Originally Posted by
fdx727pilot
BTW - Taxi out delay due to stopping on the ramp and waiting for ramper to come to jet, so we could drop required paperwork that was not given to ramp agent prior to blockout. Can't see any option other than crew delay on that. No service failure, but definitely a crew delay.
Agreed.
Crew delays, while not good, are at least acceptable, because stuff happens. Service failures are always bad. Unlike the passenger carrying guys, who can get there 5 hours late, with no repercussions, when we have a service failure, we've carried that package for FREE. Not a good thing!