SWA getting the luv from ATC
08-16-2008 | 04:09 PM
#31
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You think Southwest lobbying the controllers is bad? You should check out the mega parties that companies throw for politicians in DC. Also if you have a problem with the tower, get the number and call. I bet SWA would have been thinking the exact same thing if they had gotten the go-around instead of you.
08-16-2008 | 08:54 PM
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From: 737 Left Seat
Funny - I have always thought that Alaska and Horizon got preferential treatment in SEA. Just remember, at 3000+ flights per day, there is probably a Southwest flight somewhere that will get vectored in front of you sometime during your next trip. If you think that's an ATC conspiracy brought about by pizza parties at some unknown location, you might be paranoid. Seek help.
08-17-2008 | 12:29 AM
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1. It's not in my mind, they throw pizza parties in the tower in OAK every month or weekend or whatever. Fact, not a figment
2. My airline's homebase is SEA, the place they cut us off the parallel.
3. My airline is making money.
Sorry for the boring thread, maybe we could talk about your leadership style and how pilots are underworked, overpaid cry babies?????
2. My airline's homebase is SEA, the place they cut us off the parallel.
3. My airline is making money.
Sorry for the boring thread, maybe we could talk about your leadership style and how pilots are underworked, overpaid cry babies?????
08-17-2008 | 08:17 AM
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From: 737 f/o
As an executive at another airline, I would care about my planes getting sent around, cut-out, or put in danger. Those things have the potential of costing you thousands of dollars. But hey, when your the CEO at CAL, you could just let them do it and take pay cuts for your pilots to make up for it....just an idea.
08-17-2008 | 07:17 PM
#36
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From: Salmon-37 FO
Has anybody else noticed ATC giving preferential treatment to SWA? I know that in OAK they have their pizza and cake parties to schmoose with the controllers and it's OAK that I have seen it the worst. I think it's smart business for SWA to do those things but find it absolutely disgusting that the FAA, a federal agency, falls for it. I
The question is, are other majors and LCC's throwing 'pizza and cake parties' to schmooze ATC? If not, why not?
08-18-2008 | 03:45 AM
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From: Cessna 150
In LUVs defense, wouldn't we all try a little harder to save fuel and be on time if there were an incentive program like LUVs. Things get done faster when you aren't disgruntled.
Note: I am disgruntled.
Note: I am disgruntled.
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