Originally Posted by
NY-FLA
My reflective take on this is that I sincerely hope the Captain has more measured, grounded judgement when making flight deck decisions.
Totally agree with this. But…
Let’s try some empathy. With the captain.
if there is anything the last few years have proved it is the misanthropes are right. So, hypothetically, the FA says they have a bunch of noncompliant (with masking or Covid protocol) pax. You are the captain. Do you engage and ask them to mask and wait to see if they do, and continue to do so? Or do you say GTFO? I certainly can’t blame him for supporting his team (the FA). And yes it does seem like somebody messed up and cast too wide a net; but at the same time I am extremely sympathetic to a captain that just wanted to fly and not deal with unruly pax and not further contribute to an already abysmal OT performance record.
I am just speculating like everybody else in this thread but have some sympathy for the captain and crew that have had a terrible few years. Epically terrible.
I loathe the flying experience right now. Loathe it deeply. That doesn’t mean I think the rules don’t apply to me. Completely the opposite.