Originally Posted by
buckeyefanflyer
Why is there no backup plan have a few empty gates bring the aircraft in to unload passengers then move the aircraft out and bring in more stuck aircraft.
Well... let's see... if the ramp is closed because it's unsafe for people to work outside, and you brought planes up to those empty gates.... you'd need to have ramp personnel... oh wait.
Originally Posted by
buckeyefanflyer
No aircraft should be on a tarmac for over 1 hour. FAA has rules. Need more managers on duty during irregular ops to control this.
Managers to... control the weather?
The FAA's long tarmac delay plan came about after long delays due to a winter storm across the upper midwest, as I recall; NW, in particular, had people on the tarmac for 10+ hours in Detroit. So the FAA "solved" the problem by regulating it away. The problem is, nobody stopped to ask what they were supposed to do if conditions made it impossible to do anything but leave people sitting on the plane.