Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
12-28-2011 | 05:58 AM
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FWIW, practically all of the food places on the G concourse in MSP are switching to what seems to be generic vendors. Even the McDs is gone (both at G1 and G22)...which has been there for 20+ years.
Everything is in transistion right now, so there is very little food on the G. Plan accordingly if you want to get food.
Nu
Everything is in transistion right now, so there is very little food on the G. Plan accordingly if you want to get food.
Nu
12-28-2011 | 06:05 AM
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FWIW, practically all of the food places on the G concourse in MSP are switching to what seems to be generic vendors. Even the McDs is gone (both at G1 and G22)...which has been there for 20+ years.
Everything is in transistion right now, so there is very little food on the G. Plan accordingly if you want to get food.
Nu
Everything is in transistion right now, so there is very little food on the G. Plan accordingly if you want to get food.
Nu
12-28-2011 | 06:07 AM
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Rotation Pairings Survey Results
The pairings survey results are out on the crew resources page of the DELTANET. This is the survey we filled out a few months ago regarding pairing preferences - pretty interesting. Results by category, as would be expected.
Scoop
PS - I apologize in advance if this is old info - busy with the Holidays.
Scoop
PS - I apologize in advance if this is old info - busy with the Holidays.
12-28-2011 | 06:15 AM
veut gagner à la loterie
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From: Light Chop
Btw, what's up with the south part of the terminal? It's completely empty?
12-28-2011 | 06:17 AM
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The pairings survey results are out on the crew resources page of the DELTANET. This is the survey we filled out a few months ago regarding pairing preferences - pretty interesting. Results by category, as would be expected.
Scoop
PS - I apologize in advance if this is old info - busy with the Holidays.
Scoop
PS - I apologize in advance if this is old info - busy with the Holidays.
I only saw the demographics of the survey - over 50% commuters at this airline. It seems that number will go up when CVG gets the axe. Some categories were virtually 100% commuter...even the ATL. Homebasing, it would benefit the majority.
12-28-2011 | 06:28 AM
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Jughead was replying to a comment about the airport's physical characteristics itself, not the operation Delta runs there. No disrespect intended, but kind of a oranges reply to an apples statement.
When you have that busiest airport in the world it stands to reason you're going to see more passengers in and about the area. And with a greater number in your observation group you shouldn't be surprised to see more who are in the unfortunate sample that are running late.
But since you brought it up, I guess you could criticize the company for over scheduling Atlanta, however I think there are a lot of people who get paid to look at that kind of thing and my bet is that with the infrastructure currently available they're coming up with the mix they think is right. From reading your comment about passengers running to make connections it seems you're implying this is due to the scheduling of tight connection times. Now, I guess you could make the argument that some passengers are put off by the connection times they face, but my experience is that a lot of them put that on themselves. i.e. Given the chance, a passenger will more often than not choose the shorter connection time rather than choose to endure a two-hour sit. In fact, when I've tried to book a flight that has a connection through Atlanta, the options Delta provides me for the two legs do not allow for the minimum connection time I would choose if it were made available from the list of connecting flights provided, so instead I've had to book the two flights separately so I can get listed on a flight that has too short of a connection time from the one I want to take into Atlanta.
Maybe you were saying it's the total number of flights the company has going through Atlanta; that delays due to a number of reasons result in some passengers arriving late and rushing to make their connection. Either way, reducing the number of flights to provide a more relaxing experience for the customer comes with a lot of drawbacks.
When you have that busiest airport in the world it stands to reason you're going to see more passengers in and about the area. And with a greater number in your observation group you shouldn't be surprised to see more who are in the unfortunate sample that are running late.
But since you brought it up, I guess you could criticize the company for over scheduling Atlanta, however I think there are a lot of people who get paid to look at that kind of thing and my bet is that with the infrastructure currently available they're coming up with the mix they think is right. From reading your comment about passengers running to make connections it seems you're implying this is due to the scheduling of tight connection times. Now, I guess you could make the argument that some passengers are put off by the connection times they face, but my experience is that a lot of them put that on themselves. i.e. Given the chance, a passenger will more often than not choose the shorter connection time rather than choose to endure a two-hour sit. In fact, when I've tried to book a flight that has a connection through Atlanta, the options Delta provides me for the two legs do not allow for the minimum connection time I would choose if it were made available from the list of connecting flights provided, so instead I've had to book the two flights separately so I can get listed on a flight that has too short of a connection time from the one I want to take into Atlanta.
Maybe you were saying it's the total number of flights the company has going through Atlanta; that delays due to a number of reasons result in some passengers arriving late and rushing to make their connection. Either way, reducing the number of flights to provide a more relaxing experience for the customer comes with a lot of drawbacks.
But I still think the airport is crappy. Personally, I hate being cramped together with that many people. During big banks, it is really uncomfortable sometimes.
12-28-2011 | 06:30 AM
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FWIW, practically all of the food places on the G concourse in MSP are switching to what seems to be generic vendors. Even the McDs is gone (both at G1 and G22)...which has been there for 20+ years.
Everything is in transistion right now, so there is very little food on the G. Plan accordingly if you want to get food.
Nu
Everything is in transistion right now, so there is very little food on the G. Plan accordingly if you want to get food.
Nu
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12-28-2011 | 06:53 AM
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12-28-2011 | 06:56 AM
seeing the country...
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From: 73N A
The pairings survey results are out on the crew resources page of the DELTANET. This is the survey we filled out a few months ago regarding pairing preferences - pretty interesting. Results by category, as would be expected.
Scoop
PS - I apologize in advance if this is old info - busy with the Holidays.
Scoop
PS - I apologize in advance if this is old info - busy with the Holidays.
Looks like CVG isn't much of a commuter base - the 73N are very low, while the M88 is lowest (A and B)!
DTW 777A is the highest commuter percentage.
12-28-2011 | 06:58 AM
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Another dumb idea by Delta. Those McDonalds were always packed. MSP used to be one of the cheapest airports to get food in and now is quickly becoming one of the more expensive. Guess what is on the menu of the replacement McDonald's?......Burgers! Only now we get to pay $9 instead of $4.
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