Shifting flying from IAH to DEN/SFO
01-21-2016, 09:03 AM
#11
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And lower CASM than RJs.
The 'negative' is that it will almost certainly result in less frequency between some city pairs. That's OK, a lot of frequent flyers avoid RJs like the plague so returning mainline to those cities will probably result in an increase in passengers.
01-21-2016, 11:03 PM
#12
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It's BEEN a growing market.....like for the last 15 years. Trouble is for most of those years UAL turned tail and let SWA steamroll us. Hopefully now they are deciding to put up a fight.
01-22-2016, 06:02 AM
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Yep. More seats per flight means we don't need 5 RJs/day flying between TUS and DEN; 3 737-700s will do.
And lower CASM than RJs.
The 'negative' is that it will almost certainly result in less frequency between some city pairs. That's OK, a lot of frequent flyers avoid RJs like the plague so returning mainline to those cities will probably result in an increase in passengers.
And lower CASM than RJs.
The 'negative' is that it will almost certainly result in less frequency between some city pairs. That's OK, a lot of frequent flyers avoid RJs like the plague so returning mainline to those cities will probably result in an increase in passengers.
01-22-2016, 07:37 AM
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Focus on Denver? There hasn't been a Den Captain bid in over 3 years. Shrinkage. The most recent bids were equalization to cap slots. Typical usl. No idea where they've been or where they're going. Workers be dammed.
01-22-2016, 12:45 PM
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Easy to say that, but a lot has changed in 3 years. Im happy to see them remaining nimble and changing their plans as needed.
01-22-2016, 01:55 PM
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01-23-2016, 06:05 AM
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Is that really how you see this? We are light on our feet and making good decisions? The last 5 years since the merger announcement have been some of the most bungled garbage decision making years that any management team has ever made in this industry. The only, and I do mean only reason that we are profitable right now is because of the price of fuel. Something management has almost no control over and when they have (hedges), they got them wrong.
01-24-2016, 06:16 AM
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Is that really how you see this? We are light on our feet and making good decisions? The last 5 years since the merger announcement have been some of the most bungled garbage decision making years that any management team has ever made in this industry. The only, and I do mean only reason that we are profitable right now is because of the price of fuel. Something management has almost no control over and when they have (hedges), they got them wrong.
01-24-2016, 10:41 AM
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01-24-2016, 02:13 PM
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Well if they should have been able to predict what's happened to oil since the bumps in order to have this plan back during the bumps, they truly should give up on managing an airline because they could make way more with futures trading. I would say reversing a plan and being open to a new one as things change is a good thing. I applaud them. Cue some insults....
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