Originally Posted by
JayBee
In my part time gig I'm an Air Force WX forecaster with the Guard. I take exception to saying weather is an unforseen operational circumstance. I'd say that in regards to weather, planning fails to plan properly, IMHO.
Some airlines have tried to say critical levels of understaffing (IE extending people for flights that have been uncovered in open time for weeks) are an “unforeseen operational circumstance”.