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Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:13 pm to Uga Alum
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Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:16 pm to pankReb
quote:Wouldn’t one of the key features of a contingency plan be that there is NOT a disruption of the scheduled game?
The game is rescheduled.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:16 pm to DawgsLife
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If I had a way to get you my phone number I would give it to you and you could call me and we could talk. I would be happy to answer all the questions you had.
You've been more than gracious and candid.
I appreciate you.
I've had neighbors who are airline pilots.
I've had customers who are private pilots.
JetBlu Charter is sort of an in-between that I am less familiar of.
The private pilots are backed up by their parent organization. The CEO of the charter company is a pilot. The CFO of the charter company is a pilot. If my client gets sick, they accommodate the customer.
I don't think Jet Blu is the same.
And I don't expect Mississippi to have the same Airline Service Industry that Atlanta does.
But this is America. A country full of problem solvers.
And the failure of competence by Ole Miss is glaring.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:21 pm to dhuck20
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Wouldn’t one of the key features of a contingency plan be that there is NOT a disruption of the scheduled game?
You’re more than welcome to make a suggestion. But just remember… This is an issue coming on the heels of a near historic shut down of domestic air travel where airlines are scrambling to figure out how to recover. Think about just how many flights or delayed over that time span. Now put those two things together and ask yourself if you really believe that there are any extra planes or pilots available.
Ole Miss has been flying to away games since the early 90s and this is the only time that there’s ever been an issue. What logical contingency should there have been in place?
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:24 pm to meansonny
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The crew obviously was slated to fly Friday afternoon and fly Saturday night. I'm struggling to see how charter flights are struggling with this time commitment because they are dedicated rides. This isn't Uber.
The inbound crew is pretty regularly not the outbound crew. Can’t speak to this situation specifically, though.
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Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:25 pm to pankReb
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But just remember… This is an issue coming on the heels of a near historic shut down of domestic air travel where airlines are scrambling to figure out how to recover. Think about just how many flights or delayed over that time span. Now put those two things together and ask yourself if you really believe that there are any extra planes or pilots available.
I'm just glad everyone else made it happen. It would suck if there were no games today.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:26 pm to Tuscaloosa
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The inbound crew is pretty regularly not the outbound crew. Can’t speak to this situation specifically, though.
That’s correct. When each charter a plane for a situation like this, the plane doesn’t just sit there for 30 hours after arriving, waiting for the game to end. That plane and crew leaves immediately after and does other routes.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:26 pm to Tuscaloosa
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The inbound crew is pretty regularly not the outbound crew. Can’t speak to this situation specifically, though.
Private charters are the same.
I can't speak to jetblu.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:26 pm to SidewalkTiger
Yeah, I’m definitely happy that it worked out for everyone else.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:28 pm to meansonny
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But this is America. A country full of problem solvers.
And the failure of competence by Ole Miss is glaring.
My feeling is that there has been two shutdowns in history. 9/11 and this one. There isn't any way every contingency could be made. You simply can't cover everything, and the last time there was a grounding (9/11) every airline was shut down for 2-3 days. At that time I was working at the Technical Operations Center (the hanger where they overhaul the aircraft)
I would sit at my desk for those days and it was eerily silent with no jet engines running and no aircraft taxiing out on the runway that ran beside the hanger. It was an extremely interesting industry to work in.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:29 pm to DawgsLife
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jet Blue has crews based in a lot of different cities, just as Delta does.
JetBlue’s closest crew base is in central Florida, nearly a thousand miles away from Tupelo or Memphis.
I maintain choosing an airline with regularly scheduled service to Memphis would have been the easiest way to avoid the situation they’re dealing with. It’s pretty easy to reroute a crew/airplane to/from an airport already being served. And easy Ole Miss to bus to Memphis to help make it happen.
17x
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:31 pm to Tuscaloosa
Yet it took a full ground stop that has happened twice since air travel was a thing to unmask this horrible oversight.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:33 pm to Uga Alum
Did OM leave yet??
Posted on 11/14/26 at 12:41 pm to Tuscaloosa
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I maintain choosing an airline with regularly scheduled service to Memphis would have been the easiest way to avoid the situation they’re dealing with. It’s pretty easy to reroute a crew/airplane to/from an airport already being served. And easy Ole Miss to bus to Memphis to help make it happen.
Absolutely correct. I saw the Florida angle, too. JetBlue would have been a curious choice. I can only guess they gave a bid that was much lower than any competing bids. And you are right. A Charter business that actively serves Memphis would have been a wiser choice.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:35 pm to pankReb
I think one of the bigger arguments that I struggle to understand is people saying that as soon as the FAA halt was put in place, Ole Miss should have had a bus ready and gone straight to Norman.
1. How are we getting these busses that are supposed to take Ole Miss to Norman?
2. What happened if the FAA regulation gets lifted in an hour? Now you have a team driving 8+ hours instead of hopping on an hour and a half flight that would be way easier.
I understand being frustrated that other teams found ways to get to their destinations, while Ole Miss did not. I don’t understand the level of frustration with Ole Miss and acting like this was some easy thing for them to figure out.
1. How are we getting these busses that are supposed to take Ole Miss to Norman?
2. What happened if the FAA regulation gets lifted in an hour? Now you have a team driving 8+ hours instead of hopping on an hour and a half flight that would be way easier.
I understand being frustrated that other teams found ways to get to their destinations, while Ole Miss did not. I don’t understand the level of frustration with Ole Miss and acting like this was some easy thing for them to figure out.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:37 pm to DawgsLife
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My feeling is that there has been two shutdowns in history. 9/11 and this one. There isn't any way every contingency could be made. You simply can't cover everything
Yet, somehow, everyone else did.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:38 pm to Uga Alum
Lane broke them.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:46 pm to Dawgsontop34
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1. How are we getting these busses that are supposed to take Ole Miss to Norman? 2. What happened if the FAA regulation gets lifted in an hour? Now you have a team driving 8+ hours instead of hopping on an hour and a half flight that would be way easier.
Correct. This has a very strong logical thought, and not one from an overly emotional crybaby mind.
There are several accounts of airlines telling passengers this could likely be a very short delay. I’m sure they told the same thing to us. My understanding from seeing what the BeatWriters recording was that we had the players and staff waiting on standby for several hours until I got late in the evening and we’re told to just pack it up and go home. Had we have known that the shutdown would’ve taken several hours and led to the staffing issues of the pilots then I’m sure they would’ve just loaded up the busses which were already there and headed west.
Posted on 11/14/26 at 2:47 pm to pankReb
Lmao flying a college football team in a 6 seater. Y’all gotta stop being pussies
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