Originally Posted by
OOfff
my FOM shows a minimum number of FAs to complete the flight, and also requires an operational control person on the other side of the ACARS terminal. Yours may vary
Cool story. Do you have friends?
No show / sick dispatchers can be covered with present dispatchers who share the additional workload.
WBs are frequently staffed with more FAs than the minimum. Extras can be pulled last minute to staff holes (sts), and missed-commutes above the minimum can be left behind. Extra pilots above the minimum are scheduled with extreme irregularity when block limits butt up against limits on some flights like a long turn.