Originally Posted by
bkaz
Rwy 07 is severely weight restricted. You get much better numbers off of 25 all the way up to max tailwind. Same issue for everyone. It's a longer flight to LAX than DFW or IAH. UAL would have the same issues on the EWR flights. Not a problem specific to Alaska.
Do the other airlines put an underpowered 737 on that leg? I'm just surprised they set themselves up this way - that if the other runway is used then short of kicking off about 40 pax you'll have to do a stop and add an hour (and thereby pretty much guarantee everyone one connection misses their late night last flight connections). Seems like you're just setting yourself up for failure.