Originally Posted by
J Dawg
I didn't mention anything about the ANC MD-11; maybe you meant to reply to someone else?
Yeah, just now realized it, my initial reply was to Ray K and somehow I thought the whole conversation was with the same person.
Originally Posted by
J Dawg
But back to the point, why would they need out and backs with a SDF base? 3 747s leave SDF to go to ANC, then they go onward. Why couldn't they have pairings that start in SDF and route SDF-ANC-XYZ, then do that in reverse? Something like that could be done with an SDF base. It might not get rid of all the out and backs but could reduce them significantly.
Sure, you're making valid points and yes, another SDF fleet would be great. Just not the 74! :-))
Originally Posted by
J Dawg
...With SDF-ANC being the harder of the two legs it would be nice to get that one out of the way first. In addition I think it would be easear to get two sleep cycles in ANC than at the Galt House. Go to bed at the Marriott at say 7:30 am, sleep until 1pm, be up all afternoon and evening, close down some of Anchorage's finest watering holes, go back to bed at 3am, get up at 11:30 for your afternoon flight to SDF. Sign me up!
What?? You wanna give up our Bedbug House layovers??
I guess in early October we should know what the plan is? (allegedly)
I'm betting on a new A330 order with crews being based in Almaty, Kazakhstan at the Borat House!!
