your best to jump through all the hoops and back out on the plane in a timely fashion but you don't need to be a little b!tch about it. If you get called by the chief pilot about why the flight went out late because of you or why you missed your deadhead, your case is air tight. It always amazes me these guys who run through the airport like mad men because they have a 6 minute turn with a bag drag. I walk fairly briskly (the long legs help) but thats it. If the company wants me at a different gate in 6 minutes but it takes me 10 at a brisk walk to get there, then I'll be there in 10 minutes. Suck it. Maybe the company will get the message that having us drag bags from one concourse to another or clear customs just to get back on a DH on a quick turn is not the most efficient way to do things.