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Penalty Box?
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Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:37 pmby Wing Nut
Looking at the airport diagram for O'hare, there is a small section, just outside of the main area of gates called the Penalty Box. Do you really get put there for getting in trouble or what? What is this for?
Re: Penalty Box?
Posted:
Sun Dec 28, 2003 5:41 pmby Craig.
maybe if you miss your takeoff slot.
gotta wait till they find you a new one
Re: Penalty Box?
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Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:59 pmby Ronnie
[quote]Looking at the airport diagram for O'hare, there is a small section, just outside of the main area of gates called the Penalty Box.
Re: Penalty Box?
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:32 pmby BFMF
Never heard of that before. Do commercial flights ever get sent to the Penalty box?
Re: Penalty Box?
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 10:34 pmby Wing Nut
Pretty inconvenient for the passengers isn't it? You'd think they would have a little consideration for them. >:(
Re: Penalty Box?
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Thu Jan 01, 2004 6:32 amby Craig.
problem is, O'hare being so busy controllers cant afford mistakes and then have to deal with them right away. However in the same line of thought it is easy for pilots who are new or have not been there before to make mistakes in a place like that. And it is really inconvenient for passengers, delays cost airlines money, petty controller having a bad day could cost an airline thousands of dollars because of a small mistake.
Re: Penalty Box?
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Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:18 amby Ronnie
delays cost airlines money
True, BUT, it is good for the pilots as far as pay is concerned; they get payed by the hour and as long as that parking brake is off, they are getting paid for it, whether they are sitting in the penalty box or on final approach to an airport.