Operation is running on red line
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Operation is running on red line
There is no way that this weekend isn’t a statement that we are running at red line. During normal ops it’s okay, but this is a bad weekend.
We have had crew cancellations. Sure.
We also have flights going at insanely late hours. For example, last night 1720 DTW to GRR. 3:19am departure. 4:11am arrival. Delayed 4:36.
That’s one I saw on the board that stood out to me. Several others significantly delayed. Some until 9AM today. We still completed the flights, but what a mess.
There is no way that this can’t go unnoticed by the 4th floor crowd. With LCWs 75-90 not being sustainable, ANY hiccup in our operation, especially in a hub sends us off the deep end.
We were also 3:20 late last night. Waiting for a captain. My captain timed out because of a green slip that he picked up the other night to cover them during a storm.
This is not sustainable long term.
We have had crew cancellations. Sure.
We also have flights going at insanely late hours. For example, last night 1720 DTW to GRR. 3:19am departure. 4:11am arrival. Delayed 4:36.
That’s one I saw on the board that stood out to me. Several others significantly delayed. Some until 9AM today. We still completed the flights, but what a mess.
There is no way that this can’t go unnoticed by the 4th floor crowd. With LCWs 75-90 not being sustainable, ANY hiccup in our operation, especially in a hub sends us off the deep end.
We were also 3:20 late last night. Waiting for a captain. My captain timed out because of a green slip that he picked up the other night to cover them during a storm.
This is not sustainable long term.
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I am on reroute 3 on day 2. Plane I flew first flight out this morning was supposed to get in at 2230 last night got in at 0245. Calling crew tracking to get enough hours behind the door took about an hour and a massive exercise in restraint. Call accommodations to change the van time and she says do it yourself I am to busy. She must have been I was on hold for 20 minutes. I feel optimized!
#8
Exactly. The storms in nearly every Delta hub daily are the biggest contributing factor for the operation struggling. You can't predict mother nature and its not fiscally responsibile to staff an airline for summer long IROPS and be massively overstaffed the rest of the year.
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