C Series Info
01-05-2019, 08:23 PM
#3221
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 12,522
Originally Posted by Trip7
A220 Feb rotations are out and some are quite brutal. Featuring the aircraft on the Boston shuttle has yielded quite a few 4-5 leg days
They are way easier than regular short legs. Same gates, same routes, same frequencies, same approaches, no panic early closeouts or pilot pushing to push back early, no bag issues, few pax issues and like you said, usually good layovers.
Weather isn't that big of a deal either; if its nice its actually relaxing and quite enjoyable. If the weather is super bad, they often just cancel. One bud used to bid afternoons in the summer hoping to get turns chopped off. I wouldn't go that far but he claimed it worked well.
I'd take shuttle ops all day any day over BHM/SAV/CHS or LAX-LAS turns etc.
01-05-2019, 08:45 PM
#3222
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Posts: 19,292
Originally Posted by tennisguru
A three day trip, 5-4-5 legs, all 40 minute turns. Brutal. At least the layovers are 15 and 19 hours. Nearly uncommutable too.
01-06-2019, 05:55 AM
#3224
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 5,414
Originally Posted by gloopy
I'd give shuttle op rotations a -1.5 leg per day handicap.
They are way easier than regular short legs. Same gates, same routes, same frequencies, same approaches, no panic early closeouts or pilot pushing to push back early, no bag issues, few pax issues and like you said, usually good layovers.
Weather isn't that big of a deal either; if its nice its actually relaxing and quite enjoyable. If the weather is super bad, they often just cancel. One bud used to bid afternoons in the summer hoping to get turns chopped off. I wouldn't go that far but he claimed it worked well.
I'd take shuttle ops all day any day over BHM/SAV/CHS or LAX-LAS turns etc.
They are way easier than regular short legs. Same gates, same routes, same frequencies, same approaches, no panic early closeouts or pilot pushing to push back early, no bag issues, few pax issues and like you said, usually good layovers.
Weather isn't that big of a deal either; if its nice its actually relaxing and quite enjoyable. If the weather is super bad, they often just cancel. One bud used to bid afternoons in the summer hoping to get turns chopped off. I wouldn't go that far but he claimed it worked well.
I'd take shuttle ops all day any day over BHM/SAV/CHS or LAX-LAS turns etc.
Unless the shutdown ends soon, it's likely the A220 entry into service will be delayed.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
01-06-2019, 06:02 AM
#3225
Gets Weekends Off
Thread Starter
Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: Stay THIRSTY, my friends!
Posts: 1,898
Originally Posted by sailingfun
I am going to assume you never flew the shuttle. Guys loved these trips. We had pretty good see America trips at the time and the shuttle trips went senior. The see America trips were often called shuttle appreciation trips!
01-06-2019, 05:27 PM
#3229
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 350
Originally Posted by atpcliff
I do not do an average of 18 Delta flights a year, that I want to do. Instead I am forced to travel on UAL or AA.
Most of these missed DAL flights are in/out of GRB, and because there are no seats available...not enough capacity.
The DAL people in GRB have told me that they have the highest % of high status frequent flyers of any base in the DAL network, and are constantly asking DAL for more flights and bigger aircraft.
Most of these missed DAL flights are in/out of GRB, and because there are no seats available...not enough capacity.
The DAL people in GRB have told me that they have the highest % of high status frequent flyers of any base in the DAL network, and are constantly asking DAL for more flights and bigger aircraft.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
