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Old 07-30-2024, 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by WiFly
It's not just our sales & distribution strategy. Customers don't want our products because the customer experience is poor. I wish leadership would take some time to really understand what all the pain points are for our customers, and why the experience is subpar. Not just our hard product, also our soft product.
I agree, but I don't have a lot of experience with our competitors.

My last experience on DL was okay. 717 and the seating was extremely tight. Nothing special, but we got there on time when AA canceled the last two flights.

I believe that DL brings in much more revenue on their credit card agreement.
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United adds a lot of extra buffer into the scheduled block time. It's not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
So do we but that's not the point.

If you aren't going to be early then close the door at D-10. If you are then chill out on it. That's all it boils down to. If United does, in fact, "add a lot of extra buffer" then they'd be able to wait more than AA but it should be in the decision tree somewhere instead of just a blanket D-10 rule no matter what.
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Old 07-30-2024, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by CRJCapitan
United adds a lot of extra buffer into the scheduled block time. It's not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
Not anymore than how you guys scheduled flights… Connection saver doesn’t hold every single flight… Not every flight has good sized schedules buffer built into it…

I guarantee that you haves have flights with good buffer built in that would allow opportunities to hold flights for connecting passengers from time to time for a limited amount of time…
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Old 07-30-2024, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by dera
Years ago it was funny listening to SOTA when Parker said how he rides on company metal "all the time" and how smooth it always goes.
Then he ignores the fact that there was always an extra gate agent when he flies, usually an extra clipboard person, and the entire crew gets a phone call in advance telling them someone from senior management is going to be on their flight, and often they recrewed those flights with the top team of FAs.

No surprise it was always smooth, it just didn't represent reality in any way.
we flew Bobby. No notice. Mx item came up we were delayed lol
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Old 07-30-2024, 09:38 AM
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we flew Bobby. No notice. Mx item came up we were delayed lol
You weren't given notice, but I can guarantee the station was. Gate agents and airport personnel (huge pain points for regular passengers) were undoubtedbly on their best behavior.
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Old 07-30-2024, 10:18 AM
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You weren't given notice, but I can guarantee the station was. Gate agents and airport personnel (huge pain points for regular passengers) were undoubtedbly on their best behavior.
Sweet backtrack when proven wrong.
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Old 07-30-2024, 11:53 AM
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Sweet backtrack when proven wrong.
Huh? Nice waste of a comment
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Old 07-31-2024, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by WiFly
It's not just our sales & distribution strategy. Customers don't want our products because the customer experience is poor.
The load factor is within spitting distance across the board at the Big 3. Slightly ahead of the LCC carriers. Profit margin is higher than at the LCC's.

Someone's buying the tickets.
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The load factor is within spitting distance across the board at the Big 3. Slightly ahead of the LCC carriers. Profit margin is higher than at the LCC's.

Someone's buying the tickets.
Our revenue woes are more closely linked to the quality of our product than management seems to believe.
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Yeah quantity vs quality. It seems volume is all
it matters to them. Imagine this volume and a hell of a product.
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