Originally Posted by
LCY8737
Having one of those Friday evening discussions - on a Thursday: what counts as the departure time of a BA flight: Doors closed, or runway time?
And is this the same across the industry, or does every airline has its own definition?
Neither it is pushback time. Waterhorse has given some good information. To cheat an ontime departure just release the parking brake and get the tug to rock the aircraft a few millimeters backwards and forwards. But not with the airbridge connected and the door open as the Cathay management pilots found out in TPE. That resulted in the L1 door ending up on the tarmac, and an interesting tech log entry.