5 empty F seats on MSP-ORD? 21 on the list when door closed?
Aug 21, 2018, 2:02 pm
#1
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5 empty F seats on MSP-ORD? 21 on the list when door closed?
Sitting in 3B on MSP-ORD today (1500 scheduled departure). All of row 4 and 3C are empty. 21 names on the list. GA closed door at 1455 and we immediately pushed back. Never seen anything like this before. FA’s are confused as well.
Aug 21, 2018, 4:44 pm
#5
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OP says scheduled departure was 1500 and door closed at 1455. DL policy is to have door closed by T-10. So that suggests there was actually not time. Honestly now that the FA can see everything on their devices. They should give them a list of upgrades and have them process it after door closes or flight reaches 10k feet. But FA might argue that is additional work for them when they have other responsibilities to do at same time.
Aug 21, 2018, 4:45 pm
#6
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OP says scheduled departure was 1500 and door closed at 1455. DL policy is to have door closed by T-10. So that suggests there was actually not time. Honestly now that the FA can see everything on their devices. They should give them a list of upgrades and have them process it after door closes or flight reaches 10k feet. But FA might argue that is additional work for them when they have other responsibilities to do at same time.
Aug 21, 2018, 5:38 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: BHM LEX NYC
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This was the same with a ATL - BHM leg for me last week. 717 with 4 open F seats. Worst part was the ground stop had us in that bird for nearly two hours. I would have been furious sitting in Y staring at those empty seats.
Aug 21, 2018, 5:50 pm
#8
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OP says scheduled departure was 1500 and door closed at 1455. DL policy is to have door closed by T-10. So that suggests there was actually not time. Honestly now that the FA can see everything on their devices. They should give them a list of upgrades and have them process it after door closes or flight reaches 10k feet. But FA might argue that is additional work for them when they have other responsibilities to do at same time.