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Bog · October 9th, 2004, 14:53

Our ops manual prohibits running an engine while boarding or deplaning. In the CRJs, it wouldn't make a difference anyway, as one engine does not move enough air to make a difference. Swapping aircraft isn't an option when there's nothing else to take.

Mayhaps at AE it's easy to do, but in other places it's not. The other night in IND, I spent 40 minutes arguing with a certain codeshare's ops people about deplaning my APU-less wonder before people started passing out. The basic response was that they didn't want to deplane because then they'd have to deal with the passengers. Great CS, eh? We thought so. They finally hooked up ground air, but it did very little.

October 9th, 2004, 14:53	#21
Bog Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,164	Re: Passenger Priorities Our ops manual prohibits running an engine while boarding or deplaning. In the CRJs, it wouldn't make a difference anyway, as one engine does not move enough air to make a difference. Swapping aircraft isn't an option when there's nothing else to take. Mayhaps at AE it's easy to do, but in other places it's not. The other night in IND, I spent 40 minutes arguing with a certain codeshare's ops people about deplaning my APU-less wonder before people started passing out. The basic response was that they didn't want to deplane because then they'd have to deal with the passengers. Great CS, eh? We thought so. They finally hooked up ground air, but it did very little.