I must say, the acceptance of 3 and a half days of delays over getting the parts needed to repair the airline security machine is amazing. This is not something that would cost multi-millions of dollars to have accessible and be able to have been repaired within hours versus 3 and one half days. And even if so, I am sure the TSA could demand the supplier provide the parts free with payment due upon installment of any such part(s).
Airport security delays effect a whole plethora of downwind connections on virtually every airline. Who pays for all the possible missed connections and re-bookings - or - even more delays?
In the case of a damaged jet that needs repair, at a minimum, the effected airline would have a replacement jet on the ground within several hours, assuming the repair was not something that could be done locally within a reasonable amount of time. Back when United was running its ITO-LAX red-eye, there were numerous times a "shadow" 737 was brought in due to issues with the original aircraft - granted they were flown in either from KOA or HNL. And several times the 10PM departure time was more like 10AM the following morning.
Does anyone remember the escalator debacle at ITO several years back?????
But I digress. Having spare parts to fix the security machines is way too much of an ask, so we should all just accept it.
But how dare the DMV demand a weight certificate when registering an out of state car!
Airport security delays effect a whole plethora of downwind connections on virtually every airline. Who pays for all the possible missed connections and re-bookings - or - even more delays?
In the case of a damaged jet that needs repair, at a minimum, the effected airline would have a replacement jet on the ground within several hours, assuming the repair was not something that could be done locally within a reasonable amount of time. Back when United was running its ITO-LAX red-eye, there were numerous times a "shadow" 737 was brought in due to issues with the original aircraft - granted they were flown in either from KOA or HNL. And several times the 10PM departure time was more like 10AM the following morning.
Does anyone remember the escalator debacle at ITO several years back?????
But I digress. Having spare parts to fix the security machines is way too much of an ask, so we should all just accept it.
But how dare the DMV demand a weight certificate when registering an out of state car!