Originally Posted by
dmeg13021
Just DH’d on a flight out of LA. CA got on the PA for welcome and said they were late from the hotel because their town car pickup in Redondo was late and there was traffic on Sepulveda. Thought that was an odd way to start, but whatever.
I’d expect a courtesy call from the CA if they were thinking of changing pick up (or had) instead of relying upon spurious messaging from skeds
Been a Captain a very long time.
On 1st item, it’s my opinion the passengers probably do not need an explanation about why
we were late. What they need is prepared pilots. Now if the delay is due to maintenance or something safety related then maybe an explanation will help and even be required. The traffic, crying children, fights with significant other probably should be left out.
On 2nd item, I would not nor have ever unilaterally changed the pickup time without crew agreement (of course then it would not be unilateral). Additionally I have never mandated a change in the traditional rest breaks either. That captain thought he or she was being in command and in reality it’s something else.