Flight Ops Hears Us
04-08-2022 | 04:57 AM
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Believe it or not, no. It has more to do with controlling LEC votes than actual hotels. FL is one of our largest markets and they once closed an MCO base. They closed a DFW base during BK, many argue it was over the MEC chair who lived there. That made ATL the largest base and we all know there is something special about that place.
04-08-2022 | 06:43 AM
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04-08-2022 | 07:14 AM
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04-08-2022 | 08:47 AM
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04-08-2022 | 09:35 AM
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I was thinking the same thing this weekend as an A321 diverted to PBI and flight crew timed out with last arrival to PBI canceled. Imagine if you had a small MCO base staffed with the right variety of BES's, in a pinch you could with a 3hr drive cover stranded flights in at least 8+ FL airports served by mainline.
04-08-2022 | 09:40 AM
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04-08-2022 | 09:45 AM
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That would reduce commuters immediately, help with coverage and in the medium to long term help the training churn as well.
04-08-2022 | 01:08 PM
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When we had an MCO base in the past it was for Delta Express flying which was almost a completely seperate flying than the rest of the company. Of course back then the express pilots were going to have a whole different set of priorities (starting with getting express pay rates to at least the same as mainline) than the rest of the LEC's would be concerned with. A base there now would be much more aligned with current other LEC's concerns and not as threatening.
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