Originally Posted by
Aero1900
I agree with the last few posts. I think day turns can work, it's somewhat of a coincidence that our little summer melt down and day turns came about at the same time.
I think that they tried to capitalize on the summer travel season and built a schedule that wasn't feasible with our lack of ground suppprt. With the reduction in flying in August I'm sure our metrics will improve and the day turns with mostly stick around. The money they are saving on hotel costs is real.
I always said that day turns will never work unless we are staffed properly above/below wing. But the important thing is there are routes we just cant do without overnights and I think sitting around 50-60% day trips instead of gunning for 90%+ would be a much better option, yeah you do save hotel costs. But we also need more efficient trips. I am so sick of this 5hr turn stuff. Toss another leg in there are let us all fly 6-7hrs a day and cover more flying with less crews.