Originally Posted by
orr333
I'm a little confused. Usually - once a crew member is wheels up, they do not time out - or is that just a pilot rule? Seems the time to fly back to OMA the second time due to timeout was about the same to just continue to MSP. Are you sure the 2nd divert was for timeout?
You're reversing steps. They flew back to OMA a second time, and once at OMA they ended up timing out before they could take off.
As for the comment on FAs timing out, yes they do time out just like any other crew. There's FAA limits, and even if not union, there's company limits.