Originally Posted by
Taipei
For HKG flight, inbound (night before was early) was fine for this airplane more than 12 hours before? Just curious if crew needs 1+ days off or more? (I know many of the in- flight staff are HKG based, not sure about pilots though?)
United Flight 862
Status: Your flight was delayed because your original crew did not have sufficient off-duty/rest time required by federal law. Again, we're sorry for the inconvenience. (Arrived Gate 4 Hours 35 Minutes Late)
DEPARTS
ARRIVES
City:
Hong Kong (HKG)
Gate:
41
Check-in Terminal:
Scheduled Time:
11:15 a.m.
Scheduled Date:
Sat., Sep. 15, 2018
Actual Time:
3:28 p.m.
Actual Date:
Sat., Sep. 15, 2018City:
San Francisco, CA, US (SFO)
Gate:
95
which inbound flight are you referring to?
crews don’t necessarily just turn, especially on ULR flights. I’m not sure how HKG works as a station, but The crew of your flight is not necessarily even coming inbound from your destination, much less off the inbound flight from the night before. As an example, it’s possible that a crew rotates ORD-HKG-SFO, as opposed to SFO-HKG-SFO. I’m not saying that’s for sure the routing, but that it’s possible.