Crew out of hours

How it is used

A compressed phrase in disruption messages; in a sentence say the crew are out of hours.

Example sentences

1. The update read 'crew out of hours', and a fresh team was being called to the airport.

   The cause concerns staff duty limits rather than an aircraft defect.

2. With the crew out of hours, boarding stayed closed despite the aircraft being ready.

   A ready aircraft cannot by itself resolve a crew availability problem.

Common collocations

• crew out of hours
• replacement crew required

Related terms

• delayA situation in which a flight, train or other service leaves or arrives later than planned; as a verb it means to make something late.
• rebookTo book again, especially to move a passenger to a different flight, train or date after a cancellation, delay or missed connection.

More terms: Delays, Cancellations & Connections

• cancel
• connecting flight
• layover
• gate change
• missed connection
• compensation
• overbooked
• transit
• ETA
• stopover
• self-transfer
• minimum connection time