Originally Posted by
MikeF16
I'm hoping December was an anomaly since there were only 20 lines. Looking at ATL 717 trips, most are 4 days and hopefully NYC resolves to something like that pretty fast. It would be a total downer for a base with terrible winter weather and 80% commuters to feature mostly 1-day uncommutable trips.
IMO, the shuttle operation is what will drive the schedules, as the product will have better logistics without crews flying in to perform the flying. I am told, back in the day, the crews loved the shuttle because they were home a lot at night and no layovers. Of course, everyone lived there, so…..
Maybe I am wrong, but my guess is that December will not be as "anomalyish" as people hope.