Originally Posted by captainv

Infinitely worse is having the right pack deferred. At least with an INOP APU you get 100% cooling after takeoff. With the right pack, you lose 70% of the air conditioning in the back at all times.

I've heard ASA has a policy where if the APU is deferred and the cabin is 33? 35? Celsius, they can refuse the airplane. Comair's position is that it's uncomfortable, not unsafe. Let's hope this case injects a bit more common sense into the operation.