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Old 09-09-2007, 07:52 PM
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Intersting read in USA Today.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/colum...s-europe_N.htm
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Old 09-09-2007, 09:33 PM
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Ouch...that article stings a little.
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Old 09-09-2007, 09:47 PM
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They used RESERVE Flight Attendants on a flight!!??

How dare they!!!


I'm flying PHL-MAN on Wednesday, so we'll see if Mr. Brancatelli is prone to hyperbole.
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Old 09-09-2007, 09:58 PM
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There's a saying in life: "You get what you pay for."

When is he going to write an article on how the price of airline tickets are the sam as they were in the 70's?
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Old 09-10-2007, 02:59 AM
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HOW dare they delay flights for mechanical problems... jeez.....

There is always more to the story. While things probably are not great, his numbers dont take into account things which cant be predicted...mechanicals, weather, etc et al.

No excuse for dirty cabins and the such however, if that was a years worth of departure info for PHL to europe....then id be saying what the *********....and maybe they will.
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Old 09-10-2007, 05:24 AM
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The truth is, the company is going on the "CHEAP". That used to be a dirty word in this country. Now, it is many corporations mantra.

Parts on hand or an active lend-lease program works to keep the airplane running. Aircraft maintenance planning is based upon utilization and failure trends. Other carriers are flying the same or similare routing with same equipment and have not had the same complaints!

The flying public is getting what it asked for and executive management is giving it in bushels. Too bad most senior management has no roots in airline operations and love espousing "Improved Shareholder Value" as their purpose in life. In business, one should know thy product, improve it, then beat the competition.

I have friends at US Air and am sorry for them. Not because they are to blame, but they have bad management. They need leadership!
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Old 09-10-2007, 06:18 AM
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US has cut to the bone, but so have other US carriers. I just flew on a US B-757 SNN-PHL, it wasn't so bad, and on-time. I think the consumer shares the blame in much of this, regarding airline cut-backs. Airline Passengers want Wal-Mart, not Saks Fifth Avenue or Nordstrom's. Anyone disagree?
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Nope.....its clear they want 1st class service at 3rd rate prices
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"dozens of flights in July and August were short-staffed with a reduced crew of flight attendants"

I pretty much tuned the guy out at this point...
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
"dozens of flights in July and August were short-staffed with a reduced crew of flight attendants"

I pretty much tuned the guy out at this point...
Yeah, too bad the FAA mandates the number of F/As on board. I realized the guy was an idiot when I read, "So when the notoriously shifty bosses at US Airways". Hello McFly? The new US Airways has new management from AWA. This guy couldn't find his own butt with both hands and a map. I hate to think people are stupid enough to take him seriously.
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