Originally Posted by
Scoop
The odds of getting rerouted are directly proportional to your proximity to ATL, kind of like its the black hole of reroutes, once you are under its gravitational influence you are basically doomed.
I have been mostly based in LAX on NB aircraft the last 21 years and rarely get rerouted - probably average less than once a year. I think every reroute except one was flying into ATL.
I agree that we need to look at this closely for section 6, I imagine if your a NB Pilot based in ATL it can be very frustrating.
Scoop
With our latest iteration of "bases don't own flying" my ATL (and NYC) exposure has substantially increased. If you have any more than 2 hours on the ground you are in the airport ready reserve que. If you make it to the gate, the last checklist item is cell phones off and you don't know where I went. The chronic understaffing in ATL and NYC affects us all.