Originally Posted by
gloopy
I keep hearing this as well, but for it to be true we'd have to be replacing the flying in network already I'd think. But with what planes? Everything is 101% load factor already it seems.
I suppose they could keep the 75's a little longer, which supposedly has happened with the 10 charter birds (but then again, they're charter birds, so…) AFAIK we are sill parking some of them.
So where we getting the lift?
As many like to say on this board you have to "connect the dots" so I will add a few dots.
The new hire number has been upped again this year I have this confirmed by a someone in the new hire program. More and bigger classes coming in June.
As for where is the lift coming...think utilization rates as much as air frames. They will be pushing these rates even more this summer. So we will find the lift but that probably won't fix the DCI shortfall because of our own staffing issue. Talked to a person down in ATL who works with staffing that says we will have problems flying our own summer schedule let alone trying to pick up the