Originally Posted by
jsloan
So, you'd rather not go, then. Because there's no way that they just sent the 772HD for the fun of it; they did it because they didn't have an alternative.
And I want the focus to be on the chain of events that resulted in sending a domestic plane to Rome rather than a plane intended for such a mission. From a hub no less.
FYI, this domestic plane was running IAD-MUC turns in the days prior to going to FCO. Why is that? That is troubling!
Obsessing over the gunpoint go/no-go is a very uninteresting discussion.
Originally Posted by
Lux Flyer
In an ideal world, they would have an exact replacement aircraft at every location they fly, in case things go mechanical. Actually in an ideal world, planes would never go mechanical.
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But in a less than ideal we would have some backup capability at mega US hubs. That is where the decision was made to send a domestic plane to MUC and again to FCO. Either programmers in Chicago or operations staff.
Making this about go/no go at the outpost is a red herring. By that argument nobody should say anything about the food quality. You either eat what they give you or not. Done. Most of us here don’t see that as the only aspect correct?