Originally Posted by
mooney
Few weeks ago had a deferred APU AND jetbridge had no ground air. 95 degrees outside, probably 110 or so in the cabin, 120 in the cockpit.
Huffer cart arrived, I cranked one up while boarding, out in 10 minutes.
That is Captain's authority, not gate agents authority. Lemme ask you this....had I boarded in that situation when the gate agent wanted me to and 3 old lady's and an infant got heat stroke and needed medical attention because they were in a 115 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, who would have gotten in trouble? (hint, not the gate agent)
No offense man, but with the conditions you decribed here, I wouldn't have accepted this flight and airplane/gate equipment under these extremely hot conditions. THAT is Captains Authority my man. Too many regional captains seem to forget this. SAY NO. Tail swap the aircraft, or borrow an air cart from the competition or something. No ground air whatsoever in the summer HEAT? To let the company get away with this is rediculous, not to mention unhealthy and UNSAFE. It is called a summer OPS plan....and most companies have one. For goodness sake. We must put our feet down!