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'System error' prompts Southwest delays, planes parked on runways at DIA
DENVER — Multiple 9NEWS viewers and people on Twitter from across the country said their Southwest Airlines flights experienced delays on Monday evening – and photos showed that some planes were parked on the tarmac at Denver International Airport. (www.9news.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Welcome to the "high tech" world; no one is responsible.
Yeah, I find it weird when people hide behind technology. No, the algorithm didn't just act up. Someone created the algorithm, and someone chose to employ that algorithm. There is a human in the loop somewhere.
I totally understand system issues and planes at gates preventing offloading through the jetway.
But I don't understand the planes (as many as twenty according to one tweet) just sitting, waiting for a gate in the 100° plus heat.
Get a stair truck out there with a bus, and let the people off the aircraft.
But I don't understand the planes (as many as twenty according to one tweet) just sitting, waiting for a gate in the 100° plus heat.
Get a stair truck out there with a bus, and let the people off the aircraft.
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Haha, what?! I scoured our ops specs and FOM and couldn't find any list of acceptable reasons to return to a/the gate. The only requirement is to record the OUT and IN times for DOT and flight time tracking purposes. It's true that the decision to gate return is made in coordination with dispatch, station ops, etc. But never in my time at the airline have I heard that once a flight is "en route" it can only return to the gate for certain events. I'd really love to see a reference for that statement.
uhm, they have this thing called airconditioning on planes. IT even works at the gate. Maybe the last 50 years or so ????
Yes, and we all know how well A/C works when only powered by the APU. Not to mention older packs on many of the aircraft. Even when connected to PCA, the amount of cool air being circulated is hardly enough to keep things cool in an aircraft sitting on the tarmac.
Been fine whenever I flew out of Phoenix with many days of 100+ (like half the year).