I thought I'd seen it all in the 12 years of flying, but this is a new one.
I was waiting on my DL 3918 for my weekly 22 minute flight from ATL to CHA. The plane arrives, and the GA announces that the FO is sick and might be leaving. Later she confirms that the FO is sick and is indeed leaving. Flight gets pushed 30 minutes as, we assume, they are looking for a sub. Flight gets pushed another 30 minutes. Then, the pilot comes out, talks to the GA, grabs the PA and says (paraphrasing, but not by much), "Hello, our First Officer was sick and he had to go home. They tell us that the nearest pilot is in Detroit or Memphis so this flight is going nowhere. We haven't eaten so we're (the FA standing next to him) going to have dinner since this flight isn't going anywhere any time soon." Nice that he was honest, I guess, but seriously, there's not a single qualified pilot in the busiest airport in the world, a.k.a the Delta Worldwide HUB??? It doesn't seem possible. I expect many of you will be able to offer reasonable explanations, and one or two will blame it on Obama, but come on? No Pilots? In ATLANTA?
Good Job Delta!
randidliyo
I was waiting on my DL 3918 for my weekly 22 minute flight from ATL to CHA. The plane arrives, and the GA announces that the FO is sick and might be leaving. Later she confirms that the FO is sick and is indeed leaving. Flight gets pushed 30 minutes as, we assume, they are looking for a sub. Flight gets pushed another 30 minutes. Then, the pilot comes out, talks to the GA, grabs the PA and says (paraphrasing, but not by much), "Hello, our First Officer was sick and he had to go home. They tell us that the nearest pilot is in Detroit or Memphis so this flight is going nowhere. We haven't eaten so we're (the FA standing next to him) going to have dinner since this flight isn't going anywhere any time soon." Nice that he was honest, I guess, but seriously, there's not a single qualified pilot in the busiest airport in the world, a.k.a the Delta Worldwide HUB??? It doesn't seem possible. I expect many of you will be able to offer reasonable explanations, and one or two will blame it on Obama, but come on? No Pilots? In ATLANTA?
Good Job Delta!
randidliyo