Bet it wasn't an on time departure. Wonder what they charged the delay to? Probably Air Traffic because they cleared them back to the gate. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travel Pages" <travelpages@yahoo.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 9:16 AM Subject: On time & drunk …anyone find a dangerous connection between these two press releases? Monday July 1, 3:14 pm Eastern Time SOURCE: America West Airlines America West Continues Trend of Operational LeadershipAirline Remains Industry Leader in On-Time Performance System-wide And in its Phoenix Hub PHOENIX, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- America West's (NYSE: AWA - News) system-wide on-time performance for May 2002 was an industry leading 87.7 percent as repoorted today in the Department of Transportation's monthly Air Travel Consumer Report, a 14 percent improvement over the 77.0 percent reported in May 2001. Through the first five months of 2002, America West is first among all major airlines in on-time performance. The airline was also among the industry leaders in completion factor. For May, America West's percentage of cancelled flights was only 0.4 percent, an 80 percent decrease from May 2001. "The hard work and dedication of our employees has once again resulted in industry leading operational performance and outstanding service to our customers," said Jeff McClelland, executive vice president, operations. [….] Florida police say America West pilots were drunk before takeoff Tue Jul 2, 7:29 AM ET By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Writer MIAMI - A Phoenix-bound jetliner was preparing for takeoff with 124 passengers aboard when officials called it back to the terminal and arrested both pilots for allegedly being drunk in the cockpit. Airport security screeners said they noticed a whiff of alcohol on two America West pilots Monday when they got into a dispute over cups of coffee they wanted to bring through a checkpoint. The screeners at Miami International Airport alerted officials who called police. But by the time officers arrived, the plane had already left the gate and was headed for takeoff. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? New! SBC Yahoo! Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access