Originally Posted by
buzzpat
Big difference Nu...the ground guys NOT doing their job are DELTA. Picking up a bag, or unkinking the hose is not busting them for protecting their work...its doing the right thing for our mutual company. I'm all for protecting their work...especially if I don't have to do their job. This crap happens all the time in DTW. It needs to be fixed ASAP.
Buzz,
The stroller issue is a tougher nut to crack than the kinked hose - which is simple. When the hose is AFU, I just start the APU. I used to fix it until I ruined a shirt and then realized what many have been saying, If we keep fixing AFU hoses the guys on the ramp will never learn (or care enough) to hook it up properly in the first place.
FWIW - I would routinely check for strollers if passengers are still there as the CAPT and I are exiting up the jetway - now I am not so sure. Part of me says these are the clowns that management hired let them deal with it, part of me says Its not my job, but this is easier said then done when you see a person in need of assistance - not a hypothetical scenario typed out on a keyboard.
Scoop