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Originally Posted by hangersquatter3 (Post 1926835)

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Not interested in your opined bush league, labor-group-raping, wind bag of dehydrated turds of an airline.

Why wouldn't an airline have standby? It helps them get flights out, and most airlines these days need all the help they can get.

Regional average flight segment is generally shorter than call out times. At the mainline after a flight takes off late and they know about a possible miss connect they can re crew with short call.

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Originally Posted by knobcrk (Post 1926839)

Of all the times I've done airport standby I can count on one hand where they actually really needed me within the hour

Within the hour?

Usually, the few times I've been needed while on RRR, they needed me 30 minutes ago! The wheels of the scheduling bureaucracy turn slowly. :rolleyes: