Originally Posted by
hearna
I am guessing due to the Lack of A333's operating out of YVR that they could not source a crew for the frame that sits in YVR overnight... its a pity but I suppose the price to pay for not having a common fleet.
True, but hey it's still better than being on Sunwing/Transat. Having worked under Sunwing I was amazed at some of the delays we had. When WestJet needed to change a tire, maintenance comes by, the tire is changed while the aircraft is being loaded, takes 10 minutes.
Sunwing needs a tire change...wait 3-4 hours for Sunwing MTCE in YYC to freight a tire to YVR then change it. Lots of the time the MTCE guys were the same, but because they aren't working a WS flight they're not allowed to use the WS equipment/parts/facilities.
Or back in the day at YVR, things like Globespan, constantly taking 11-12 hour delays for various reasons, but due to size of company and fleet, you're just stuck with it.
So in cases like this I'll take Rouge > Sunwing, Skyservice (rip), Transat