Delayed due to TSA
Dec 20, 2014 | 7:05 am
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Delayed due to TSA
Sigh. Sitting on the tarmac at IAD now going on 45 minutes in delays due to the TSA not being able to handle checked bag volume. Captain says we're still waiting on 50 bags... And we're the first UA flight out today according to him, too.
Dec 20, 2014 | 8:51 am
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Maybe. I'd love to see an examination of typical Saturday morning baggage volumes, today's volumes, typical and today's TSA and UA staffing counts, and throughput in bags per minute.
Dec 20, 2014 | 9:55 am
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I'm betting that today (Saturday before Christmas) is a day with unusually high travel volume, moreover, one with especially high luggage volume what with everyone going home for the holidays.
Dec 20, 2014 | 10:00 am
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Like the TSA chunking things up at MDW on Thanksgiving.
Dec 20, 2014 | 10:05 am
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Dec 20, 2014 | 10:07 am
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Guessing it and spending for it are two different things. Infrastructure improvements (more machinery, more space required) and labor (it's not like they are ups and hire seasonal workers) come at a price. Remember the news reports at MDW during the Thanksgiving heavy days when they opened up in the AM? Not an excise, but knowing of a problem and being able to eliminate it completely given finite resources aren't always 100% in sync.
Dec 20, 2014 | 10:14 am
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Guessing it and spending for it are two different things. Infrastructure improvements (more machinery, more space required) and labor (it's not like they are ups and hire seasonal workers) come at a price. Remember the news reports at MDW during the Thanksgiving heavy days when they opened up in the AM? Not an excise, but knowing of a problem and being able to eliminate it completely given finite resources aren't always 100% in sync.
Dec 20, 2014 | 10:26 am
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If the Captain said, at 9:05 AM, that OP's was the first flight out of the day, that would mean a scheduled departure time of 8:20 AM. Even presuming that OP is sending this 20 minutes after the announcement, that means 8:00 AM.
That is simply untrue. Not defending TSA here, but when the Captain says that an 8:00 AM is the first flight of the day and that is untrue, what does that say about the rest of what he says?
That is simply untrue. Not defending TSA here, but when the Captain says that an 8:00 AM is the first flight of the day and that is untrue, what does that say about the rest of what he says?
