I'd think that's where ALPA would come in ... when there is disciplinary action, or a an issue that can be grieved. Otherwise, isn't this kind of speculative.

A few weeks ago the weather in XXX went down and the airport was doing construction which disabled the sole ILS. In that case, the Captain's explanation about the delay and eventual cancellation was magnitudes better than the Gate Agent could have given. His PA included the weather required for our dispatch, so the more technically oriented passengers could monitor the situation in real time. They knew we needed visibility of at least 1 and 1/2.

No, you can buy yourself a controlling interest in HA and install yourself as #1 on the seniority list. After all, it would be YOUR airline.

Wrong. Yes - those are the guidelines for the gate announcements you SHOULD now make- from the START of the delay and every 15 mins thereafter AT THE GATE, regardless if the plane's even there. Thats what it says.

SHOULD- The word “should” is used to indicate that compliance is
expected. Deviations are permitted only where an operational requirement
exists.

So either do it or you're deliberately violating the FOM.

I'm all for going the extra mile, even making gate PAs. Teamwork. But once you make this POLICY, now its a whole different animal.

There is a will and should...not a guideline...do the pax really want a pa every 7 minutes?

Yep, the old guideline vs a rule issues raises its ugly head once again:

Pirate Code - YouTube

Scoop

And I'll own the seniority list.

that's an idea. but i think a start up is better. one that is ULCC but with all of the frills of a foreign legacy, except the frills are paid for via advertising on the outside and inside of the plane... and you pay some... and we use secondary airports without all of the delays!!!! like St Augustine instead of Jacksonville, Lakeland instead of Orlando, that little airport with the runway and no facilities you always see on the Erlin- instead of ATL, Toledo instead of Detroit, Scranton instead of New York, Springfield instead of Chicago, Chico instead of SFO, Bakersfield instead of LAX, Abilene instead of Dallas, Cheyenne instead of DEN.

Should work out great.

Exactly, what track has this thread ever been on?

Sign in for trip in the A concourse lounge in ATL. Flight departs out of C53 but the plane is delayed and will be arriving an hour late.

New FOM policy requires me to go to the gate and spend an hour making PAs every 15 minutes instead of relaxing in the lounge for the extra hour.

In a word, NO.

Capt. Hook

Ahh finally. Somebody gets it. That's all I wanted, I can die now. I know when I've annoyed Sailing, I've exceeded my post limit for the week. Cheers!

True, but Alaska Airlines doesn't have 757/767's. I was trying to find out just what AS newhire could hold after one year that takes almost a decade to hold here. The 7ER is actually more junior then the 737.