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So it looks like this thread is winding down...

The first thought I had was that, "If I could make 2.5hrs. no problem, so could every one else." Call ahead and have Mx waiting at the next stop.-Done.

But that is not the question is it? The question I see not asked is, "How do Captains make decisions?" Do they worry about delays and money cost to the company? Connections missed? Do they try to fix the jon themselves? Do they defer the dilemma to the passengers and Flight attendants?

I think not not to all of the above. They've gotta do what's right. Say all but one passenger on the jet 'could' make the leg without leaving their seat, and "our collective grandmother" was the one who couldn't. Do we tell her,
"Since you're the only person who might need the can and nobody else wants to be late, you need to decide if you want to fly on the plane without the jon or stay here."

Of course not. It's not the easy thing to do but I think a Captain has to keep the welfare of all on board primary. It helps to think of all passengers as one person, having a single set of needs. Therefore if the person in seat 15b needs the jon to be functioning, they all do. Having the backbone to make that call is what being a Captain is about.

"Merry Christmas Clark, ...chitter's full!"- Cousin Eddy