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Originally Posted by Scoop
There have been a lot of posts about single engine taxi and APU but I have not seen anyone inquire about our ground air. A couple of points:
1. It should be automatic - we should not have to ask.
2. If the guys hook the hose up with 17 kinks - call and ask them to fix it. If we keep fixing it they will never bother to do it right.
3. Who maintains our A/C units - The Marx brothers? Why is it that they so often do not work? Its not like A/C being about 100 years old could still be considered cutting edge technology. It seems far too many of our gates lack working power and air. I wonder how often the A/C does not work on the 4th floor?
Scoop
I agree completely Scoop. In fact, I went through DTW twice this week. Both times, they turned on the air but never thought to spool out the hose and plug it in. Had to walk down both times and ask them to do it. One time they did it, the other time they blew me off. Doesn't make a lot of sense for us to push the single engine taxi thing and cross-bleed starts when at other times the APU has to run for an hour because its 90 degrees in Detroit and the ground guys don't bother to hook up the air. Its ridiculous.
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