Originally Posted by flyallnite

Not at all. You have to admit, the timing is bad. The virus situation continues to unfold, and we are probably looking at cancelling all flights to China in the very near future (my opinion). We have several crews there right now, and bringing them back could be more involved than just flying the jet. The VP in question is probably very busy with that today. As an aside, I don't think the bid will be affected, they need the training slots to be filled now, even with the cancellations. This could be their saving grace for the coming summer crunch, because everything I've heard, they don't have a viable plan for the added flying besides pilot pushing. Having some extra airframes to soak up demand (it exceeds our capacity), might be just what they need. To discuss network plans today would just be a waste of time, as obviously Asia is in question for at least a few months.