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Can you answer YES or NO, was XJT to blame for this situation?
The nation wide media sure had a field day with this thing. USAToday ran something just about everyday about it. You think they'll put out articles everyday with the information that has just been released?
That's also a YES or NO question.
YES YES YES....XJT was to blame. Dispatch kept saying "We can get you out...we have built a good route for you. It looks good. We'll send you south and then back to the north if we have to...etc." That is BAD dispatching. It was a non-assertive hub manager who didn't demand to talk to the right people in RST. Dispatch didn't even suggest to cancel the flight. They were bent on getting this plane off the ground and to MSP. They didn't plan well. There was no plan once the plane got on the ground in RST. It was breakdown of communication and I can't figure out why people can't see that. Ultimately, it was the captain's reaction to the whole breakdown. That's what it comes down to.