Originally Posted by
TFAYD
they want to see what impact a new base has on schedules in other bases. Pairing construction is everything but straight forward and adding MCO/TPA into the mix may jack up pairing quality in EWR, IAD or ORD - or anywhere else for that matter as they strive for a optimal global pairing solution.
it’s the same flying…
a trip that starts in in EWR and overnights (or passes through) TPA and ends in EWR is the same flying as
a trip that starts in TPA and overnights
(or passes through) EWR and ends in TPA
so yeah in that case EWR lost a trip and TPA gained one
Also I never realized anyone was striving for an optimal global pairing solution..it just seems like random crap with 3 hour sits in assorted airports throughout the country… or out of the country (CUN)