Southwest Issues?
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#13
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The trouble with the airline industry is that a seat is a commodity. When you control 15 percent of a commodity you control pricing. Any of the big airlines can throw the industry into massive losses tomorrow. So far however managements seem to be playing it smart.
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#16
My uneducated, uninformed opinion is that it was more weather, combined with a failing ground operation, with some technology issues on the 117 changeover. I don't think it was the new rules themselves.
Honestly, the airline has been barely skimming along all of December. The last couple of days took that maxed capacity and just crumbled like a house of cards.
Honestly, the airline has been barely skimming along all of December. The last couple of days took that maxed capacity and just crumbled like a house of cards.
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Any weather disruption will forever more reek havoc on the airlines schedules. With no more "legal to start, legal to finish" crews are destined to time out when delayed more than 2 hours.
The buffers airlines use work great when the weather is good (95%) of the time, but will cripple the operation when it is bad. The only solution is to increase the buffers which would drive down productivity and forces us to work the same days for less pay, or more days for the same pay.
Everyone loses under the new rules.
The buffers airlines use work great when the weather is good (95%) of the time, but will cripple the operation when it is bad. The only solution is to increase the buffers which would drive down productivity and forces us to work the same days for less pay, or more days for the same pay.
Everyone loses under the new rules.
#20
The passenger bill of rights added another twist. If there is an inkling it may get triggered cancellation is called on and those folks are dumped into a system bursting at its limits. Thank the gubmint for the opposite of the Midas touch. Everything the gubmint touches turns to Shiite.
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