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hey guys, since you are doing quite a bit of DTW flying going forward, I was going to mention that when you pull into the B gates if you pull all the way forward to the zipper road most planes can get by behind you without turning to the left. I have noticed a lot of comair and freedom planes just turn into the gate and stop well short of the zipper road which is fine, but it creates a backup of planes that can't get by and then DTW ground ends up getting ****ed. Thanks!.

Obviously you guys don't get paid block or better, otherwise you wouldn't mind waiting :p

bored

02-17-2010 12:58 PM

It's not a matter of waiting, even with block or better at Mesaba. It's about backing up onto the taxiways and listening to ground complain and have a meltdown. There is TONS of taxi space on the "odd" side in the alley, so if there is room, ramp control will give us clearance to move around whoever is waiting, so generally, it's not a big deal. The problem is even worse on the "even" side of B/C where taxiway K parallels the concourse.

PinnacleFO

02-17-2010 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoilers (Post 765244)

Obviously you guys don't get paid block or better, otherwise you wouldn't mind waiting :p

Yeah I know but like bored said Its more about ground since the ground crews are never there and you wait to get parked

Spoilers

02-17-2010 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PinnacleFO (Post 765263)

Yeah I know but like bored said Its more about ground since the ground crews are never there and you wait to get parked

Nah, I get it. But like DiverDriver said, the majority of us posting on this thread are furloughed anyway, so we really don't give a hoot:D Maybe your management should get in touch with our management about these issues.

KingofallPilots

02-17-2010 03:37 PM

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H46Bubba

02-17-2010 05:03 PM

I would really like the Regional Elite turds in DTW to stop playing hide and seek with our parts for grounded a/c!:rolleyes:

RU4692

02-17-2010 05:08 PM

H46Bubba

Any word on when the summer schedule block hour proposals come out?

Jkurtfly

02-18-2010 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by H46Bubba (Post 765410)

I would really like the Regional Elite turds in DTW to stop playing hide and seek with our parts for grounded a/c!:rolleyes:

I hate to say get used to it. DTW ramp and gate agents suck. I hope Delta does something about it though. Ramp needs a big improvement and the gate agents need a huge attitude adjustment.

bored

02-18-2010 07:42 AM

Well, then we might as well move Detroit out of Detroit. It wasn't a Mesaba thing and now it's not a Regional Elite thing. IT'S A DETROIT THING! By the way, they're not ALL bad. As usual, it's the bad apples that spoil it for everyone.

Bubba - why in the world would the rampers have any involvement in your maintenance/parts issues?

BlueMoon

02-18-2010 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bored (Post 765687)

Bubba - why in the world would the rampers have any involvement in your maintenance/parts issues?

Probably a part ferried/carried aboard a flight in the cargo compartment for a stranded plane. Rampers unload the cargo and send the part to baggage claim or just drop it into a cart and don't take it anywhere.

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