LOL..anything to keep the airline from taking the delay. Walter ATL ----- Original Message ----- From: "allan9" <exatc@neo.rr.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:51 Subject: Re: On time & drunk > 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 >