US Airways to Begin IAD-San Juan Service
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It means that to start this particular route, per se, they wont need any more crew members since they are probably cutting out something else just for this day (or adding an RJ to cover this plane on that day only.) On the whole though, not just with these new flights, it would appear that staffing (or lack of it) is again showing to be a problem (and not just on the planes.) Someone get out the slide rule and calculator and refigure the staffing model quick!
In regards to the original post though, this IS good news. No need to have a plane flying around on a slow day with no one on it when it can be put on a route that has the people and the $ available (hopefully). There are a lot of markets like this out there and a lot of planes on Sat (maybe even Tu/We?) that could be adjusted for this type of service.
In regards to the original post though, this IS good news. No need to have a plane flying around on a slow day with no one on it when it can be put on a route that has the people and the $ available (hopefully). There are a lot of markets like this out there and a lot of planes on Sat (maybe even Tu/We?) that could be adjusted for this type of service.
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways announced today that it plans to operate nonstop service between Washington''s Dulles International Airport and San Juan, Puerto Rico, beginning on Nov. 1, 2003.
The new service will operate each Saturday using 120-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. Flights will depart Dulles at 9 a.m., and will arrive in San Juan at 1:36 p.m. Return flights will depart San Juan at 2:50 p.m., and will arrive at Dulles at 5:56 p.m.
As Washington''s hometown airline, we''re pleased to link these two capital cities, said Douglas D. Leo, US Airways vice president of international. This new service will also connect Washington customers to St. Kitts and Tortola, via our GoCaribbean partner Caribbean Sun Airlines.
US Airways currently operates twice-daily service to San Juan from Charlotte, N.C., with three frequencies on Saturday and Sunday. Philadelphia- San Juan service operates three times each day, with four frequencies on Saturday. US Airways also serves San Juan with Saturday and Sunday service from both Boston and Pittsburgh. Boston-San Juan flights will operate daily beginning in November 2003.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030804/dcm039_1.html
The new service will operate each Saturday using 120-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. Flights will depart Dulles at 9 a.m., and will arrive in San Juan at 1:36 p.m. Return flights will depart San Juan at 2:50 p.m., and will arrive at Dulles at 5:56 p.m.
As Washington''s hometown airline, we''re pleased to link these two capital cities, said Douglas D. Leo, US Airways vice president of international. This new service will also connect Washington customers to St. Kitts and Tortola, via our GoCaribbean partner Caribbean Sun Airlines.
US Airways currently operates twice-daily service to San Juan from Charlotte, N.C., with three frequencies on Saturday and Sunday. Philadelphia- San Juan service operates three times each day, with four frequencies on Saturday. US Airways also serves San Juan with Saturday and Sunday service from both Boston and Pittsburgh. Boston-San Juan flights will operate daily beginning in November 2003.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030804/dcm039_1.html
As long as UA remains solvent and a code-share partner, these flights should have nice loads AND yields. Why should a mainline jet keep serving a low yield, low volume city when it could be much better utilized on longer haul, high yield routes? I can't think of one business argument against it.
JUST CURIOUS...BY US ADDING MORE FLIGHT FROM BOS AND LGA TO LAS..AND DCA TO SJU...DOESNT THIS MEAN THEY NEED MORE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS? tHEY ARE SO SHORT RIGHT NOW..THAT FLIGHTS ARE BEING CANCELLED..SUPERVISORS ARE FLYING..THEY HAVE NO PILOTS TOO...SO, WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?
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On 8/4/2003 12:54:30 PM LavMan wrote:
Can't wait to hear what mainline is history next to free up another airplane.
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Maybe they'll use a Shuttle airplane. With the reduced weekend schedule, and all planes configured the same (except that they'll need an EOW plane for this, but I think the Shuttle planes are ALL EOW already), this makes great sense! I'm glad to see somebody doing some forward thinking for a change!On 8/4/2003 12:54:30 PM LavMan wrote:
Can't wait to hear what mainline is history next to free up another airplane.
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ITRADE
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On 8/4/2003 2
46 PM 757fixer wrote:
Boof can't you ever find anything positive about anything?Change is good,because the old way of doing things sure isn't working.
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On 8/4/2003 2
46 PM 757fixer wrote: Boof can't you ever find anything positive about anything?Change is good,because the old way of doing things sure isn't working.
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The answer is no. He and oldguyfrompa are connosuiers of the old grapes variety. They'll only be happen when US is flying 747s from CLT to ILM.
ITRADE
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Back on topic and away from the Banned Poster's diatribe...
Is this the first A319 flight to/from IAD? IIRC, IAD has been one of those few remaining stations that never saw Airbus service. Everything has always been 737-300 and, when they had them, DC-9 and Metrojet craft.
Is this the first A319 flight to/from IAD? IIRC, IAD has been one of those few remaining stations that never saw Airbus service. Everything has always been 737-300 and, when they had them, DC-9 and Metrojet craft.
