Well, the SQ does require 50% more pilots per hour... But it's a small fleet. There is a lot of inefficiency (pilot wise) with standing up a 3rd fleet with lots of training events (for all 3 fleets) and lots of people waiting for OE and A220 pilots having low block lines, reserves for 3 fleets instead of 2, etc... But I don't know if that is the full explanation or just part of it.

But it's a good question. All I know is they reduced the schedule, which directly raises CASM dramatically. Which is enough to lose money when coupled with high fuel costs.

This is definitely cheaper than paying your pilots and offering profit sharing.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/jetblue-route-cuts-nyc-florida/amp/

Yep...

The EWR cuts I think are also largely about the new terminal not being open and the scat-show the old terminal is. But not sure. Might be both the terminal+staffing+market underperformance.

Scat-show? I’m gonna miss those porta-potties next to the breast pumping pod inside EWR Terminal A!

The fact that we have more staffing than 2019 and less flights than 2019 but still having staffing problems probably points to schedule inefficiencies. Those days when our pairings were much better is not the case right now.

I think they’re planning on having it open week of Thanksgiving tentatively but early 2023 more realistically. I don’t see how Newark could be underperforming. The place seems like it should be a gold mine…flights are always full.

From what I’ve seen the last few months, since they took the schedule down, at least on the pilot side we are having very very few critical staffing days.

Agree. I think it is more staffing+terminal issues, throw in some high northeast fuel prices to boot.

That hell hole terminal is to give the people getting off the plane a preview of what’s to come and those leaving a last chance photo op of their trip.

"immediate"

LOL