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A320 captain reported his schedules often do not offer an opportunity to eat prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1405345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
Depart hotel at xa:00 for a xb:00 pushback. As usual; no breakfast available at hotel. In airport terminal (xa:20 local) the only food type vendors open [is] a coffee stand that had coffee only. No food; no muffins; no doughnuts; etc. No breakfast; hot or cold; not even the laughable frozen solid crew meal that typically is offered/presented at the time of closing the fwd cabin door and yet the two of us are expected to do a 2+ hour flight; then be at the top of our game for a CAT III 600 RVR at destination! Really? Though I have used this particular flight/pairing; these conditions/events are common/typical on every trip. The company's hypocrisy is demonstrated on within [a company publication]; the human physiology chapters of sleeping and eating [within] a consistent agenda; being 'fit for duty'. Before even pushing back from the gate; we are 'in the red'. We are responsible for the lives/safety/wellbeing of 150+ persons; to deliver them and crew safely/alive/intact. Yet we are expected to rise under many different time zones; perform standard/optimum; no breakfast/food. 'Avoiding recurrence of this event'; well; the construction of pairings; the company's mindset of crew accommodations/rest/meals availability; all would have to improve significantly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported his schedules often do not offer an opportunity to eat prior to departure.
Narrative: Depart hotel at XA:00 for a XB:00 pushback. As usual; no breakfast available at hotel. In airport terminal (XA:20 local) the only food type vendors open [is] a coffee stand that had coffee only. No food; no muffins; no doughnuts; etc. No breakfast; hot or cold; not even the laughable frozen solid crew meal that typically is offered/presented at the time of closing the fwd cabin door and yet the two of us are expected to do a 2+ hour flight; then be at the top of our game for a CAT III 600 RVR at destination! Really? Though I have used this particular flight/pairing; these conditions/events are common/typical on every trip. The company's hypocrisy is demonstrated on within [a Company publication]; the human physiology chapters of sleeping and eating [within] a consistent agenda; being 'fit for duty'. Before even pushing back from the gate; we are 'in the red'. We are responsible for the lives/safety/wellbeing of 150+ persons; to deliver them and crew safely/alive/intact. Yet we are expected to rise under many different time zones; perform standard/optimum; no breakfast/food. 'Avoiding recurrence of this event'; well; the construction of pairings; the Company's mindset of crew accommodations/rest/meals availability; all would have to improve significantly.
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