Originally Posted by
yyzgigi
If there was a delay, did the gate agent provide timely updates? no. majority of FAs were late arriving, about 30 minutes before departure (no idea why on a multi-day layover, they were well decked out in duty free though!) never communicated that we'd be late in boarding at the gate or that we left about 15 minutes late.
A bit of insight here. IMO, 084/085 is the most challenging flight in the system to turn around. The ground time is scheduled for 90 minutes, assuming the inbound flight is on time. It takes an army of cabin of groomers and very diligent catering staff to turn this aircraft around. We are pretty much requested to stay clear of the aircraft until the process is complete. We usually liase with our Station Manager as to the crew boarding time of the aircraft - so really not a matter of being late. Given all of the crew ground preparations required, it is a huge challenge in a very limited time frame, to get this baby out on time.
Duty free is awesome at TLV, and often the aircraft hasn't even landed from YYZ, which allows for the obligatory pit stop.
