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piper338 08-25-2008 05:03 PM
For the Piedmont guys
 
Just wondering if anyone has heard anything about the SYR flying? Old news Colgan is supposed to be pulling out of there. Does anyone think there is a chance of them reopening SYR as a Crew Base? It seems we are heavy on reserves right now and I am sure a lot of people would like to go back to SYR.

Or maybe because it makes sense and it might hurt managements pride if the reopened it, for that reason I think it will stay closed, but I don’t know.

MU2P 08-25-2008 06:32 PM
I think the later part of your statement is true. Give it some time. There is no way Farrow is going to pay for that many hotel rooms after a few months. He will do what he always does; pass the cost it on to the employee. He just wants to keep it closed right now to prove his point that he doesn’t need it to be a base.

coop77 08-25-2008 06:33 PM
Originally Posted by piper338 (Post 449910)
Just wondering if anyone has heard anything about the SYR flying? Old news Colgan is supposed to be pulling out of there. Does anyone think there is a chance of them reopening SYR as a Crew Base? It seems we are heavy on reserves right now and I am sure a lot of people would like to go back to SYR.

Or maybe because it makes sense and it might hurt managements pride if the reopened it, for that reason I think it will stay closed, but I don’t know.
Here is the most recent reply from management in regards to SYR, as posted on Piedmont's employee website:

There are three RON aircraft on a Saturday evening in September. It is a result of parking the aircraft because of flights that were canceled by marketing. We don't anticipate SYR returning as a domicile at this juncture.
Michael Scrobola - Vice President-Flight Operations

In addition to Michael's response above, if we have a sked with 3 RON's in SYR and it looks like it will stay that way for some time, we will very seriously consider reopening a SYR domicile. Our previous decisions to close, reopen and then close SYR were good business decisions based on the sked we had at the time and if it is a good business and people decision to reopen again we'll do that, no matter how it looks.
Steve Farrow - President and CEO

piper338 08-25-2008 06:50 PM
Guess I should read Ask PDT more often... But I find the replies on here to be more humorous and realistic.

Phuz 08-26-2008 03:54 AM
EWN has had 2 RONs the entire time I've been here.


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