MD80 captain is unhappy with handling by his company ramp control.

Attributes
ACN	468710
Time
Date	200004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	468710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Dfw ramp procedure. After pwring back from the gate, ramp control told us exit via 122 and to call ground when #1. When we got up to the inner the ATC dfw west ground controller said to contact ramp again to get clearance to do a 180 degrees then cut through the north part of the ramp and exit at taxiway hy. There were aircraft behind me coming out of 122 and 123 and yet taxiway G to the north was totally empty. While I rifled through the airport pages to see if there were any restrs I called ramp to see if they knew of any special procedure or restrs on going that way. All this time we are burning a lot of fuel I felt very uncomfortable cutting through someone else's ramp area. With a still totally empty taxiway G dfw ground allowed me to go the standard way out of there. En route we went as fast as we could and with the GPS on board we cut as many corners as we could to get there on time. Didn't work we were late.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT IS UNHAPPY WITH HANDLING BY HIS COMPANY RAMP CTL.

Narrative: DFW RAMP PROC. AFTER PWRING BACK FROM THE GATE, RAMP CTL TOLD US EXIT VIA 122 AND TO CALL GND WHEN #1. WHEN WE GOT UP TO THE INNER THE ATC DFW W GND CTLR SAID TO CONTACT RAMP AGAIN TO GET CLRNC TO DO A 180 DEGS THEN CUT THROUGH THE N PART OF THE RAMP AND EXIT AT TXWY HY. THERE WERE ACFT BEHIND ME COMING OUT OF 122 AND 123 AND YET TXWY G TO THE N WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. WHILE I RIFLED THROUGH THE ARPT PAGES TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RESTRS I CALLED RAMP TO SEE IF THEY KNEW OF ANY SPECIAL PROC OR RESTRS ON GOING THAT WAY. ALL THIS TIME WE ARE BURNING A LOT OF FUEL I FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE CUTTING THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE'S RAMP AREA. WITH A STILL TOTALLY EMPTY TXWY G DFW GND ALLOWED ME TO GO THE STANDARD WAY OUT OF THERE. ENRTE WE WENT AS FAST AS WE COULD AND WITH THE GPS ON BOARD WE CUT AS MANY CORNERS AS WE COULD TO GET THERE ON TIME. DIDN'T WORK WE WERE LATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.