Originally Posted by
Ferd149
What is the conventional wisdom on a "minimum day" vs an "average day". What do those that study rotations think it would do to the way they are currently built?
We have had both types in the past. When I started we had a 5 hour DPA. In 1996 we went to a 4-6 hour Variable Minimum (VM) per duty period where the average for the trip still was 5 hours per duty period. We changed back to DPA in C2K because the resulting rotation construction (for the DAL network at that time) was deemed inferior.
I have no idea what the impact would be under our current network and rapidly adapting marketing schedules.