well, this is it. the day every one jumps on a plane and heads home from the hollidays. the day when our local trafic count jumps from 6000 operations a day to over 9000 operations.
checklist:
water bottle - check
protien bars - check
malox - check
asprian - check
a place to store my *** when it is handed to me - check
if you are flying today, your an idiot. thats all i can say. delays? count on them. cancellations? a given. missed connections? you bet.
and when the pilot says "we will have a xxxx minute air traffic controll delay..." what you will really be hearing is "air traffic controll decided to save your life by holding you on the ground for a few minutes...."
and being my facility alone is over 30 percent below staffing numbers right now, we will be doing it alot more often.
if your flying today, your an idiot.