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07-14-2010 | 08:34 AM
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This is probably late, but the word on the street is that NYC M88 is going to get a lot more flying. Has anyone else heard this?
07-14-2010 | 09:28 AM
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Interesting article.Uncovering Billions in 'Hidden Profits' for Airlines - TheStreet
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07-14-2010 | 09:44 AM
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You mean this?
Fortunately this case bears nearly no relevance to the action Delta and US Air have filed over the slot swap.
Originally Posted by Air Transport World
A US federal appeals court yesterday upheld the Dept. of Transportation's 2008 rule allowing airports to charge higher landing fees during "peak" periods, with the presiding judge telling objecting airlines that congestion pricing's "creativity should be welcomed on its merits, not spurned for its novelty.
07-14-2010 | 09:45 AM
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Makes sense. Right now they have between 30 and 35% of the category sitting reserve. Word is they plan to qualify them on the 90 in the fall (though they said it would happen on the previous bid, too.) That would add to their repitoire - and it would probably be easier to get a NYC guy down to ATL to cover 90 stuff (with 20+ flights from LGA/JFK to ATL) than it would be to get a CVG or MSP guy into position.
07-14-2010 | 10:03 AM
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Interesting article.Uncovering Billions in 'Hidden Profits' for Airlines - TheStreet
first off there aren't any "empty" seats on the flights I'm on
so the estimate of "one empty seat" doesn't hold.
Seems like DAL like-it-or-not is really good at actually selling the last empty seats. That then offers up further revenue opportunity for baggage fees, WIFI, food for sale/drinks and entertainment...
IOW DAL is already doing something better than what he is suggesting...
I'll conceed tha his model would work on low load factor flights but those are few and far between and with many open seats available many passengers would "chance" it and not pay an extra fee...
I won't eve mention non-rev implications of this "proposal"
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07-14-2010 | 10:07 AM
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07-14-2010 | 10:31 AM
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Interesting article.Uncovering Billions in 'Hidden Profits' for Airlines - TheStreet
07-14-2010 | 11:00 AM
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Don't worry, were getting a new 800. Just got off the phone with a buddy from Boeing. He was in the cockpit checking systems and getting ready for a delivery flight. By the way, the cockpit seats already have their first fart embedded in 'em!!!
07-14-2010 | 11:39 AM
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Got to love this one.
Have PB days until after midnight tonight. I check my sked at 1501 and sure as the day is long skeds calls at 1510 for a trip tomorrow that reports prior to 12 hrs after my PB days end. Me think they are trying to be sneaky. I beleive I fulfilled my contractual obligation to check my sked after 1500 though and they are trying to get me to akc this trip after the fact.
Have PB days until after midnight tonight. I check my sked at 1501 and sure as the day is long skeds calls at 1510 for a trip tomorrow that reports prior to 12 hrs after my PB days end. Me think they are trying to be sneaky. I beleive I fulfilled my contractual obligation to check my sked after 1500 though and they are trying to get me to akc this trip after the fact.
07-14-2010 | 11:46 AM
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