Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
Cant agree with this enough, I’ve never understood this but after coming to Delta I see why. Our dispatchers consistently push us through weather with the backing of “meteorology” and it’s up to us to just say NO. The stories I could share but won’t… needless to say if there’s any mentoring I do with FO’s it’s on this topic.
Absolutely agree. This just happened on my last trip. I called dispatch to ask about the route that took us directly through an area of weather when there was perfectly clear areas north and south of the route. The answer was ATC preferred route and econ. I mentioned that my preferred route was something else and we would need more fuel. 25 minute delay waiting for the truck to return. NMFP.