seems to me padding the schedule would be the intelligent choice. The plane are essentially running ontime and does not affect the rest of the system. Ultimalty we are making money and thats all that needs to be said.
Wn was reported to be behind the lenghting of Brisco Field back in the 80's. Due to political pressure the charter for the airport was amended to prohibit schedualed service.
If you get a chance to see the master plan for E Con you will shake your head....It is going to run north almost to the railroad tracks, turn east, then turn back south, and then turn back west...I was up in engineering looking at it and the only thing I can say is, it is like putting 5 pounds of poop in a two pound bag...As of last week the final gate count is going to be 47.
Give it some time. There business model was to serve secondary airports under the radar of the big boys and continue to expand, hiring low cost employees. There by spreading their cost. Now that they have some market clout and they have just about blanketed the US they are finding that they have to go head to head with the Legacy carriers just to bring in more revenue. As their costs continue to climb they will continue to move into markets served by the legacy carriers, which allows them to keep hiring those low cost employees to subsidized the more senior ones. MIA is surly on their radar screen, DFW is another story.
WN has never had service to ATL.The closest we've ever served is BHM.
But you could be making a lot more money if they didn't pad the schedule so much. Think of the additional profit sharing you would get. That extra "pad" adds up to a lot of money coming right out of your pocket 😱
I think WN is giving up with the On Time Ratings. 1st PHL, SFO coming. I guess DEN isn't as bad as old days.
I guess you aren't familiar with Greenvile/Spartanburg area industry, aside from being the textile capital of the US, and one of the headquarters of Fluor Daniel Construction as well as several food manufacturing companies like Shedd and Duke,it is headquarters to many US operations of foreign companies, including Michelin and their subsidiaries and their test track is located there at the old Donaldson AFB. Also, as mentioned incorrectly as Mercedes, the BMW assembly and Zentrum delivery center is there, as well as a test facility.Not to mention suppliers such as Bosch North America in Anderson etc.There is plenty of reason and travelers that would fly out of GSP as well as easy access to I-85, from CAE to CLT and yes, ATL. BHM gets a bit of business from ATL flyers, and it's about 100 miles west of ATL on I-20
Yes...I suppose it's better to have your company dump your pension plan than it is to pad the schedule a little bit. If padding the schedule means than downline delays are reduced, isn't that putting MORE money in their pockets?
