Outrageous. Crew detained in DR
05-06-2022, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy
They're Canucks, not Americans.
05-06-2022, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Little problem there... how do you know it's drugs and not something a wee bit more hazardous? Yeah I know, if you're in latin america it's going to be drugs but are you going to take the chance? It would also be hard to explain that you knowingly departed with unknown contraband onboard.
Maybe call in sick and catch the first flight back to CONUS?
Maybe call in sick and catch the first flight back to CONUS?
It was 200 kilos of coke. That's more than a couple of suitcases full of coke.
I wouldn't strand my passengers and crew in a foreign country for that. It sounds like we have completely different views on Captain's responsibility in adverse situations.
05-06-2022, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy
You do you, I'll do me.
It was 200 kilos of coke. That's more than a couple of suitcases full of coke.
I wouldn't strand my passengers and crew in a foreign country for that. It sounds like we have completely different views on Captain's responsibility in adverse situations.
It was 200 kilos of coke. That's more than a couple of suitcases full of coke.
I wouldn't strand my passengers and crew in a foreign country for that. It sounds like we have completely different views on Captain's responsibility in adverse situations.
But DR will be on my bid avoid if I switch to a fleet that goes there.
05-06-2022, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Halon1211
Trudeau will get them home. But right now they’re just still in the verification process of their COVID-19 vaccine before they can allow them out of the DR into Canada.
I was going to use the freezing of bank accounts like he did to those who sent donations to support the protesting truckers but couldn't figure a good way to weave it into the storyline.
Originally Posted by rickair7777
Oh I'd get the crew out, just not necessarily by flying a plane loaded with contraband of an uncertain nature.
But DR will be on my bid avoid if I switch to a fleet that goes there.
But DR will be on my bid avoid if I switch to a fleet that goes there.
05-06-2022, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy
Nicely done.
I was going to use the freezing of bank accounts like he did to those who sent donations to support the protesting truckers but couldn't figure a good way to weave it into the storyline.
Nice. You're still stranding the innocent passengers.
I was going to use the freezing of bank accounts like he did to those who sent donations to support the protesting truckers but couldn't figure a good way to weave it into the storyline.
Nice. You're still stranding the innocent passengers.
Your PIC authority doesn't extend quite as far as you think it does.
05-06-2022, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Absolutely. If you're going to fly a plane loaded with unknown but certainly illegal contraband back to the US, in contravention to all law, regulation, and common sense just to avoid inconveniencing the pax, we'll have to agree to disagree on that.
Your PIC authority doesn't extend quite as far as you think it does.
Your PIC authority doesn't extend quite as far as you think it does.
How do you even know it's not authorized cargo?
You really should read a bit about this particular incident. It was a CRJ-100 with 200 kilos of coke.
And everyone has been detained; crew and passengers.
05-06-2022, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy
How would you KNOW it's contraband? You don't. That's why you call for customs to inspect the aircraft.
How do you even know it's not authorized cargo?
You really should read a bit about this particular incident. It was a CRJ-100 with 200 kilos of coke.
And everyone has been detained; crew and passengers.
How do you even know it's not authorized cargo?
You really should read a bit about this particular incident. It was a CRJ-100 with 200 kilos of coke.
And everyone has been detained; crew and passengers.
How would anyone know it’s drugs and not explosives
05-06-2022, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy
How would you KNOW it's contraband? You don't. That's why you call for customs to inspect the aircraft.
How do you even know it's not authorized cargo?
You really should read a bit about this particular incident. It was a CRJ-100 with 200 kilos of coke.
And everyone has been detained; crew and passengers.
How do you even know it's not authorized cargo?
You really should read a bit about this particular incident. It was a CRJ-100 with 200 kilos of coke.
And everyone has been detained; crew and passengers.
They found unknown foriegn material in a MAINTENANCE COMPARTMENT... there's no legal or company approved allowance to disregard that. To say nothing of common sense. That's not just a customs issue that's a big security issue too. I'm intimately familiar with that plane, and there's no way ANYTHING should be stored in any external compartment but the one and only cargo bin.
Obvious lesson learned is don't report it to the locals, just GTFO asap.
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