Originally Posted by atpcliff
(Post 777295)
Hi!
Why don't the airlines schedule their landings and takeoffs at each airport so there will be no landing/takeoff/gate access delays? Obviously, there is no controlling the WX, but if the airlines schedule 1000 movements at O'Hare between 1700-1900, and it can only accomodate 500 mvmts, delays will occur. If I were gov't I would not allow more landings/takeoffs per hour, at any airport, than can be accomodated by ATC, the runways, taxiways and the gate availability. That would solve a huge chunk of the delay problems. cliff NBO |
Originally Posted by atpcliff
(Post 777295)
Hi!
Why don't the airlines schedule their landings and takeoffs at each airport so there will be no landing/takeoff/gate access delays? Obviously, there is no controlling the WX, but if the airlines schedule 1000 movements at O'Hare between 1700-1900, and it can only accomodate 500 mvmts, delays will occur. If I were gov't I would not allow more landings/takeoffs per hour, at any airport, than can be accomodated by ATC, the runways, taxiways and the gate availability. That would solve a huge chunk of the delay problems. cliff NBO |
I saw that passenger rights lady on CNN the other day. She was complaining about the airlines canceling so many flights due to weather. The anchor did not have much sympathy for her.
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Originally Posted by indapit
(Post 777469)
I saw that passenger rights lady on CNN the other day. She was complaining about the airlines canceling so many flights due to weather. The anchor did not have much sympathy for her.
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Originally Posted by Herkulesdrvr
(Post 777480)
Love it! They sure showed us didnt they?
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Lets not forget how we got here. Flight after flight sitting for 6 or more hours on the tarmac and in a recent event overnight in Rochester with no food. Captains need to step up and be Captains and go back to the gate. I for one would not have stayed all night in a RJ stuck on the tarmac in Rochester.
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Originally Posted by HIFLYR
(Post 777515)
Lets not forget how we got here. Flight after flight sitting for 6 or more hours on the tarmac and in a recent event overnight in Rochester with no food. Captains need to step up and be Captains and go back to the gate. I for one would not have stayed all night in a RJ stuck on the tarmac in Rochester.
Also all this B.S. about modernizing ATC would help a little but would not solve the root cause, more operations than runway/gate space. The market pressure on airlines to cut cost while at the same time increase frequency to meet customer demand has caused the massive delay problems. To many small airplanes moving people around. The article quoted is correct in the assertion the airlines could prevent cancelations by shifting operations to prevent high frequency operations, having more pilots and aircraft in reserve, however there is too much economic pressure to have the cheapest fair for these solutions to be viable. I believe some price fixing by the government would be nice. A minimum CASM built into fairs would stabilize the industry. We would no longer be a greyhound with wings. It would also shrink the industry substantially. The idea that everyone should be able to afford airline travel is absurd. The traveling public are trying to have their cake and eat it too. If you want safe quality service without controllable delays it costs money. If you want affordable air travel you should remember to pack a pillow so that bench at the airport is more comfortable. |
Originally Posted by cal73
(Post 776872)
I'm all for showing congress what the "law of unintended consequences" is all about but what that suggests borders on malicious and deceitful. Besides sitting in my office for hours on end while not getting paid does not sound like something I'd be gung ho about anyway.
Originally Posted by PropPiedmont
(Post 776869)
Will the crew be babysitting without pay then?
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Originally Posted by HIFLYR
(Post 777515)
Lets not forget how we got here. Flight after flight sitting for 6 or more hours on the tarmac and in a recent event overnight in Rochester with no food. Captains need to step up and be Captains and go back to the gate. I for one would not have stayed all night in a RJ stuck on the tarmac in Rochester.
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Originally Posted by Ottopilot
(Post 776927)
The passengers complained because they were delayed, now they won't get there until the next day if they are lucky. Funny. I hope they are happy.
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