Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Look at the 330 rotations out of MSP that do flying out of ATL.
Look at the parings that do a significant flying out of ATL. Many of then have DH's in the paring. Point is that if they can relocate a category and save on those DH's it is a savings of not just money but pilot positions.
As for the size of these rumored categories, who knows. The 320 does a ton of NYC flying too, but there is not talk of a base up there. It all comes down to the most efficient place for a crew to start and end a trip.
A lot of those DH pairing for the 330 in and out of ATL also include ATL layovers. If there is a ATL base those patterns will have to rebuilt as shorter patterns that do not include ATL layovers. That might deter some FL commuters since there would be a lot of shorter trips that might not be same day commutable (at least not without some anxiety) on the front end.
In addition, look at the non-seasonal destinations (for now) for the 330 out of ATL and you will see ATL-HNL, ATL-AMS and ATL-DKR-LAD. The rest of the flying has so far moved around between fleets, so depending on base size ATL based pilots may get the bulk of DKR/LAD flying and if may be the biggest percentage of their flying.