Well the metropolitan area has about 20 million people who might want to travel soon. My guess is that many of the caribbean destinations become quite popular once they open up. Those VFR customers are very accustomed to traveling to their islands multiple times a year, and I can't blame them..why wouldn't you with $400 RT tickets? If you've been traveling back to the DR 3 times a year for the last 10 years it has become part of your lifestyle. Good for us.

06-17-2020 | 04:08 AM

#8552

feltf4

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Man alpa so doom and gloom. Wonder what they are doing to preserve everyone’s job? Maybe share some ideas of what is going on instead of telling everyone the boogie man lives under their bed.

06-17-2020 | 05:01 AM

#8553

capt707

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PotatoChip

JFK LEC email....

Basically asking “Are you prepared for the worst possible outcome?”

Summary of LEC email for those of us not based at JFK?

06-17-2020 | 05:08 AM

#8554

feltf4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by capt707

Summary of LEC email for those of us not based at JFK?

summary. Pilot read a 500 word essay and took 8 words out of it to scare the Pooh outta everyone

06-17-2020 | 05:41 AM

#8555

Softpayman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by capt707

Summary of LEC email for those of us not based at JFK?

There’s nothing scary in the email. Perhaps it’s a wake up call to a very small minority who think things will be the same come this fall. Prepare to make less money as compared to last year. You’ll either be flying fewer hours or face a change in seat or aircraft...and for those on the bottom of the list a furlough.

06-17-2020 | 06:01 AM

#8556

usmc-sgt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Softpayman

There’s nothing scary in the email. Perhaps it’s a wake up call to a very small minority who think things will be the same come this fall. Prepare to make less money as compared to last year. You’ll either be flying fewer hours or face a change in seat or aircraft...and for those on the bottom of the list a furlough.

So other than that, it’s pretty good?

06-17-2020 | 06:03 AM

#8557

Bluedriver

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From: Airbus Capt

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaintNick

who wants to go to NYC right now?

Some businesses still need meetings, but mostly thinking there are always wealthy NYers who want to travel/leave NYC.

I would have thought more passengers as well.

06-17-2020 | 06:11 AM

#8558

Phil Laschio

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Quote:

Originally Posted by feltf4

summary. Pilot read a 500 word essay and took 8 words out of it to scare the Pooh outta everyone

Perhaps said pilot with a different mental paradigm than you took those 8 words and made a specious but sardonic jab. Perhaps it’s ALPA’s tone that’s doom and gloom. Email seemed overly dramatic. Just a thought. And it was more than 8 words.

06-17-2020 | 06:14 AM

#8559

Bluedriver

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From: Airbus Capt

Quote:

Originally Posted by usmc-sgt

So other than that, it’s pretty good?

Right?!? Face-palm.

06-17-2020 | 06:18 AM

#8560

nuball5

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Some businesses still need meetings, but mostly thinking there are always wealthy NYers who want to travel/leave NYC.

I would have thought more passengers as well.

The lack of communication in NYC has been astounding, and the finger can be pointed directly at one person. At least Massachusetts is doing really well lately.